The sinister Guy Fawkes mask made famous by the film V for Vendetta has become an emblem ... destroys the Houses of Parliament by blowing it up, something Fawkes had planned and failed to do ...

But history books didn’t lead to the mask’s popularity: A nearly 30-year-old graphic novel and a five-year-old movie did. “V for Vendetta ... who tried to blow up a government building.

As thousands gather to celebrate Bonfire Night and the legacy of Guy Fawkes, many do so wearing an anonymous 'V for Vendetta' mask. The symbol ... biggest yet - with up to 20,000 people ...

The masks are from the 2006 film V for Vendetta ... mask being appropriated as a political symbol is inherently ridiculous, he suggests. "It's like assuming you can bring down a government using a ...