you can remove: ‘&format=custom’ part.
dss: I use the Author Image plugin: http://www.coffee2code.com/wp-plugins/ You need to create the images you want to use and make sure their filenames refers to the user # which you’ll find on the USERS section, then insert <?php c2c_the_author_image() into the main template.
And LaBella, glad you got it working. I use the following code to configure my recent comments:
I’m using the Recent Comments plugin: http://blog.jodies.de/archiv/2004/11/13/recent-comments/
After you install/activate it you go into OPTIONS and select RECENT COMMENTS there is a section for configuring gravatars, labelled appropriately GRAVATARS.
Good stuff.