Is this man looking bad?

[Peter Thomas]

Hm...

I think the main reason it's taking a while to get a response is because you aren't too clear on what you're after.

For example, when you posted the two links of your second character (front and side view), you were wanting comments on the shoes. In which case, you should have said so. Daz was just commenting because you didn't specify what sort of crit you were looking for (until afterwards)

For the first guy, one problem is that the shoes are unlevel. Unless he's standing on some really rocky surface, his feet should be flat (that is, the bottom of them should be on a horizontal line) Also, the left foot appears bigger than the right.

For the second guy, well... "bah. forget the shading. What about the shoes?" doesn't really give me any ideas as to what sort of shoes you are after.

Apart from that, I like your edit of Dart's. Maybe chop a few pixels off the legs though?

Good luck