Punk Hazard Arc is by far my favourite after the time skip. Caesar Clown, Law, Smoker, Vergo, and Zoro; all the fights are so simple, yet so good.
Doflamingo is next, can't wait. ( )

The Punk Hazard story arc could have easily been an all-for-nothing waste of an arc, inconsequential at the end of the day and with no real effect on Luffy and his crew. At this point, such an assessment would be totally wrong! If anything, Punk Hazard - and this volume - may turn out to be one of the more important turning points in the series. And for a manga quickly coming upon the big 7-0 in terms of volumes, the fact that it still has so many twists yet to be pulled shows that Oda knows exactly what he's doing.

You can read my full review of ONE PIECE volume 69 at my blog, Nagareboshi Reviews: http://nagareboshi-reviews.blogspot.com/ ( )