Pilgrim's Progress: Marvel Comics (Christian Classic Series)

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Summary: From the City of Destruction to the Celestial City
Review: If you've ever wanted to experience the spiritual truths of Bunyan's classic, but didn't feel up to tackling the 17th century original, then this graphic novelization is for you. It works well, for the allegorical images of the original lend themselves readily to a visual approach.

Here you have the entire story of The Pilgrims Progress, as well as, parts of the sequel, Christiana's Progress. All the classic teaching imagery is here: the city of destruction, slough of despond, village of morality, wicket gate, interpreter's house, the cross, palace beautiful, valley of the shadow of death, valley of humiliation, vanity fair, doubting castle, delectable mountains, dark river, and celestial city. Here too are the classic characters from the Evangelist, to Worldly Wiseman, to Faithful Friend. There is a modern updating to the characters and settings, but they are still faithful to the spirit of the original.

The remarkable thing about this tale is that it expresses eternal spiritual truths that you do not need to be a puritan, or even a christian, to appreciate.