I'm a well read grad student who's bluntly honest about all things, although I try to be most honest about myself.
I was just getting used to the one-shots, too, which gave me the immediate gratification of having a story started and finished within twenty pages. The benefit of longer stories is the bigger payoff, and Cloonan has proven herself adapt at both the one-shot and the longer stories.
The Face comes back, and he's more sadistic and powerful than ever. And he's calling The Punisher out to a duel to the death in public. I'm eager to see where this goes.