I'm voting for Entry 1.
Entry 1 is overall a nice sig. The images are crisp and clear, nice use of brush strokes and the grunge theme chosen fits well with the render. However, while it is a nice sig, it really isn't an adventurous sig. It doesn’t seem as though you’re trying anything new or pushing yourself to be different. It comes across as a bit of a safe bet.
In regards to Entry 2, I feel as though the artisit has tried to step outside of their comfort zone and attempt something a little different. While I respect the decision of trying something new, I believe it was'nt executed quite right. I find the sig is a bit too dark in some places while it's also a bit too blurry. Perhaps, if you placed the blur on a slightly lower opacity it would look more pleasing to the eye and give a stronger impression of Charizard charging towards to the sig? Though I must say, I like the idea of adding the flame into Chraizard's mouth, not to mention the little touch of fire streaming from the mouth. If it wasn’t for the lightning I would have voted for Entry 2.
Score check!
Entry 1: 1
Entry 2: 5
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