by Richard Gorman   Jonathan Hill’s graphic novel, Blood of the Paladin, begins with the moment he nearly died. A young man vomits blood, loses consciousness, and hits the floor. A twenty-sided die shows a 1: a critical failure in gaming parlance. Blood of the Paladin is a memoir, based on Hill’s life with haemophilia and his experiences of contracting HIV/AIDs and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products – medicines which were supposed to help him manage his haemophilia. Haemophilia is a rare genetic condition which affects the blood’s ability to clot. People with haemophilia are susceptible to spontaneous bleeding,… Read More