Haha, Whitebeard clearly has that Moby Dick thing going on, with the whale ship, spear and all, and Shanks looks awesome.
And Blackbeard and his crew were definitely too badass not to be, you know, big, plotwise.
Also, BB totally freaks me out now, and I fear for Ace's health.
I mean, he has a really mean look, but I always figured he was a nice guy, because of the humour in his first appearance, and the D mythology thing.
But now, the guy feels very very dangerous, not just awesome and with the most kickass crew of all.
And I just love how everything Luffy's crew have been doing's been put into perspective with the latest chapters.
All the stuff at EL so you think they've become huge, but no, not yet, you realize how much the SHs still have to accomplish.
Oh and, "ZOMG! They opened the sky with a just the shockwave created from a single clash of their weapons!"
So much more stuff to talk about and so little time.
And yay for political correctness (Ace's Tattoo).