venom 2 sketches

CBR.com posted an interview with Marvel's SVP of Publishing, Tom Brevoot.  In the article he talks a little bit about the continuity of Venom and how how Marvel goes about pleasing both the casual and hardcore fans.  More importantly perhaps, there are two sketches of Venom #2 released.  The sketches can be found below, and the article can be found here:

Is it me, or does Venom look a little goofy in this issue?  I was just getting use to his 007-Venom look...