REMINDER: V FOR VENDETTA DISCUSSION GROUP!
Don’t forget that this Saturday, August 13 we’ll be hosting our first discussion group since HeroesCon, and are kicking things off with a doozy! Be at the store at 1 p.m. this Saturday as our fearless Discussion Group leader Andy Mansell leads us through Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s V for Vendetta. This book was highly influential on comics readers when it debuted in the ’80’s, and remains a relevant work in the post 9/11 world. Just why does this Thatcher era comic still matter to us today? Is it only a political comic, or is this just another classic example of Moore’s use of analogy? If this book is meant to symbolize something beyond the political and cultural landscape of the era in which it was produced, what might it be? Join Andy for an enlightening examination of a true comics classic. See you on Saturday!
I really hate I missed this discussion group. I bet it was a blast! Maybe I’ll be able to make it to the next one. And I’ll have to talk to Andy about “Synecdoche New York.” I finally got around to watching it and I need him to explain it to me!
Now that is movie that requires multiple viewings! The V for Vendetta discussion was a blast. It was rather free wheeling. I tried to write up a recap but it contained too many spoilers. One of the biggest topics was– does it matter who V really was? We agreed that it did not matter, but then we went on to speculate at length as to one intriguing possibility.