Review:
This graphic novel volume adapts the first 16 chapters of Dungeon Crawler Carl (up to page 133 of my copy). It's a fairly accurate adaptation so far, so this review will be less focused on the story and more on the graphic novel aspects.
Art-wise, I'm okay with this, even though I'd never have matched this particular art style up with this series. Neither Carl nor Princess Donut look how I pictured them, but that's not unusual for an adaptation. The important thing is that Donut, with her massive eyes, is so expressive and charming that her essence is still the same. And Carl's fine too. (We all know that Donut is the most important character here.)
That said, some of the action was occasionally difficult to follow, and if I hadn't read the book this was based on, I'm not sure I'd have fully understood everything that was going on. Another issue I had was with all the AI text. There is a LOT, and in order to include all of that loot box and achievement text, the font was occasionally very small. I imagine this was less of a problem for those reading the original Webtoon, but I, unfortunately, occasionally found it impossible to read in print, particularly when the boxes were orange with white text. The description text for the Crown of the Sepsis Whore was a triple whammy: lengthy, white text on an orange background, and located in a panel close to the inside of the book. If I'd actually tried to read it all, I'd probably have broken the book's spine.
I don't know how many people are jumping straight into the graphic novel adaptation without having read the books, but it's always safest to assume at least some people are. While I don't necessarily think this is a terrible way to go and may continue reading the graphic novel (accepting that there will be parts I just won't be able to properly read) just for the joy of seeing more Princess Donut, I personally prefer the original books.
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