Round one

Hey Everyone,

I was wondering if I could get some feedback on stylistic choices and color. I decided to go for a more nostalgic feel by combining influence from both Will Eisner and Earl Oliver Hurst. Below is a style test I did a few weeks back (rather quickly, although I've edited some things that Micah and others suggested):


and here is the first shot in Doc's lab. I just now realized that I didn't include the linework example, but if anyone wants to see it just let me know. It's still roughly colored, but I was especially wondering if the colors are working in this layout? I have difficulty balancing saturated and unsaturated color, I've noticed.
Also, I realize that layouts shouldn't have characters, but I'm doing the rest of my layouts without characters, and then adding them in on a separate layer.
I just think it's so much more interesting with a person, though. :3

Any feedback is greatly appreciated!