By Ali Ikram
The Guy Fawkes mask worn by those protesting corporate greed has become one of the abiding images of the Occupy movement.
The man who created it came face-to-face with those wearing it in London.
Comic Writer Alan Moore may not be recognisable to all, but his creations will be more known. Watchmen, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and in this case, V for Vendetta.
"I suppose the main drive is to find the edge of something and throw myself off it," says Moore.
His V for Vendetta comic was his vision of Britain under a fascist regime, and it was adapted to make the 2005 film.
The mask worn by antihero V has been donned by many sticking it to the man; from Wall Street, to Tokyo, Mexico, Argentina and Seoul.
"It's surprising when some of your characters who thought you had made up suddenly escape into ordinary reality.
“The character is very relevant to what we are doing. We're going against a corrupt system and we're doing the same thing as what happened in the movie."
Do not mention the film’s star Natalie Portman to Moore. The self-confessed anarchist hated it, pulling his name from the credits and refusing the hefty royalty cheques it earns.
However every time an anti-capitalist protestor buys one of these masks, Time Warner gets a cut.
It is a fact that does not dull Moore’s support of the Occupy movement.
"A tidal wave cannot be said to have succeeded or failed, the only thing it can be said to have done is changed things."
To his fans these are the musings of a visionary genius.
"The one place gods exist inarguably is in our minds where they are real beyond refute in all their grandeur and monstrosity."
After years of avoiding V for Vendetta after Hollywood took it over, he is now at peace with the work, saying V now could stand for voice of the people.
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