The plot thickens. Equally as gripping as the first instalment, but I struggle to see how they will stretch this over 12 books. 
 A lot of reviewers seem to comment on the moralistic ambiguity of both Kira and L. Yeah, I'm not feeling that. Kira is an arrogant megalomaniac, and L is a bit of a cartoon, a bit overdrawn. 
 This may be a typical manga element coming through that I'm not aware of, or perhaps it's that these books are aimed at a younger audience (I can see how both Kira and L would appeal to teenage boys), but that's really the only let-down for me. The plot is intricate and thrilling, and although a bit obtuse at times, a bit heavy on the tell instead of the show, I understand that is a symptom of the graphic novel that it's sometimes hard to avoid.