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Alan Moore hangs out with V for Vendetta-masked Occupy protesters

Cyriaque Lamar — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PST

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V For Vendetta writer Alan Moore and artist David Lloyd have admitted in interviews that they're tickled that the titular character's Guy Fawkes has become a protest standard. But Channel 4 went one step further and took the hirsute master to Occupy London to meet the masquerade. Alan Moore's chilled with John Constantine in real life, so I imagine he's used to this kind of thing. More »

Ten Tired Movie Plots That Need to Show the Villain's Perspective

Esther Inglis-Arkell — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:00:00 PDT

There are a few storylines that you see in movies over and over again. This is generally not a bad thing; they work. But even if every movie that took up these tried-and-true plots were perfect, repetition can get, well, repetitive. With just a little tweak, however, they could be fantastically interesting tales. More »

V for Vendetta hacker strikes at Washington State University

Kevin Poulsen - Threat Level — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:10:00 PST

An anonymous hacker wearing a Guy Fawkes mask took over classroom projection screens at Washington State University on the fifth of November, to broadcast a prerecorded message adapted from V For Vendetta. More »

How to overthrow the government: tips from 10 scifi revolutionaries

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:41:43 PDT

It's the July 4 weekend, so naturally our thoughts turn to independence, and bloody, lovely revolution. Unfortunately, overturning your colonial rulers is hard work. So we've collected tips from the ten greatest science fiction revolutionaries, to help you prevail. More »

16 Great Characters with Numbers For Names

Lauren Davis — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:36:51 PDT

This week, we're gearing up for 9, Shane Acker's film about nine animated rag dolls, each known only by their number. With that in mind, we list 16 other characters who have numerical monikers. More »

Watchmen Creator Ignores Movie

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 07:00:03 PDT

While the collected population of the internet seems to be wetting itself in excitement about the trailer for Zach Snyder's version of Watchmen, one man is more than cynical about the whole exercise. In fact, he thinks that any comic book adaptation is suspect, and he should know, having survived the experience three times already. The man in question? Watchmen writer, Alan Moore. More »

10 Books That Were Better Off on Paper

Nivair H. Gabriel — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:00:00 PDT

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Vendetta Director To Work On Alien Conspiracies

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:45:00 PDT

James McTeigue (V For Vendetta) is set bring his flair for darkness to the science fiction movie Revelation. It's his first non-Wachowskis-produced project (he's also directing their Ninja Assassin movie.) And it has everything: ritual murders, alien abductions and weird conspiracies. More »

Speed Racer Designer Explains Future City's "Carchitecture"

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:15:00 PDT

Owen Paterson designed the bleak cityscapes of the Matrix movies and V For Vendetta, and now he's creating the candy-colored neopolises of Speed Racer. Not to mention concept cars with wheels that can turn a full 180 degrees. We tracked him down in Sydney, Australia and asked him about the visual influences behind Cosmopolis, the city where Speed races, and the cars which Speed and his opponents drive. Along the way, he dropped a surprising amount of backstory about the alternate world of the Wachowski's Speed Racer, coming in May. More »

Alan Moore Documentary Will Melt Your Eyes And Ears

Kevin Kelly — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 08:40:13 PST

You may have read Alan Moore's work in Watchmen, Swamp Thing, V For Vendetta, or The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but do you know much about the guy behind some of the greatest comics of the turn of the millennium? AlterTube has posted a 2003 documentary about him, which you can watch after the jump. If you haven't seen or heard Moore before, you might be in for a bit of a shock. Or, he might be exactly what you were expecting. More »

Must Read: V For Vendetta

charliejane — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:10:01 PDT

Must-read graphic novels are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »