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Writer Alan Moore has never shied away from including real-world politics and historical events in his works, with his V for Vendetta, illustrated by David Lloyd, drawing direct influence from Guy Fawkes’ attempts to make skip the House of Lords on November 5, 1605 The UK would continue to celebrate « Guy Fawkes Night » every November 5 to celebrate King James I who survived the assassination attempt, communities igniting huge bonfires to resemble the flames that would have been caused by the explosion Now that November 5 has arrived, V for Vendetta has become a popular social media trend

The comic explores a dystopia in which a fascist regime has taken control of the UK, with the masked ‘V’ attempting to overthrow the government Sporting a Guy Fawkes mask, V orchestrates a sprawling, theatrical campaign to incite people to rise up against their government, especially the young woman Evey, as he often told her: « Remember, remember, November 5, » pointing to an earlier attempt to overthrow the government The story has been adapted in a movie in 2006, which was released on 4K Blu-ray this week

Scroll down to see what fans are saying about V for Vendetta on the famous date

We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail He can be caught, he can be killed and forgotten, but 400 years later an idea can still change the world -you, remember November 5th 🖤V for Vendetta 🎬🖤🖤 picTwittercom / ifZtA9WFAu

Behind this mask there is more than flesh Under this mask there is an idea and ideas are bulletproof

In V for Vendetta, Alan Moore shows us how the state effectively exploits the public’s sense of fear in times of crisis and state of emergency to destroy our freedom & replace it with absolute control over each of our thoughts, emotions and actions

On November 5th, here’s a reminder to watch V For Vendetta One of My Favorite Movies of All Time imageTwittercom / X5UVOI9cJO

« Remember November 5th, the gunpowder betrayal and conspiracy I know no reason why the gunpowder betrayal should ever be forgotten » – V

Happy November 5th Twitter! To anyone who sees this tweet, do yourself a favor and read « V for Vendetta », it’s worth it imageTwittercom / CrwoYYOtfq

This November 5th, I think it’s important to think about V for Vendetta We are not so far from this world imageTwittercom / 0ukNf29uqN

November 5, which means it’s time to review V for Vendetta for the 1527839291st photoTwittercom / tE6EprFIrO

I’m watching v for vendetta again tonight because you know « Remember, remember, November 5th » Twittercom / nhcBqHtXix

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