I've never read any Conan before but was given this to read on recommendation. Graphic novels are quick and easy reads, so I figured I'd give it a go.

This had an interesting story. Somewhere between a corruption arc and a fall arc as the lead character, Thoth, starts out a pretty bad, but inevitably gets a lot worse. Thoth is a total villain, and I don't see antagonists as the main character that often so it was pretty interesting to watch him grow and fall deeper into darkness.

I really didn't like the artwork and I struggled to tell the difference between Thoth and Amon in the beginning. It was only when one was named that I realised which of the two the story was following. The face design of all the characters is inconsistent throughout, so it's difficult to tell anyone apart based on their appearances cause the facial features are constantly changing. Even eye colour changes from one panel to the next, and characters who are meant to be children often look like old men, and sometimes the men looked more like women. It's just so unflattering. They often looked more like caricatures. It was all very weird and terribly distracting from the story.

I also wasn't a fan of the dialogue. Some people love that archaic way people spoke back in medieval times, but I find it very stilted and forced. When overdone, it can also sound like a joke, and I do think it was a little over the top in this novel. Just something about it doesn't sound natural in my head and I struggle to connect to that kind of dialogue.

But overall, it was okay. I don't regret reading it. It made for an interesting read from the villains perspective.