I recently started playing Cult of the Lamb, and have been loving it so far, so I jumped at the opportunity to request this graphic novel, and I’m so glad I did! The illustrations are just as beautiful as they are in the game, and the story went over the founding of the cult as touched on in the game, but with more depth and flowing a bit more easily as a dialogue/comic strip style. This was a short read but an amazing one and I’m really excited for more in this series. Now to get back to playing the game, as this really put me in the mood to play it!

The art was stunning and, as a fan of the game, the story was fantastic. There were several times I stopped just to look at or zoom in on the artwork of each panel. It's amazing how well the stylization fit the story and source material so well. This is definitely a series I'll be following in the future. No questions asked.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC!

As a fan of the Cult of the Lamb, I was so excited to read this comic series - it certainly added a lot of personality to our favorite Lambert, in ways that I hadn't envisioned him.
The art was fantastic and the coloring! oof! Excited to get more little snippets of Cult of the Lamb (and please, more updates for the game! Even though we are quite literally already spoiled!)

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

As a fan of Cult of the Lamb game, I was happy to receive an ARC of the graphic novel. The art, story line, and weird, dark humor are just like the game itself so I had a good time. Fellow cultists, ahem, I mean, gamers will also enjoy the comic. It gives a little more insight into what is going on with the games main storyline and is a little more emotional than playing. That said, don't expect too much insight as its all pretty much as seen in the game only laid out in comic form.
A great addition to the shelf for fans.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advanced readers copy.

This was immaculate! After having played the game I was beyond excited to see there will be a graphic novel series. And I was not disappointed. I feel like the same love that was put into the game was also put into this book. Even if you haven't played the game, you will understand everything and it is such a perfect fall read in my opinion. The art is perfect and the storytelling very classic, funny and gory. Can't wait to get my hands on a physical copy and for the series to continue.

As a lover of the video game, this graphic novel was delightful!! I love seeing the story in different forms of media, and the art in this story was just gorgeous. It makes me want to play again!

This was fine. I don't think the video game translates super well to a graphic novel so I probably won't continue reading this. The art is super great though.

I've never played or even watched a let's play of the "Cult of the Lamb" game but I was intrigued by it each time I was passing by it in the stores.
The design of a cute lamb, that usually represents innocence and weakness mixed with a cult setting . That's intriguing.

I feel like the story is a satire of what religions/cult are. You fight and worship something that you think better than anything even though they do the same atrocities as others "unworthy" cult.
Everyone in this universe believe in a kind of gods. They talked about the fact that this bad cult is concentrated in a territory and is just expending but I don't understand why our characters don't just leave the area. The last few pages implicitly tells us why but maybe it is because I never been a good follower but why would you leave in a area where you can get killed if you know that you can go elsewhere.
I guess that's the strength of faith

Every character in this book sucks. Everyone in this universe know what cult are like. Some of them were even picked as sacrifice but they still joined a random cult because it claimed to be the good guys . Rare are the cult that claims being in the wrong.

Lamb is not a likeable character. His anger and desire of vengeance in the beginning make sense but his guru persona don't.
I understand that he act like any other man of god, lying to get follower, promising a better way of life and outcome in life but I don't know/understand what he is doing.
Obviously, he can't lie about a god being real or not because he saw and met them (maybe in the end we learn that it was an hallucination🤷‍♀️) but he don't act like he worship any gods ? Even the one that gave him power.

Nana was cute but too naive for me to like her. She is the archetype of the cult member. She think that given herself completely will make her worthy of whatever will happen to her and that's not a mentality that I like .

The dog like character? I don't know his name but he is extremely sus . I'm 100% sure that he is not a follower. He is just greedy of the power Lamb was granted . He took the role of the leader when Lamb is away but he makes the most random decision and some of them look to deliberately to hurt the follower as if he wanted them to feel safer with him rather than with the "god choses"

It is not the best graphic to pick up if English is not your first language. There were moment when I did not understood anything for a long time.

Much like the game, this is an interesting twist to something normal. The art style is excellent, and it is full of vivid scenery, both pastoral and macabre. The story is slow to start, but it gains speed and interest as it progresses. I can't wait for the next one!

Thank you to the publishers for this ARC in exchange for my honest review!!

I don’t know anything about the Cult of the Lamb video games so I went in really blind. This was adorably dark. A lot of gore for such a cutesy style. Which I love. I like the direction it’s going and I want to read more. My only downside was there was a loooot of plot and a lot of different characters to keep up with. The fight scenes were also a lot on the page and hard to see every detail. But I liked it!

This was cute! I really enjoy playing Cult of the Lamb the game, so I was really excited to see there was a graphic novel available. Volume 1 takes us through most of what we're introduced to when first starting the game - how the lamb received the red crown and why he's starting a cult. It was nice to see the fight scenes I'm using to playing drawn out in story boards.

But, I found myself kind of bored 🙈 and just pushing my way through it quickly. I think because I was already familiar with the story from playing it? The artwork was gorgeous and so well done, and there was an added layer to the cult followers which I really enjoyed. There was a little twist at the end that I thought was fun as well.

Overall I really enjoyed and will be keeping an eye out for volume 2!

A fun adaptati0n of the little story of the videogame displays. Those who love the franchise and enjoyed the short film would like this comic even though it isn't as humorous as the short due to the nature of the comic following the high stakes narrative from the game. The art is cute even though there are some gory subject matter which matches the aesthetic of the game.

I knew as soon as I saw this book up for grabs that if it was just like the game, I was going to love it. You follow along with Lamb in their journey with power, growing a cult following and revenge. Although there is a sinister sub plot too. The imagery is just like the game, storyline is just like the game but more fleshed out and is perfect for any cozy story lovers who like a little bit of blood and gore. Perfect for halloween.

Such a brilliant adaptation from the game with new lore woven through and graphic panels to pour over.

This was a bit more gore heavy than I was expecting but it works so well it didn’t bother me at all. The illustrations pop off the page, and the demise of Leshy was glorious to read. I cannot wait for the next instalment and to get a physical copy.

I received this DRC from NetGalley.

This was really cute. I loved the artwork, and it was very faithful to the style of the game. I think this was a good retelling of getting to the first boss. It has the same elements as a playthrough and then adds an emotional story around the lamb, Ratau, and one of the followers. It is a little short, but I think fans of the game will enjoy it.

I was excited to read this, having played the video game. Much like the game, I didn't find the graphic novel to possess a greatly engaging storyline. I appreciate the art style but feel like the overall book fell very flat. I wanted more of the story and feel like none of it remains very well explained nor a desire to continue with it. I do feel it will still be popular among those that have played and enjoyed the video game.

I loved this!! The art was so well done and really did remind me of why I loved the game so much! It was a cute little story and I cannot wait for it to come out so I can add it to my collection!

4,75 ⭐️
I loved the game so much and that comics just as much! We get more into Lamb’s head and background which was great! I loved Nana too, so so much! And that from the very first minute she appears on the page. The art was of course stunning. It’s very fast paced and I couldn’t put it down. Now I cannot wait to read the following adventure of Lamb and their cult!

A fun story that is a nice introduction to the Nintendo game Cult of the Lamb (one I really hope to get into soon). The art was perfect, very reminiscent of the game's style. This was clearly put together very well and I love that the developers of this game hope to find more fans through different forms of media, as an ode to the original video game. I probably won't pick up the rest of the graphic novels in this series until I play the game, because I don't want to spoil it for myself, but consider my interest piqued. Alex Paknadel and Troy Little did a very good job on this, and I look forward to reading on.