V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta is a graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated mostly by David Lloyd, set in a dystopian future Britain where a mysterious anarchist works to destroy the fascist government and profoundly affects the people he encounters.

Publishing history

V for Vendetta was originally published between 1982 and 1985, in black and white, in the UK comic Warrior. The strip was one of the most popular in the title and featured on several covers during the 26 issues of Warrior.

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1982 - 1985 - UK - Warrior

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Moore and Lloyd initially conceived the series as a dark adventure strip influenced by British comic characters of the 1960s, as well as Night Raven, a Marvel UK strip which Moore and Lloyd had previously worked on.

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British comic - 1960s - Night Raven - Marvel UK

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The name V for Vendetta was editor Dez Skinn's idea, as an homage to the IPC comic strips of the 1960s. Moore credits Lloyd with the idea of dressing V as Guy Fawkes.

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Dez Skinn - Homage - IPC - 1960s - Guy Fawkes

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When Warrior was cancelled in 1985, several companies tried to publish and complete the story. It was not until 1988 that DC Comics started a 10-issue miniseries that reprinted the Warrior stories in colour, then continued the series to completion. The first new material appeared in issue #7, which included the unpublished episode that would have appeared in Warrior #27. Tony Weare drew one chapter ("Vincent") and contributed additional art to two others ("Valerie", "The Vacation"); Steve Whitaker and Siobhan Dodds worked as colorists on the entire series. The series was then collected as a graphic novel, published in the US by DC's Vertigo imprint (ISBN 0930289528) and in the UK by Titan Books (ISBN 1852862912).

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1985 - 1988 - DC Comics - Tony Weare - Steve Whitaker - Siobhan Dodds - Colorist - Graphic novel - US - Vertigo - Titan Books

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