![]() ![]() For him, it is also on a personal level: as an experimental subject in a resettlement camp-the man in room V (the Roman numeral)-he kills those involved throughout the story, much to the distress of Evey. Set in a post-nuclear war London in 1997, Evey Hammond is saved by the mysterious, masked V, who seeks to overturn the totalitarian government and seek revenge on those with governmental authority. V for Vendetta expands on those feelings. However, at the time it was written, he notes new problems that concerned him in London: the AIDS breakout and the talk of opening concentration camps for those affected, the possibility of them “eradicating homosexuality,” and increased surveillance by riot police.Īt that time, Moore expressed his feelings about London: “It’s cold and it’s mean-spirited and I don’t like it anymore.” Moore admits in his introduction to the story in 1988 that some of the set up involved for such a setting may not be plausible due to his own political inexperience and ‘naiveté’. ![]() It was later adapted into a film by James McTeigue in 2005. Cold War fears of nuclear apocalypse and totalitarian governments set the backdrop for the graphic novel. ![]() V for Vendetta, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, was originally published in 1988. Lettering by: Jenny O’Connor, Steven Craddock, and Elitta Fell Art by David Lloyd.Ĭoloring by: David Lloyd, Steve Whitaker, and Siobhan Dodds “You were born in a prison”: V for Vendetta ![]()
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