Originally published in 1990 V for Vendetta is a frightening and powerful story about the loss of freedom in a totalitarian England. Written against a background of third term Thatcherism and tabloid rants against minorites this is a work of startling clarity and intelligence. Everything that comics weren't supposed to be. Returning to print after a long absence fans of Alan Moore, old and new can now enjoy this remarkable piece of storytelling - a true classic of comic literature.

这是一部“世纪之书”。两个男人截然相反的生活，一个女人变幻莫测的身份，把我们带入二十世纪人类状况的浮光掠影之中。难以确切地说天才小说家托马斯·品钦究竟给我们讲述了一个怎样的故事，以及他讲述这个故事的目的何在，但他那生动的想像力、精妙的语言以及荒诞的幽默感，却足以使我们透过种种历史与虚构事件的迷障，去领略后现代小说的非凡魅力。 《V.》显示了在二十世纪的美国社会中清教理想的幻灭和清教主义的