Remember, remember the 5th of November. The gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.
Happy Guy Fawkes Night – evidently the Brits are proficient at preserving their grudges…
Guy Fawkes was brought back into popular culture by the 2005 film V for Vendetta which it is based on one of my favourite book(s) – the lesser known comic V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. It was published in 10 parts from 1 September 1988 to 10 May 1989 which have since been collated into one volume.
Whilst a fantastic film, it shaves off a lot of the depth from the comic. In particular, the book toys with the readers perception of V. He is at once a terrorist, leader, murderer and revolutionary who is charmingly witty and narcissistic whilst in the movie he is simply a revolutionary hero.
Here are some of my favorite passages and graphics:
Involuntary order breeds dissatisfaction, mother of disorder, parent of the Guillotine…
Noise is relative to the silence preceding it…
Happiness is the most insidious prison of all.
I disagree on the last point and think its contentment brought on by happiness rather than just happiness…
Love A.
Anastasia's Wonderland 