The Guy Fawkes mask (also known as the V for Vendetta mask or Anonymous mask) is a stylised depiction of Guy Fawkes (the best-known member of the Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to blow up the House of Lords in London on 5 November 1605) created by illustrator David Lloyd for the 1982–1989 graphic novel V for Vendetta written by Alan Moore with ...

Feb 13, 2020 · Over the last forty years, Guy Fawkes and his grinning visage have occupied an ever-growing corner of the societal hive mind. But here's the true meaning behind the mask. "Remember, remember," theatrically inclined teenagers will tell you, "the fifth of November."

Nov 4, 2015 · For a faceless hacking collective, Anonymous has a distinctive signature mask. Curling black eyebrows and moustachios sit on a smiling white face, and the Million Mask March on 5 November will...

Jan 8, 2015 · Over the past decade, dissidents across the globe have appropriated the visage of Guy Fawkes, the infamous insurgent who tried to blow up the British Parliament in 1605, warping the once-reviled...

An effigy of Fawkes is still burned on November 5 in England every year. The Guy Fawkes mask has become a symbol of protest and is widely worn by those protesting against perceived injustices.

The 20th-century graphic novel V for Vendetta featured a freedom fighter in a Fawkes mask. And as the 21st century dawned, the same mask made it into the real world, used as a symbol by the anti-capitalist Occupy movement and hacktivists Anonymous.

Nov 5, 2015 · Over the past decade, dissidents across the globe have appropriated the visage of Guy Fawkes, the infamous insurgent who tried to blow up the British Parliament in 1605, warping the once-reviled...

While Guy Fawkes masks have a long tradition, today’s ubiquitous design object comes from the stylized face illustrator David Lloyd created for the 1980s graphic novel V for Vendetta.

The Guy Fawkes mask is, in fact, a stylized version of Guy Fawkes’ face. Quite frankly, it does kind of look like him. While we know now why his face is being used to stylize the mask in the first place, why did it get stylized in the way it did?

Sep 2, 2024 · The Guy Fawkes mask has quickly become a key symbol of the worldwide fight against oppression and oppressive regimes. Its appearance in Alan Moore’s graphic novel V for Vendetta and its 2005 film adaptation helped popularize the mask in the mainstream.