V for Vendetta is a cultural phenomenon. The face-mask is one of the most recognized drawings on the planet, the character, and his adapted signature the best symbols for fighting oppression of any kind. V for Vendetta is also a book. That started it all. And while I watched the movie & have a few masks on the walls of my house, I never read the damn thing, although I had a copy lying around for more than a decade. That all changed this weekend when I read it all in one sitting.