I've loved the movie version of this ever since I first saw it, and it always made me sad how Alan Moore apparently didn't approve of it. I see now why he might have been disappointed, but I was not (this is perhaps helped by the fact that I didn't write the comic). I still love the movie, but there is no doubt the graphic novel is somewhat superior.

It just... It's a work of utter brilliance. And intelligence and insight into humanity. Sure some of the 'predictions' haven't come true or were flawed back when it was written, but the heart of it, the core of it, is so strikingly true and profound. It will change your life.

V is one of my all-time favourite characters. A man, nay, an ideal, someone who believes in all the things I hold most dear; freedom, justice, love. And when they became corrupted: anarchy. Sweet, reckless anarchy. V is someone who is willing to fight for these things, completely unapologetically (and I mean that, he is NOT sorry for killing a few people who are in his way), and I admire that.
Plus it's interesting! You don't meet people like that in the real world.

The art is beautiful as well, a bit raw and edgy, and wonderfully detailed. And the story itself is, of course, fantastic. Sometimes the words struck me the hardest, sometimes the art, sometimes both combined. In any case, there are parts of this that will knock you sideways and have you fumbling a bit in the dark, as your ideas and beliefs crumble around you - or perhaps you'll recognize the liberation you've once felt yourself. The sudden knowledge that all you must do is stand up and say no; you're free.

Do as I did, and borrow it from your local library or a friend or buy it (as I will later), but get your hands on it. NOW.
I absolutely recommend this to everyone.