Alright, looking for opinions, here's some critiques *stretches* *cracks knuckles*
Ok. So the first one is definitly better. less busy. sleek.
the full character picture is nicely done. and i'm diggin how he's kinda stepping out of the frame. it would be nice if you could make it so that the background symbol isn't cut off at the top. maybe scale it down a bit, considering the black background forms into it anyway. Keep up the good work buddy.
-Syn