I Love How the CULT OF THE LAMB Comic Expands On the Mythology of the Video Game

Warning: Spoilers for Cult of the Lamb!

The comic is the best video game adaptation I’ve read in a very long time. It succeeds not by ignoring what happens in the video game to make a story, but by taking the events, the random chances, the repetitive battles, and adding them to the story. There aren’t just Easter eggs and characters to check a list;this is a narrative first, and it incorporates only what it needs.

For those who still have yet to experience one of 2022's greatest games (and one that's still releasing free updates), is the story of Lamb, a slaughtered little creature who's offered a chance at resurrection by a shady god, in exchange for starting a cult worshiping him. Lamb cuts a deadly swath through the world, taking vengeance on the other old gods on behalf of their new master, but also rescuing fellow adorable forest creatures — and inducting them into the cult.

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As the player, you also decide what kind of cult you're running — where the sleeping quarters go, how your believers handle death, if they work themselves to the bone or have a comfortable life. No two cults are exactly the same. I was instantly drawn to the combination of cute and horror in both the game design and writing, but aimed to minimize the horror by being a benevolent cult leader. I built the best beds, gave them days off, and never sacrificed anyone, despite how often they just pooped everywhere, even though they had so many latrines.

The comic by Alex Paknadel and Troy Little has only released two of its promised four issues from its record-breaking Kickstarter campaign, but they've already been golden. That cutesy design can dampen the violence when you play the game. The comic, by focusing on Lamb's desire for blood and vengeance, shows how