Technical notes...If you like this, I strongly recommend downloading and checking out the full-sized version of it, because a lot of the detail is lost at even the "fullsize" resolution. Usually I end up getting bored and slapdashing things together, but this time I actually made a long-term concentrated effort to make sure everything was just how I wanted it. Probably about fifty hours in all and twenty layers. I played a lot with effect layers this time to get the look I wanted with the colors and shadows and especially the fire bits.
Content notes...As usual, I put way too much thought into a fanart. The idea behind this came when I was mulling boredly over Death Note, as I occasionally do when I'm mechanically shrinkwrapping books, and it occurred to me that basically the entire story, and all the horrible tragedies therein, are basically a result of Ryuk wanting to be entertained. So, yeah. I chose the acts and costumes and facepaint and basically everything for each of the characters that I included for specific reasons, but I'm too lazy to take the time to explain it all, so feel free to talk amongst yourselves. Clarification: L is indeed in there twice, or in two views, I guess, because of scale difficulties I was having in the layout. That is not BB. Another clarification: No, Matt is not in this picture. No, that was not a mistake. No, I still do not think he should have been added.