mabfan ([personal profile] mabfan) wrote2006-04-08 08:19 pm

Exercise in Paranoia

Read V for Vendetta by Alan Moore et. al. and No Place to Hide by Robert O'Harrow Jr. all in one day.

[identity profile] anselm23.livejournal.com 2006-04-09 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Did that. Bought the t-shirt.

No Place to Hide was a brilliant book.

[identity profile] blakesrealm.livejournal.com 2006-04-09 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Just read the newspaper, cheaper version and no paranoia needed.... it's happening now! =)

I assume that V was good? It's one I want to pick up soon, haven't had a chance to read it yet.

[identity profile] mabfan.livejournal.com 2006-04-10 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Frankly, I far preferred Watchmen to V. But don't let that stop you.

[identity profile] blakesrealm.livejournal.com 2006-04-10 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
I also really enjoyed Watchmen. It was very well done. I figure I might just check out the movie version of V for now, maybe even tomorrow, and then worry about reading it later. I have a billion comics to read as it is anyway. =)

[identity profile] mabfan.livejournal.com 2006-04-10 11:47 am (UTC)(link)
I'm thinking of seeing the movie, but at any rate, I wanted to make sure to experience Alan Moore's story the way he originally meant it before I went to see the movie. Now I'm curious as to how faithfully they adapted certain parts.

[identity profile] shewhomust.livejournal.com 2006-04-15 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm looking forward to hearing you on the subject of V (book and / or movie!)...

I don't know which I prefer, V or Watchmen: what I do think is that V is a better book to recommend to readers who are not already hooked on comics. I love Watchmen, but one of the things I love about it is the way it talks about comics, which makes it more appealing to people who are already fans.