I'm really enjoying this book and so far have found it to be a worthy successor to PAD and Nauk's run and, nothing against Timms, but I do wish that Gleason were sticking around longer. As far as the decompression, I dont mind it here as it's interspersed with vignettes catching us up on where everyone has been which in some cases wouldn't need an entire issue devoted to it, so I kind of like it.
As for who I would like to see return, absolutely agree with Empress. She was an amazing character and could have more stories. I'm torn on Secret...I loved her character, but I really like where she was left and with the most recent issue, Bendis has made it clear those past stories happened in some fashion. Arrowette was also a favorite I would like to see back. I could see her becoming big friends with Jinny Hex. In fact, thinking about it, that should be a phase three mini series Jinny Hex & Arrowette!