I think first one is best. It's all looking good except of the text above Dane Cook. Maybe you could change that. NJ
v1 Definitely, but I'm not feeling the black stroke on the text above the Dane Cook text, maybe try something else with it.
Oh no it looks great. I just figured out that since I was slouching in my chair when I was looking at the different versions, the colors at the top of my screen were darker than the ones at the bottom. So it looked like the colors were different :lol:
Add some overall contrast. It seems really bland and lifeless. Maybe some more effects to the left of him, it seems a bit empty there. Nice though, I see you are putting some effort into this.