DOUBLE DECKER POST
Yeah, Stamper's adjustments were pretty much the way to go, I think. And I think you should bring back the gun, it was awesome, and maybe shade under his chin and try to make his face stand out more, because I just realized that's what I was looking at. The skull looked like his head at first. It could be a really great picture if you gave it some damn value range. The whole thing is dark dark dark grey.
I think I know what you're going for here, and I know it's tough to exit the comfort zone of how you think you want it to look, but I think you gotta trust the general consensus here and try brightening it up. Like a LOT. You could stick with the grey monotone deal I think you're going for, and still brighten it up, but right now it's pretty muddy and indecipherable.
:IMHO LOL