In this episode, for … oh, no particular reason … we kick off a three-part look at the classic graphic novel V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, collected by DC Comics!

Originally published in serial form in the British anthology magazine Warrior, this dystopian fantasy follows the anarchist vigilante known only as V, clad in a creepy Guy Fawkes mask, who’s hell-bent on taking revenge on the staffers of a post-war "resettlement camp!"

This mysterious, magnetic revolutionary rescues a 16-year-old would-be sex worker named Evey from a horrible fate at the hands of the nation’s secret police, and soon enlists her in his one-man war to bring down the fascist British state!

But is there more to the strangely powerful V than first appears? (Spoiler alert: Yes!) And can he hope to silence that Voice of Fate known as ... The Comics Canon?

In This Episode:
•  The scourge of … THE BEATNIKS!
•  Pynchon, V? Really?
•  Maybe we shouldn’t have given the guy in Room V so much freedom…
•  The Abominable Dr. Phibes
•  Kite Man: Hell Yeah!

Join us in two weeks as we roll merrily along with Book 2: This Vicious Cabaret!

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Episode 214: V for Vendetta Book 1: Europe After the Reign

In this episode, we continue our three-part look at V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, as collected by Vertigo/DC Comics!

Abandoned by V on the streets of London, Evey Hammond knows a brief moment of happiness before she’s captured, tortured and interrogated about her role in V’s crimes. Rose, widow of the late Derek Almond, suffers a series of humiliations. Meanwhile, V’s body count grows as he issues an ultimatum to the people of London. 

Can Evey hold on to that last little inch of herself, even if it costs her her life? And can our cast of characters make it past the bouncer into that Kitty Kat Keller known as … The Comics Canon?

In This Episode:

•  Remember, remember the fifth this November
•  Boy, were we wrong about Dascombe!
•  V’s maybe not the greatest lyricist
•  Amy Lennox’s performance of “Cabaret”
•  Gen V
•  Rogue Trooper: Tales of Nu-Earth Vol. 1

Join us in two weeks as our three-part series concludes with Book 3: The Land of Do-As-You-Please!

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Episode 215: V for Vendetta Book 2: This Vicious Cabaret

In this episode, we conclude our three-part look at V for Vendetta by Alan Moore and David Lloyd, as collected by Vertigo/DC Comics!

V disables Norsefire’s surveillance apparatus, nudging the citizens of London toward revolution. Rose Almond takes action. Schemes are hatched as Helen Heyer and Peter Creedy vie to take control of the government. Detective Finch takes a bad trip. And Evey prepares to fulfill her destiny.

As society collapses, will any of our players get a happy ending? And will they finally step into the spotlight of that vicious cabaret known as … The Comics Canon?

In This Episode:

•  V’s Bugs Bunny physics
•  We’ve got a fever, and the only cure is more Scottish brogue!
•  A surprise induction into The Comics Canon!
•  The Filth and the Fury
•  Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep and The Simple Art of Murder

Join us in two weeks as we take a long-overdue look at Will Eisner’s The Spirit!

Until then:
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Episode 216: V for Vendetta Book 3: The Land of Do-As-You-Please

The Comics Canon is the podcast that renders judgment on the greatest comic book stories of yesterday and today. Each episode, Curt Holman and Kevin Moreau take a critical and completely subjective look at one of the biggest stories and most seminal moments in the medium’s history, as they decide: Does this belong in the pantheon of classic and iconic tales known as … The Comics Canon?

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