V for Vendetta, created by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, is one of the best (if not the best) pieces from the late British comic-book industry. Britain used to produce a great deal of sequential art, but now most comics in Britain are produced in the US (or the East). British creators now have to break into the main publishing houses. While 2000AD and children's comics, like the Dandy and Beano, are still produced in Britain, they do not match the output (or market value) of the US comic industry. This is a British comic, in that it depicts British society (of the 80's, but nonetheless) with very british characteristics and settings. Other reviews here list the ...  Read the complete review

I decided to read this before watching the film, as I had heard so much about the legend that is Alan Moore, but after watching the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and then reading the comic book, felt I should do this work justice and read the original work first. Published by Titan Books in 2000, it was written by the incredible Alan Moore a man whose mind and writing are so far ahead of everyone else, he has now moved into and created an entirely new genre of comic books, this is one of his master works and is incredible in every sense of the word. 288 pages long, it is illustrated by David Lloyd, it tells the story of V a man who is masked ...  Read the complete review

'A frightening and powerful story of loss of freedom and identity in a totalitarian world. V for Vendetta is the chronicle of a world of despair and oppressive tyranny. A work of sterling clarity and intelligence, V For Vendetta is everything comics weren't supposed to be. England Prevails...' "V for Vendetta" is a 286 page graphic novel by Alan Moore collected from the original series of strips he produced with illustrator David Lloyd. The story is set in the near future after a limited nuclear war that resulted in Britain being controlled by a fascist government. However, the careful control exerted over the country by fascist party ...  Read the complete review

I know this is almost a cliche,but this is the book that proves that comic books are not just for kids.It originally appeared in the doomed British monthly 'Warrior' and was later revived and completed by American giant DC comics.They published it in twelve issues and later released a lush omnibus edition complete with extra pages and test drawings. It's not a comic and should be seen as a graphic novel equal to any other form of art or literature.Written by British comics god Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd it has stood the test of time as one of my all time favourite works. Set in the near future,in a Britain that has escaped the ...  Read the complete review

Mysterious, unconventional superhero V takes on a fascist regime in a future Britain. He has befriended naif waif, Evey, but is he to be trusted? I'm going to take a slightly different tack in this review by talking about an encounter I had with the author, the great (and mysterious) Alan Moore. I first read this series in black and white (or, perhaps more appropriately, chiarascuro) in the sadly missed monthly magazine, "Warrior". I enjoyed comics, of course, as I was only about 14 or 15, but I had never encountered a visual narrative that had so captivated and enthralled me before. These three or four roughly drawn pages a ...  Read the complete review