I cannot stress this enough: watch your quality. It seems like its gotten much better in some bits (The sticks themselves, the explosion) But the smaller, more miniscule detail there is some loss to the parts (the spear handle, the string from the yo-yo, the temple-symbol thing on the yellow stick's head). The edges on there are jagged, and for me it's a bit of an eyesore. I think you're switching to occasionally the pixel tool; don't do that. Keep it consistent. If It means working with a smaller, more feathered brush then do so. I like the explosion, that seems pretty well made. You've also gotten better with shading, I do think there could be improvement on the yellow stick's shading though. looking at how you have the shadows on the other sticks, it should match it a bit more. I like how its blended, but make sure since the explosion is coming from the back and is acting as a light source, it should also reflect on him. It should be a bit more subtle, due to him being farther, but still make it noticeable. There's also a lack of balance in the picture, the left side outweighs the right, so balance that out with another stick or do some rearranging. Other than those things nice job.