A colleague returned from SBL in Boston with a copy of Steve Ross’ Blinded for me. It’s a graphic interpretation of the Acts of the Apostles from Saul/Paul’s perspective, but as with Ross’ previous graphic novel Marked this one remixes the 1st century Mediterranean world with contemporary imagery and settings. The retelling creates quite a different perspective on Paul than some (many)people would be comfortable with (and also with some of the other figures from Acts), but then that’s what this style of work is all about – taking a story, interpreting it graphically, and creating a paraphrase that challenges the reader. Definitely worth a look if you’re interested in the interaction of popular culture and religion.
