I love love love this series, with a mad mad love, but the one thing that I just couldn't stand was the death of Atom. It just felt too quick, too off-panel, too simple; Tetsuwan Atom is, in a simplistic way, the Japanese equivalent to Superman, and represents the birth of a whole new kind of hero. In his way he embodies the concept of "heroism" for his particular world. To have him die in this fashion, as merely one in a series of notable murders, simply sat wrong with me.
That said, I'm still riveted by the plot and am eager to finish the series. But if they don't bring Atom back, I'm going to be one saaaaaaaaaad puppy. ;_____;