Chapters 5 & 6

Chapter 5: The Pirate King and the Great Swordsman

This is a great issue. It starts out funny with Luffy dragging Morgan's son down a hallway and then using him as a human shield. In the next few panels Coby freaks out because he believes he is going to die from the gun shot wound he received in the last issue. Coby tells Zoro that Morgan's had always planned to execute him and then they are surrounded by marines. Just as the marines prepare to kill them Zoro has a flash back. He flashed back to his childhood and his training to become a swordsman. In this flash back Zoro promises to do everything in his power to become the greatest swordsman in the world. After this long and dramatic flash back the guards once again take aim at Zoro and Coby. Just then Luffy bursts onto the scene and reflects all of the bullets that had been aimed at Coby and Zoro. This is the first time outside of the pilot that Luffy is seen reflecting bullets. Overall i really enjoyed this chapter. The art work is better in this chapter than in previous chapters and there is a little more action.

Chapter 6: The First Crew Member

Sorry that once again there is no picture but it looks like most of them have a title page from here on out. This issue is the climax of the Lieutenant Morgan arc and as such is full of action. Luffy really shows off his power in this issue by taking out a huge number of marines with a single hit. Morgan shows just how evil he must be when he orders three marines to kill themselves and they actually go through with it. After beating Morgan for a while Luffy shows his more reckless side and attacks Helmeppo who is holding Coby at gun point. While Luffy has his back turned Morgan sneaks up behind him and prepares to kill him. Only then do we see just how powerful Zoro is. Zoro defeats Morgan in an instant and then having just agreed to join Luffy's crew addresses him as captain (probably the only time anyone on his crew would call Luffy that). This is a great chapter because it really showcases Luffy's power and recklessness and gives us a peak at what Zoro is capable of.