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David Lloyd,Alan Moore | 396 pages | 08 Sep 2009 | DC Comics | 9781401223618 | English | New York, NY, United States V for Vendetta - Wikipedia

Learn how to enable JavaScript on your browser. Home 1 Books 2. Add to Wishlist. Sign in to Purchase Instantly. Members save with free shipping everyday! Mike Richardson. Mike Mignola. Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn. Tony Puryear. Batman by Neal Adams Book One. Ex Machina Book One. Brian K. Archie Goodwin. Hellboy in Mexico. Wormwood, Gentleman Corpse Omnibus. Ben Templesmith. Ken Akamatsu. Usagi Yojimbo Volume Grasscutter. Dark Entries. Brian Azzarello. Sweet Tooth Book Two. To Your Eternity 7. Yoshitoki Oima. The Invisibles Book Two. Grant Morrison. Yes, but unlike some of Alan Moore's other Absolute-ized books, like the aforementioned "Watchmen" or "Promethea" or "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," this Absolute edition is not a sure thing. The problem's not in the story, which is a vicious enough little dystopian thriller with a literary bent, but the problem is in the visuals. While someone like Dave Gibbons or J. Based on the way "The Absolute V for Vendetta" looks, it seems as if this edition were blown up not from any original art, but from the pages of the DC Edition of 20 years ago. It's a bit off-register at times, and the colors, which were always a bit wet-looking, a bit blurred, even in the original printing, look even more so when enlarged here. Had this been a reconstructed black-and-white edition Lloyd's work never looked as great as it did in the original "Warrior" serialization, where the bold blacks and absent holding lines gave the comic a harsh beauty , it might have looked wonderful at this larger size. As it is, it merely looks washed out, abstractly murky, hazy. Such a look doesn't ruin the comic, of course, It's a murky, washed-out, hazy story, at least with these visuals. The effect is more dreamlike than in the original serialization, and, thus, more romantic, fitting the classical romanticism of the protagonist who calls for the citizens of Britain to wake up and make choices for themselves. But it's not as much of an artistic showcase as most of the other Absolute editions -- or it doesn't showcase the art to its best possible effect. Even if the art isn't best served by this format, and even if the additional material in this collection is culled from old introductions to the issues and an essay from the pages of "Warrior," along with a few David Lloyd sketches, it's still a major work from the Modern Era of comic books. V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

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This Absolute edition includes all 10 volumes and resurrects the "silent-art" pages full-page panels containing no dialogue from the original series' run. We also get the original introductions by the author and artist as well as a short feature on the making of V for Vendetta entitled V: Behind the painted smile. There are also some early sketches and alternate cover artwork included as well. Unlike the author, I did enjoy the movie version and while they do differ quite substantially I think the movie offers up a good adaptation of this original work. While they do tell a similar story there are enough differences to make it worthwhile experiencing both forms of media. Here at Walmart. Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. Sorry, but we can't respond to individual comments. If you need immediate assistance, please contact Customer Care. Your feedback helps us make Walmart shopping better for millions of customers. Recent searches Clear All. Enter Location. Update location. Learn more. Report incorrect product information. Alan Moore. Walmart Book Format. Select Option. Current selection is: Hardcover. Free delivery Arrives by Wednesday, Nov 4. Pickup not available. Add to list. Add to registry. While someone like Dave Gibbons or J. Based on the way "The Absolute V for Vendetta" looks, it seems as if this edition were blown up not from any original art, but from the pages of the DC Edition of 20 years ago. It's a bit off-register at times, and the colors, which were always a bit wet-looking, a bit blurred, even in the original printing, look even more so when enlarged here. Had this been a reconstructed black-and-white edition Lloyd's work never looked as great as it did in the original "Warrior" serialization, where the bold blacks and absent holding lines gave the comic a harsh beauty , it might have looked wonderful at this larger size. As it is, it merely looks washed out, abstractly murky, hazy. Such a look doesn't ruin the comic, of course, It's a murky, washed-out, hazy story, at least with these visuals. The effect is more dreamlike than in the original serialization, and, thus, more romantic, fitting the classical romanticism of the protagonist who calls for the citizens of Britain to wake up and make choices for themselves. But it's not as much of an artistic showcase as most of the other Absolute editions -- or it doesn't showcase the art to its best possible effect. Even if the art isn't best served by this format, and even if the additional material in this collection is culled from old introductions to the issues and an essay from the pages of "Warrior," along with a few David Lloyd sketches, it's still a major work from the Modern Era of comic books. Moore structures "V for Vendetta" like a novelist, letting the layers of plot weave with the imagery instead of forcing false climaxes at the end of each chapter. Even 20 years after it was completed, it's still an unconventional comic book, with the core of a superhero story, the remnants of an Orwellian nightmare, and the soul of a cabaret show. Warren Ellis. Green Lantern: Earth One Vol. Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko. Oreimo: Kuroneko Volume 3. Tsukasa Fushimi. Hellboy: Odder Jobs. Frank Darabont. Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 3. Hiroaki Samura. Superman: Action Comics Vol. Darko Macan , James A. Robinson and Steve Seagle. Keiichi Arawi. The Secret. Mike Richardson. Mike Mignola. Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn. Tony Puryear. Batman by Neal Adams Book One. Ex Machina Book One.

The Absolute V for Vendetta | CBR Inspired by Your Browsing History. Transmetropolitan Vol. Warren Ellis. Green Lantern: Earth One Vol. Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko. Oreimo: Kuroneko Volume 3. Tsukasa Fushimi. Hellboy: Odder Jobs. Frank Darabont. Blade of the Immortal Deluxe Volume 3. Hiroaki Samura. Superman: Action Comics Vol. Darko Macan , James A. Robinson and Steve Seagle. Keiichi Arawi. The Secret. Mike Richardson. Mike Mignola. Corto Maltese: Under the Sign of Capricorn. Tony Puryear. He is certainly a dark and complex character. Perhaps his ethos is even slightly self-defeating and contradictory. Perhaps, Moore is trying to suggest that corruption is the very essence of human nature, and that nobody is beyond it. I think V. He represents something much bigger than himself, which is signified by his legacy. But, what this thing is destructive and extreme; his idea is not necessarily something beneficial to mankind. I much preferred Watchmen to this; it was less political and focused on human nature rather than the complex nature of politics. I think the right reader could take a lot from this, but for me, I thought it was too bleak. There's little in the way of redemptive themes here. View all 13 comments. Jul 27, Teodora rated it it was amazing Shelves: dystopia , graphic-novels. View all 9 comments. May 13, J. I struggled for a long time with the growing notion that conservatives simply aren't funny. At first it seemed a silly idea, since conservatism draws from sources as varied as progressivism: all levels of intelligence and wealth, all kinds of people from all walks of life--yet none of them are funny. Certainly they can tell jokes and be charming, but not satirical, not biting. Subversion doesn't come naturally to them, and it should have been clear why: Conservatism relies on ideals, on grand her I struggled for a long time with the growing notion that conservatives simply aren't funny. Subversion doesn't come naturally to them, and it should have been clear why: Conservatism relies on ideals, on grand heroic notions which are to be believed in. Progressives or Liberals rely on deconstruction of these notions, which is in itself a subversion. That might not entirely explain the sad discrepancy between Doonesbury and Mallard Fillmore, but it's a start. I feel like this difference in mode is also to blame for some of the more common critiques of Alan Moore's work. He's recently achieved notoriety as a Hollywood Gold Standard--and as the scowling, bearded mascot of rebranding 'Comics' as 'Graphic Novels' despite the fact that Moore , Gaiman, and I all prefer the original term. As a product of this new visibility, he has been discovered by new readers, some of whom dismiss him as a subversive anarchist. I agree that he is subversive, and that he is interested in exploring violent anarchism in his works, but he has too much subtlety to be saddled with the views of some of his characters. Critics can quickly identify attacks on their ideologies, but seem less skilled at seeing how an apparent 'progressive' like Moore simultaneously attacks his own representation of the agents of change. Rorschach in Watchmen is a parody of the superhero staple of morality by violence or is it the other way 'round? Likewise, 'V' is meant to be flawed, fraught and difficult, and Moore invites us to question his philosophies and methods. Moore always gives his characters motives because his characters operate by their psychology: their history, their disposition, their experiences. But in 'V', Moore is giving us a background to establish a motive, which is why we might end up on V's side beyond the David and Goliath trope. Moore gives us this motive so that he can communicate his ideas clearly. We see that V's actions are accountable personally, which leads us to ask whether they are accountable socially, morally, or ethically. It is, after all, a story concerned with the nature of politics, power, subjugation, and resistance. Like a philosopher hashing out his ideas, Moore explores his theme by setting limits to focus the hypothesis. Whether V can be excused or praised outside his personal motivations is another argument, but the fact that Moore has isolated and located this argument at a point in narrative space shows his thoughtful, deliberate mastery of the form. Like Watchmen, the film version mostly strips out this layer of complexity, and is content like the majority of action films or violent dystopias to let this personal struggle be the end of the moral question, thus reducing V to a violent hero or antihero. This idealized 'personal morality' is common not only in action movies, but in cape comics and conservatism--yet focusing on a wholly personal response precludes observing how politics works, or any grand social scale which is necessarily defined by the impersonal. The personal is simply not important, not viable, and in the end, gets lost in the mix. The billions of personal elements counteract one another into a kind of Brownian Motion, stirring without direction, while the real forces of power move above them and alongside them, shaping the world. Think of all the people acting out their personal moralities, proud as peacocks. You hear people talk about turning off the water when they brush their teeth despite the fact that more than ninety percent of water use is industrial. People buy free-range organic despite the fact that the money still goes to the same five companies and the term 'organic' is entirely unregulated. People get self-satisfied about their Prius when five shipping tankers produce as many tons of emissions as all the cars in the world. It is not that these personal beliefs cannot change things, in fact they often come to the forefront, but this change is momentary and complex, and hence, no great theory could be made to predict it, so it cannot be harnessed, only taken for granted by the forces of power. The more people act personally, the more they will be taken advantage of, impersonally. It isn't surprising that critiques of Moore tend to focus on these personal, symbolic journeys, but that's simply not how Moore operates. Sympathy for his characters should be mistrusted, just as we must mistrust Milton's Satan; even with all his charm, it is the utmost foolishness not to recognize him for who he is. You don't have to look hard to see these little subversions--these clues that something isn't right--but you do have to look. There is a fast-paced, exciting, complex plot atop it all, and it's easy to get caught up in Alan Moore's stories. Unlike some authors, Moore won't spell it out for you, but calling him an Anarchist is an oversimplification. In interviews, Moore has said that an Anarchist state is one where the powerful rule the weak by fear and force of arms, noting that this describes every government and nation in history, no matter what florid terms are used to make such governance more appealing. Moore may use V to present the ideal of the Anarchist, but we must remember: he doesn't believe in ideals. Which is why Alan Moore is funny. When you are quite sure that he is being serious, you can be certain that he is being funny. After all, the surest sign that we have ceased to think clearly about something is that we can no longer laugh at it. So remember: if you aren't laughing, you aren't thinking; and if you aren't thinking, then you definitely won't understand Moore. My Suggested Readings in Comics View all 26 comments. Apr 06, Lyn rated it liked it. The BOOK turned out to be a graphic novel. I asked if this was an illustrated version of the literature and searched to discover that this WAS the book. So the graphic novel sat on my bookcase for months and months while I read other books, more traditionally published. But then I learned that Neil Gaiman had published The Sandman series and I recalled fondly my high school days when I read Marvel and DC comics and I have helped to enliven in my youngest son a fondness for the comics as well and he and I have had fun as he discovered this exciting medium. View all 11 comments. Oct 02, Michael Finocchiaro rated it it was amazing Shelves: englishth-c , graphic-novels , dystopian. There are some classics that it takes time to get around to reading, watching, and appreciating. I will talk first about the comic book, then about the movie, then about my general impressions. Hope you enjoy it. The comic book from is definitely a classic. A mysterious terrorist arises called simply V who threatens the established order. His destructive path crosses that of Evey and their relationship is the primary focus of much of the comic. There are several interweaving plot-lines besides the V-Evey story primarily focussed on the lives and sometimes deaths of various members of the government as well the cat-and-mouse game between Eric Finch of the Nose and his target V. It is a surprisingly complex tale — more so than I had imagined — and requires concentration to fully understand and follow. The artwork of David Lloyd is pseudo-realist sort of like that of Frank Miller, but a bit darker in color choices primarily black, white, blue, and yellow throughout. It is a long read, but ends up being very rewarding — at least as much as Watchmen in terms of a standalone story. The film as previously noted came out in Another major departure from the book was the confrontation at the end between V and the Finger where the blood splashes as V hacks through the secret police troops — again classic Wachowski Hugo Weaving borrowing some of his Smith moves from Matrix but still lots of fun to watch. The great thing about this movie is that it is relatively timeless and shot in such a manner that it will probably still look fresh in another years. As for Portman, despite my skepticism about her I have a real problem with anyone associated with The Phantom Menace and the rest of the Star Wars Prequel trilogy , she was extraordinary in this film as Evey. The final kiss notwithstanding, it was not overacted and was challenging shaved head, torture — lots of difficult acting choices to make , so I regained some admiration for her acting skills. Overall, this is a keeper for sure. I also recall some of the criticisms aimed at punk rock having a strong fascist vein to it associations with swastika tattoos, jackboots, etc. I have only really known the UK since the late 90s and I find it so far removed from fascism today that I have a real hard time suspending disbelief and imagining a fascist dictatorship in place of the parliamentary democracy. Was it really a reaction by artists to the strictures of Thatcherism or perhaps preoccupation with the Irish crisis and unrest at home? I am really curious about this. Another thing that is a bit forward-looking perhaps in the book is the treatment of the pedophile Bishop Lilliman. Was this visionary on the part of Alan Moore as well or had there already been some high profile scandals back when it was written? The relationship between Evey and V is a fascinating one that ebbs and flows throughout the graphic novel and the film. The love that V has for Evey has a fatherly aspect, but also a brother-sister aspect as well. It does not seem sexual in the least but it is profoundly important to V. Evey comes to love V profoundly as well as she is the only one to see behind the mask — while respecting his desire to never glance behind the mask — because she sees his indomitable spirit despite the suffering he endured at the hands of the government and she realizes that despite the violence, his integrity is intact. In the best fiction and film, our values of good and bad are challenged Walt in Breaking Bad, Tony Soprano, Julien Sorel, Raskolnikov… and here we want to root for V despite his massive acts of violence. I think that is the essential timeless quality of this V for Vendetta and why it will remain a cult classic for years to come. View all 7 comments. Nov 29, Bookwraiths rated it it was ok Shelves: graphic-novels , graphic-novels-dc. Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths. Watchmen by Moore is one of my all-time, favorite graphic novels, so I always envisioned V for Vendetta being another masterpiece of comic writing along those same lines: not only entertaining but enlightening as well. Unfortunately, I was immensely disappointed by this graphic novel. Now, to be fair, I hate overtly political literary Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths. Now, to be fair, I hate overtly political literary works. If a writer wishes to explore political themes in the framework of an interesting and compelling story then I am fine with that, but I personally do not enjoy stories that are only about politics. It preaches. It prods. It shouts at you to pay attention. He is an idol to anarchy, wrapped in pop culture coolness to make anarchism an attractive viewpoint. And to make this political theology even more appealing, Moore squares him off with the most repulsive opponent he could concoct: an ethnocentric, homophobic, pedophilia, racist, anti-science fascism that drapes itself with religious justification for its inhumane actions. No matter his opponent, however, V quickly proves himself to be insane. Whether his insanity is mild or extensive is up for debate, I suppose, but there is little doubt that he is not going to pass a psychological evaluation without getting several diagnoses. He kills when he needs to. He blows up things when he deems it appropriate. He tortures — both physically and emotionally — his foes and friends alike when he believes it serves some greater good. And he shows no regret for any innocents who might be harmed in the aftermath. Revolutionary behavior, I hear some of you saying. Yet,V never seems to have any rhyme or reason to his madness. At least not one that he sticks with. There is no desire to fix the problems of the world, but rather an all-encompassing desire to unleash chaos so that it may spread in a wild conflagration until anarchy is obtained and, somehow, remolds society into a chaotic utopia. He will aid a person one page only to set them up for horrible things to happen to them the next. The sad truth about this graphic novel is that V for Vendetta is a work of political proselytism. A piece of demagoguery whose message takes precedent over the actually story being told. V more an avatar for anarchy than a real revolutionary attempting to better the lives of his fellow men and women. This graphic novel is not inspirational. Rather, it is just another piece of political ideology, where the writer frames the narrative in his terms so that only his viewpoint is attractive, and as such, it is better left undisturbed by those seeking a true story. View all 21 comments. Post-catastrophic dystopias were all the rage in the s. After all, the end of the century was just around the corner, and millennialism was getting into a gentle simmer — it is now, it seems, in a running boil. V for Vendetta , published around , fits right i Post-catastrophic dystopias were all the rage in the s. V for Vendetta , published around , fits right in there. The story is set in a fiendishly Orwellian version of Britain, turned into a sort of totalitarian Oceania after Europe has been wiped out by nuclear war. The difference with is that the protagonist is not an isolated and impotent victim. This time, it is a mysterious and androgynous ninja- like hero who speaks in Shakespeare quotes, wrapped in a Guy Fawkes costume, wearing an ever-grinning and creepy doll mask. This faceless superhero saves a young woman from rape in the opening scene and then takes her in his underground lair, a sort of hidden museum and library, where he keeps copies of Cervantes, Dante , Goethe, Homer , Dickens, Swift, Shelley, Pynchon… the cultural legacy that has been banned by a Labour Party turned into neo-fascism and racism. It is altogether a fascinating graphic novel, that starts as a dark superhero story the closest character to V, in the DC Comics universe, is probably Batman — especially in the unbeatable albums of Frank Miller and ends up in a somewhat ambiguous way, dialogues turning into long monologues, and direct actions into memories — the evocation of the concentration camps are chilling —, dreams, metaphors, reflections, Cockney wordplay, silence. The artwork makes ingenious and sometimes dizzying use of angles, shadows and repetitions, but the style and look are overall conventional. The book was initially published in black and white. For some reason, the latest editions have been coloured: the result is visually shabby and irritating. I guess the authors would not disavow this ideological twist: after all, V for Vendetta is an anarchist vindication of resistance, rebellion and, even, of revolutions — which, as it happens, is a diametrically opposite stance to that of George Orwell. I guess it might also be read as a vindication of media manipulation, terrorism, civil unrest and political chaos — a widespread phenomenon odd years later —, which is one of the many deliberate and troubling ambiguities of this book. I watched the film adaptation by the Wachowskis, with Natalie Portman, a few years ago. She, of course, is, as always, outstanding. I forget about the rest. View all 10 comments. Mar 16, Sam Quixote rated it did not like it. But why is this so feted? V for Vendetta is a badly written, even more poorly conceived pamphlet espousing anarchism as the ideal political system featuring non-characters in a moronic dystopian future world with a storyline of the most convoluted revenge. The setup: when nuclear war breaks out, the environment goes to hell, flooding and black skies etc. Fascism rises and the country becomes a military dictatorship, banning things like art, music, and public freedom just because, and everyone is ok with this. One of these poor souls experimented upon survives and takes the roman numeral on his door as his name — V. This man quietly builds up a hideout of contraband and weaponry as he prepares to tear down the government and begin a revolution. Ok, the nuclear war thing was a product of its time. V for Vendetta was written in the 80s when the Cold War was going on and everyone thought the nukes would start flying at any moment. So the setup right away dates this book and makes its proclamations of future dystopianism seem utterly ridiculous and hysterical - which they are. But the rise of fascism in Britain is completely unbelievable. People in Britain will protest at the drop of a hat - a cutting of benefits in certain public sector jobs, an unfair tax, and so on. That NOBODY would protest or stand up against the dismissal of democracy, the rise of fascism, concentration camps, strict curfews, the loss of basic freedoms, and insane amounts of prejudice and random violence from the people supposedly in charge? Or an extreme left winger like Moore. Or both. My point is that anarchism is definitely not the right political system, but to Moore it is the perfect form of everything. Under anarchism, people are free to be themselves, live in peace, enjoy things they like, etc. But democracy has to fail because Moore believes anarchism is the answer and so paints democracy as bad and anarchism as good. Nearly all of the characters in this book are ciphers. The detective character, Finch, is equally boring. Oh yeah and through Finch we discover that apparently if you take psychotropic drugs in abandoned places where bad things happened, you literally time-travel and the past comes to life around you! Except I read that scene and felt nothing. It was two non-characters making empty gestures. The story is repetitive: V kills someone who was at Larkhill Resettlement Camp, goes and tells Evie about the wonders of anarchism, Finch shows up and uselessly tries to figure out who killed the person, the Leader looks at a screen and stares at a screen. So what a daring position to take: a stand against a failed political concept that everyone is already against! DUH, we already know, stupid! Give the people some credit! You see what I mean? The bad plotting, non- characterisation, terrible writing, and obnoxiously moronic political posturing is like listening to a teenager wittering on ceaselessly about something that could only make sense to someone who shared his worldview, not to anyone with a considered opinion who thought for themselves. View all 27 comments. Jul 09, Bryce Wilson rated it it was amazing Shelves: comics. Like Rubber Soul it tends to get overlooked and undervalued because it's "merely" a perfect pop record rather then a artform redefining masterpiece. V is simply put a potent piece of Pop Art. The story is bracing, the art beautiful, the way it plays with iconography of humanities past sins is simpl If Watchmen is Alan Moore's Sergeant Pepper, and From Hell his Abbey Road And in the end the love you take is equal to the number of prostitutes you disembowl then V For Vendetta is his Rubber Soul. The story is bracing, the art beautiful, the way it plays with iconography of humanities past sins is simply genius. It's politics are more earnest then they are sensible. I find Anarchy to be a very coddled philosophy. Not because I have any great love for government, but because I side with The Joker in my firm belief that so called "civilized" people will eat eachother alive when given the slightest reason or provocation. Hell most of them do it anyway. Anyway rant ended, great book, Alan Moore Prevails. View all 8 comments. Mar 15, Algernon Darth Anyan rated it it was amazing Shelves: comics , Behind this mask there is more than just flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea And ideas are bulletproof. Comic books are for geeky kids who dream of men in tights saving the world and women in skimpy outfits who swoon into their brawny arms, right? Who takes comic book seriously? Alan Moore is not the only name to be put forward in answer to this question, but he is for me the best example of the power behind the medium. I rate 'V for Vendetta' on the same level as '' or 'Animal Fa Behind this mask there is more than just flesh. I rate 'V for Vendetta' on the same level as '' or 'Animal Farm' or 'Fahrenheit ' : one of the literary manifestos that have come to define our modern society as Voltaire and Montesquieu defined the French Revolution , an allegedly dystopian future that is painfully already become the present we are living in. Honestly, the actual presentation of the book was uneven, alternating between brilliant script passages and stark, powerful poster-art graphics down to muddled secondary characters and slow paced detours from the main story. But, like it says in my opening quote, the idea behind V is stronger than the execution Alan Moore was still experimenting with the medium and developing his skills in this early piece. The proof of the enduring quality of the tale is not necessarily in the success of the movie version which I liked even better than the comic , but in the recent proliferation of masked 'Guy Fawkes' anarchists who are starting to challenge their governments in their abuse of authority, and who believe in the freedom of information and the freedom of expression, with Wikileaks, Anonymous, assorted whistleblowers and antiglobalization protesters hopefully only the tip of the iceberg: People should not be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their own people. Twists people into joyless mannequins that fear and hate, while culture plunges into the abyss. The artist uses his anarchist premise in a didactic role with V as the teacher and Evey as a stand-in for the reader , as a challenge to take a hard look at our own lives and do something about changing the world: Artists use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found something true about yourself The artist is 'V', who makes a spectacular entrance as the flamboyant masked justiciary in a cape who saves a damsell in distress Evey from the clutches of secret police thugs. In view, a humble vaudevillian veteran cast vicariously as both victim and villain by the vicissitudes of Fate. This visage, no mere veneer of vanity, is a vestige of the vox populi, now vacant, vanished. However, this valorous visitation of a bygone vexation stands vivified and has vowed to vanquish these venal and virulent vermin vanguarding vice and vouchsafing the violently vicious and voracious violation of volition! Main article: V for Vendetta film. This article needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. March Further information: Guy Fawkes mask. Specters of Anarchy: Literature and the Anarchist Imagination. Algora Publishing. I believe in survival. In the destiny of the Nordic race. Anarchist Studies. Archived from the original on 6 October V for Vendetta offers a clever, insightful look at the rise of fascism. The fascist 'Norsefire' party takes advantage of the power vacuum which occurs as the liberal British state collapses in the aftermath of the nuclear war. Hyperink, Inc. Britain, however, survives under the cold, watchful eye of the Norsefire government, a fascist regime that took control amidst the chaos and confusion after the war. Archived from the original on 14 May Retrieved 25 October This is typically "nationalistic" sentiment Vertigo DC Comics. My name is Adam Susan. I am the leader. Leader of the lost, ruler of the ruins. I am a man, like any other man I am not loved, I know that. Not in soul or body. I have never known the soft whisper of endearment. Never known the peace that lies between the thighs of woman. But I am respected. I am feared. Because I love. I, who am not loved in return. I have a love that is far deeper than the empty gasps and convulsions of brutish coupling. Shall I speak of her? Shall I speak of my bride? She has no eyes to flirt or promise. But she sees all. Sees and understands with a wisdom that is Godlike in its scale. I stand at the gates of her intellect and I am blinded by the light within. How stupid I must seem to her. How childlike and uncomprehending. Her soul is clean, untainted by the snares and ambiguities of emotion. She does not hate. She does not yearn. She is untouched by joy or sorrow. I worship her though I am not worthy. I cherish the purity of her disdain. She does not respect me. She does not fear me. She does not love me. They think she is hard and cold, those who do not know her. They think she is lifeless and without passion. They do not know her. She has not touched them. She touches me, and I am touched by God, by Destiny. The whole of existence courses through her. I worship her. I am her slave. Back Issue! 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