I said I would kick my own ass, and kick my own ass I did. OMG, now the drawing on the left makes me embarrassed. Next year (2012) I will draw this again! but larger (14×17" w/margins, i.e. 12×15")
See each drawing separately:
Now go check Hugh Laurie (years later he became Dr. House!) and Stephen Fry's take on kicking ass!: [link]
The one on the right is terrific. I generally don't like to paint the same person twice, but this makes me want to. (the ones that don't look right of course)
Woah, what a nice comparison! The older drawing looks awesome as well, there's no reason why you should be ashamed of it, but your skills definitely have improved