V for Vendetta (comic)

V for Vendetta is a British graphic novel, written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd. It was published in ten volumes between 1982 and 1989 and made into a film under the same title in 2005.

The story is set in an alternate reality, in which the United Kingdom is ruled by a fascist party. The mysterious "V" is the Avenger that lies behind a Guy Fawkesmaskerand agitates against the totalitarian regime.

The comic strip has an underlying message about the protection of personal freedom against totalitarian systems or currents. The Guy is Fawkesmasker as a symbol picked up by anarchist groups such as Anonymous and Project Chanology.

In the Netherlands is strip published by Uitgeverij de Vliegende Hollander.