Almost missed it!

Happy Guy Fawkes Day! If you still haven’t read Alan Moore and David Lloyd’s V for Vendetta, now would be a good time. (The freedom fighter/protagonist wears a Guy Fawkes mask, in case you were wondering about the seeming non-sequitur.) It’s a terrific story. If all you know is the recent film version, let me tell you that the book is much better. I enjoyed the film on a certain level, but there’s no comparison. It's not just about why fascism or totalitarianism is bad, it's about why freedom is good. And it makes some good distinctions about liberty and licentiousness, and what anarchy might really mean.