Disclaimer: I received an e-ARC from netgalley in exchange for a review.

This is a short graphic novel adaptation of the video game Cult of the Lamb. Having played the game myself (although not through one full run yet, but gaining enough knowledge of the mechanics), I was intrigued to see what this adaptation would provide extra aside from the game. It provides some background information and gives a player character thoughts and opinions of their own, which I enjoyed. While this adaptation might move a bit too fast and provide scarcely enough information if you are not at all familiar with the source material, I do think for fans of the game it can be intriguing.
The art does capture the cuteness of the original game, while emphasizing the gore and disgusting aspects of it a lot more. Be prepared for gratuitous gore (which isn’t in the game that much), vomiting and the many, many piles of shit (this is part of the game!). For parts I was prepared due to knowing the game, but I also expected the gore, since I do think a cute art style and gore do mix well sometimes. They do mix well for this graphic novel. While it does feel like an intentionally dark run, this is done to explain some mechanics in the game and give Lamb a potential story arc to grow from, which was interesting, and which piqued my interest in the future volumes.
I am not personally sure that I would recommend this to someone who doesn’t know the game at all. From a purely reader perspective there is not that much to be gained from the story, as it is a very dense lore being portrayed in just about 100 pages. But if you are a fan of Cult of the Lamb and enjoy graphic novel adaptions of video games then you might enjoy this one just like I did!

Tw: suicide, gore, unsanitary, illness, vomit, excrements, sacrifice, death, cults, indoctrination