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Originally Posted by Hairydolphin

Just wondering, will we be meeting the white beard crew now or will the black beard crew show up first? For some reason, I get the impression that the Black Beard pirates are the more powerful pirates who will come into conflict with Luffy and his crew.

Spoilers for volumes 25/26 (after Arabasta):

Spoiler:

We will be meeting the Black Beards first, but much later (only after Arabasta). We'll also meet the White Beards soon after the Black Beards.
Although we'll meet them, Luffy and his crew won't have any contact with the Black Beards and the White Beards;...

Spoiler:

... aside from Black Beard himself.

And your guess may be right, after all. Black Beard is seeking for Luffy in the manga now