I think the idea of Ichigo being dead is a little far-fetched. I get the impression he is pretty grounded in reality with all of his friends and such, no kind of Sixth Sense feelings or whatnot. The idea of other mod-konpau (sp, kinda tipsy as I type) seems like it could be pretty bad ass. I want to see Kon layeth the smack down and all. I thought about Ichigo's mom coming back as a hollow, but that'd be crazy and all. Having seen her soul pop out and help him, it'd be far-fetched. Having read only about 10 chps ahead of where the anime is, there are some things I'm going to want to debate in about a month and a half's time; I'll save it until then, though.