Hi Steve,

Thank you for the observations.

I didn't think about a chin strap. Interesting idea. The angle of the hat too.
I considered the feet coming out of the eggshell, but got lazy as the night wore on. I'm still considering how best to draw that. I have a few ideas.
I never considered the action of the observer. My thought was that he had made up his mind already and was asking a rhetorical question. If I were to add some action to him it would be arms up in exasperation or possibly forward, imploring. I take your meaning on 'life-like' however and it is something for me to think about.

Yes, I left the pupils out on purpose. Like you said before, what you put in and leave out is what makes the characters 'interesting'.

Eric