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
*Normally at Masterpaint Theater features we try to shoot for two covers for the week but I ran behind on interviews and some other work for the site. Hope to return t normal two next week.
The Spire #8
By Jeff Stokely
This week we see the end of ‘The Spire’ from Si Spurrier and Jeff Stokely. I have really enjoyed the series from Boom so I chose the cover for this week to say my thanks for a great run. Jeff Stokely is a beast. I love his line work and its on display in this cover. I enjoy the very European comic feel he is able to portray in his style. The surreal horror for this cover is really striking as well. It stands out even more as it plays with the strong symmetry of the face. Those splatters, Im a sucker for splatters. Can you splatter in paint?
The Spire #8
By Kyle Welch after Jeff Stokely
Nope, you can’t. Well not in a way that looks good or coherent. I went for a different style of horror and employed jelly bean looking eyes and maybe weird bugs as teeth. I can’t find a single one that looks like a tooth. Volume two of the Spire will be in search of a good dentist. Not to toot my own horn but that’s a strong locket. I would gift that to a sweetheart any day of the week. Toot Toot!
6 1/2 Toots I Said I Wouldn’t Toot
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.
