BADASS. :) Not the same as the movie, but I don't think they are really comparable. Both are good in the own aspects because both have different themes. That said, it is a fantastic read. I agree with the person below, I really like how they treat Adam Susan.

While the political allusions are a little dated and may be lost to readers, the overall story of modern anarchy woven in a dystopian future is a great read and much, much richer than the movie adaptation.

Never tried a graphic novel before this: its more intense than I thought

Should be mandatory reading for all adolescents...the theme of anarchism strings brilliantly throughout...unfortunately the movie killed that theme. Power corrupts...but to organize so that certain people have power is exactly the problem which this book explores. Read it. Loved it. Living it.

Im beginning to think anything Alan Moore writes is solid gold. First, Watchmen, now V. This book was leagues beyond what the movie portrayed, not to mention the fantastic artwork of David Lloyd. I found this book to be really something special, even more so than Watchmen.

After reading Alan Moore's "Watchmen", I decided to check out some of his other comics, so naturally I turned to "V for Vendetta", one of his earliest and most famous works. Although I didn't enjoy it as much as "Watchmen", I still thought it was very interesting. I liked how they treated the character of V and how you never learn very much about his past. (In fact, the only thing they establish about his identity is that he is definitely *not* who I originally thought he'd be.) I also really liked how they treated Adam Susan, the Norsefire Party's leader. They managed to make him a somewhat sympathetic character despite being a fascist dictator. The high point for me came about halfway through, in the form of a letter written by a gay concentration camp prisoner named Valerie. It really got to me--I thought it was even better than Dr. Manhattan's speech about the "thermodynamic miracle" of life in "Watchmen", which I thought was the most powerful moment of that comic.

A good story, very well put together. Though, the movie does a great job of summarizing the whole of this story. If you really liked the film you should read this book.

Excellent.

People talk about Alan Moore like he's the greatest writer ever. While he's written many good things (see Watchmen), this one just failed to grab me. It was uninteresting many times and I often had to make myself finish it. The Wachowskis and James McTiegue improved upon this dramatically. Go ahead Moore-disciples, bring it.

Fantastic dystopian portrait of a world in a state of madness. Alan Moore is incredible.