V For Vendetta is a comicbook decalogy set in the UK in a dystopian alternature future. Alan Moore wrote and David Lloyd illustrated the series. The plot concerns a rebellious character called V who is trying to cause the downfall of the existing tyrannical government.

An atomic war has eliminated much of the population in this particular milieu, and the tyrannical power in charge is called Norsefire. V wears a Guy Fawkes mask and is flamboyant in his revolutionary efforts. A movie based on the comic book series was released in 2005.

V For Vendetta was originally published in Warrior magazine in black and white, but the magazine was canceled before the series reached completion. DC Comics republished the original black and white comics (now in color) in 1988, and the series was completed in the new format.

V For Vendetta was a preview of the dense narrative style that Alan Moore would later perfect with his more well-known work, Watchmen. The artwork often contains hidden clues and details which add meaning and depth to the story. Literary allusion is used to good effect. V even speaks in iambic pentameter, as often as not.

The movie and the original decalogy are both considered quite quotable, and whole sites have been devoted to V for Vendetta Quotes. There will likely never be a sequel.