I like the text in example #1 (the outline). I like how the figure looks like he is moving out of the page (gives a 3D feel). With the figure, can we make the arms be more by the side of the body? and look a bit more like the figures in the following photos? Maybe some harder edges to the figure also (it looks a bit soft and fat).
(see pics 10, 11, 12, 17)
http://www.babylon-freefly.com/media/18/dubai.html?&page=2What would it look like with white on the inside of the text, like this example?
http://www.superstreetbike.com/features/0909_sbkp_win_free_motorcycle_gear/photo_02.html