Based on a novel by James Patterson, this comic narrates the tales of ancient Greek civilization. The story primarily revolves around Akhenaten and his struggle for the throne and the challenges. Although this book is based on the novel by Patterson, there is hardly any weightage given to the central character of the novel. Also, this isn’t an absolutely copy of the novel as it omits a lot of sequences from the novel.
Christopher Mitten manages to show a very rugged visual of the tale and portrays ancient Egypt aptly. The three are fairly similar, but Mitten once again manages to make the elder comic characters connect. But one thing that is very evident in Mitten’s work is that it isn’t the most polished and sophisticated work that he has ever done. The most prominent thing is that you feel it has been shown in a very rough manner in terms of visuals.
Ron Randall on the other hand gives a completely opposite presentation of ancient Egypt and Howard Carter. Randall’s narration is very precise yet elaborating enough to capture the important points. Randall’s Carter is Indiana Jones minus the adventure.
Irvine also does a pretty god job and he ensures that Howard Carter doesn’t come across a dull and boring character. The only issue with Irvine is that his depiction of Carter is way too cluttered and some how the various points don’t seem to connect. On a whole it is quite an interesting read, especially for those interested in Egyptian history.
