There are three for-sure things all people love in life: comic covers, cover bands, and MS Paint. Some warned us to never combine this holy trinity. We here at Multiveristy Comics said no, threw caution to the wind, and combined mankind’s three favorite things into our new weekly feature: MS Masterpaint Theater! Each week, we will highlight some of the best comic cover art by recreating those masterpieces in the artist’s ultimate tool, MS Paint.
Welcome to this week of MS Master Paint Theater. Before we enjoy this week’s masterpieces, let’s run over the rules again real quick.
Rules:
- Must use MS Paint.
- Must use mouse and keyboard.
- No tips, tricks, or hints.
- 1 hour per piece.
- Each piece will be rated on a scale of 1 to 10.
Simple enough! Let’s open the curtain on this week’s covers! Enjoy
Masterpaint Theater
She Wolf #1
By Rich Tommaso
I greatly enjoyed my time with Rich Tommaso’s “She Wolf #1” this week. I enjoy Rich’s surreal and often vague narratives. Even more so Rich has such a distinct art style and he seems to have a new approach for each series. In “She Wolf #1”, Rich’s characters are elongated, exaggerated and bright. To pair that Rich has great simplistic stripped down covers. They are very stark and eye grabbing. Maybe only having to tackle one werewolf will prove a win for Masterpaint Theater.
She Wolf #1
By Kyle Welch after Rich Tommaso
Oh no, we have made a were-not-even-close-wolf. If there is one thing I have learned in my many hours in paint is that smooth lines, clean edges and subtle simplicity are not options viable to me. The logo is not half bad. Its not half great either.
7 were-never-again-wolfs out of 10
Detective Comics #935
Variant Cover by Rafael Albuquerque
Is there much to say about Rafael Albuquerque’s art. There are very few better than this man. There are very few that do Batman better than this man. What I love most about this cover is the brightness of Batwoman shading on the darkness of Batman. Im a sucker for simple shapes and using the background to create shapes and lines. Im not going to sugar coat this one, its going to be bad.
Detective Comics #935
By Kyle Welch after Rafael Albuquerque
Well its pink. Let’s be honest, what could we expect from this one. Aside from smooshing Batwoman’s face I did her a little justice. The dark knight however, justice alluded him once again. Looks like he has poop smears on his face. He looks pretty grumpy though so I feel I captured the inner soul while capturing very little of Rafael’s greatness. That bat symbol still looks dumb whether I or Rafael draws it though (arch comic commentary).
4.5 poorly placed poop smears out of 10
Thank you for checking out another installment of MS Masterpaint Theater. Look for two more stunning recreations next week. As we have settled into a weekly groove I will look to get other Multiversity Staff into contributing and maybe even possible creator guests! If you are a reader and would like to contribute, we would love your submissions for your MS Paint masterpieces. Send them here: kwelch@multiversitycomics.com. Until next week, may your airbrush always be crappy.
