Pilgrim's Progress: The Graphic Novel

by Ralph Sanders

A fast paced adaptation of John Bunyan's 1678 allegorical journey. The story is set in the present day of labor, politics and technology to bring a contempoarary theme to a classic tale. The many societal references remain relevant in today's world rendered in a unique scratchboard art style adding depth to an already timeless piece.

Paperback

Published January 1, 2018

Reviews

[Drew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nails it. The Spirit of the Age is captured well.

[Hilary · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you ever attempted to read John Bunyan's 1678 allegorical tale of a pilgrim's journey from Destruction City to Celestial City, but ditched the story before you finished because it was dry, tediously paced, and ... lets just say it: boring ... then Sanders graphic novel may be a better choice for you. The eye-catching scratchboard illustrations are a good marriage to the spare text. This is a fast-paced adaptation set in the contemporary world of politics, labor, economics, technology, and religion.

[Patrycja · Rating 4 out of 5]

If I didn't read description on the back of this novel, I would have no idea what I am actually looking at and what I am reading. There is no much to read per se, but each page has words blended into image.
The pictures itself are quite interesting and striking. They are different from what one would expect in a graphic novel. Plus they are black and white.
I never read the story by John Bunyan on which this graphics novel is based on.

[R · Rating 1 out of 5]

Striking illustrations. Unfortunately, if you're not familiar with the source material, the story is nearly incomprehensible. Also seems to have an anti-science bent. It's difficult to say whether that's a holdover from the source material or something brought in by the adaptation considering the science topics used were modern ones, but it's unwelcome in either case.