![]() ![]() These masks that you could get in every shop had a smile built into them. During the summer, I couldn’t get any of these masks. I just suggested it to Alan, and he said, ‘that sounds like a good idea.’ It gave us everything, the costume and everything. I thought that would be great if he looked like Guy Fawkes, kind of theatrical. The central character of the masked and mysterious Guy Fawkes lookalike ‘V’ became an iconic symbol of comics, cinema and the hacker group Anonymous.ĭavid Lloyd explains: “I don’t know why I thought of Guy Fawkes, because it was during the summer. V for Vendetta was written by Alan Moore, author of Watchmen whose CV includes: occultist, ceremonial magician, and anarchist, and long time collaborator, illustrator David Lloyd. The Cartoon Museum in Wells Street has re-opened with an exhibition examining the cultural impact of the most ground-breaking series of comics ever to be published - V for Vendetta.īehind the Mask charts the rise from seminal graphic novel, to hit film and now a global phenomenon as a symbol of protests. V for Vendetta: written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd. ![]()
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