Armed with foam, hot glue, fabric, sewing machines, and the can-do attitude inherent to all cosplayers, four denizens of the Nexus valiantly took it upon themselves to craft and wear lovingly-recreated mantles inspired by their favorite Overwatch heroes. Now, Valla, Johanna, Raynor, and Stitches have become the heroes the multiverse never knew it needed. The creation of their ensembles was overseen by a talented team of Heroes of the Storm artists, who, excited by the prospect of assembling a new, rag-tag team of heroes wearing the outfits belonging to some of the most iconic Overwatch characters, stitched each thread of these four new skins together with fannish fervor.
We caught up with senior artist Andrew Kinabrew to talk about the latest crossover hitting the Nexus and what it’s like designing skins for Heroes of the Storm.
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