![]() But you should still read it because it's wonderful.īut that's enough from me - although I haven't even begun to dig into the rich veins of Moore and Lloyd arcana out there on the web. It's a novel that's partly about why people feel the urge to conjure up heroes like V, and what it's like to work in comics. ![]() The link to V for Vendetta is fairly tenuous. On a different note, here's a neat new project seeking to plot out a map of Dystopian London – in which V for Vendetta figures strongly.įinally, I'd also urge anyone and everyone to read Kavalier And Klay by Michael Chabon. Don't ever let anyone tell you you can't take comics seriously! You can get an idea of just how rich and varied the references in V are from this splendid essay. (No prizes for guessing which one.) We also see copies of Frankenstein, Thomas More's Utopia, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gulliver's Travels and Mein Kampf… Among many others. ![]() He even quotes Catullus (also in Latin.) We spot him at one stage enjoying a Thomas Pynchon novel. He gives us a burst from Faust (in Latin). When we first meet him, he's quoting Macbeth. Here's a fascinating Guardian Q&A session with Alan Moore.Įlsewhere there's also the challenge of spotting all the references in the text. ![]() ![]() You can get hold of early Alan Moore comics – and useful background ideas relating to V for Vendetta here. ![]()
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