Geek Culture Reviews

V For Vendetta, a comic that inspired a hacker group, and became a manual to injustice and rebellion… For those of you who are not familiar,  V For Vendetta  is a 1980s comic book that was brought to life by  Alan Moore  and  David Lloyd.  Across the 10-part series,  Moore  tells the story of V; an enigmatic and mysterious antagonist, who’s sole purpose was to bring down the totalitarian government that’s currently governing the stories version of Britain. While the story can be seen as a simple story of good vs evil, it’s so much more. Just under the surface and you have a story that’s full of social injustice, elitism, freedom, the rights of people to simply live their lives, and so much more. It’s also a story who’s themes are becoming ever more realised as we head into our own future. With media bias, and government propaganda dictating how we live our lives, we’re closer now to Alan Moore’s dystopia than we were back when the enigmatic V made...