 The God of War comic series received mixed reviews . Mike Murphy of Platform Nation stated that although the comic series serves as a good prequel to the video game series , " the story is bogged down by horrible art ... [ it 's ] muddy , confusing , and consistently pulls you out of the story as you try to figure out just what is going on from panel to panel . " Rating it 5 out of 10 , Murphy said that he " can ’ t give this one a pass , even to the hardcore God of War fans " who should " skip it . " 
