Okay, after reading my fresh-off-the-stands Shonen Jump today, I have this to say:
What a freaking awesome chapter. Oda really is the god of shonen manga right now, Naruto just went through an awkward child stage (although is finally picking up again), and Bleach, while cool, is still finding its legs in the new arc, but One Piece rocks every week!
And since I don't have time to read all 12 pages of this (Go class in 20 minutes) I don't know if this has been said already, but this is my two cents on a scene:
When Paulie was surrounded by soldiers in what looked to be a bad situation, he thought of the straw hats and regained his resolve. Does anybody else see this as another potential "new crewmember" moment? Paulie was certainly channeling the Straw Hat spirit.