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Dave Johnson is one of the top tier artists that can do it all.  The Rev may be best known for his covers, but his sketches never disappoint.  Here we have The Rocketeer and Betty.

Dave Johnson is one of the most talented artists working today.  He is the go-to guy if you need a cool cover design.  Reverend Dave recently started a weekly blog, Johnson Cover Hi-Lo, in which he talks about the comic covers that just hit the stands.  Dave tells you what he likes and why as well as the same for those that don’t make the grade. 

Dave doesn’t talk about the artists who created the covers, but simply their choices, either good or bad.  I’m not an artist, but I enjoy learning about the process.  You might, too.

Oh, and by the way, Dave drew the above cover and snuck into the art a little personal commentary about his feelings for the editor’s design choice.  Well played, Dave.  Well played.

John Benteen’s Fargo: Hell on Wheels graphic novel – adapted by Howard Chaykin just launched today on Zoop.  I immediately jumped on board.  Here’s the lowdown…

Legendary comic book creator Howard Chaykin launches his first ever crowdfunding campaign!

A 96+ page prestige format, action packed, hardcover graphic novel starring soldier of fortune Neal Fargo, based on the legendary ‘Fargo‘ paperback series by John Benteen! Imagine if Conan was an American in the early 20th century. He still wouldn’t be as hard as Neal Fargo. Adapted, written and illustrated by the inimitable HOWARD CHAYKIN!

Supporters of the campaign are in for massive treats, as there are art contributions to the book by a murderer’s row of artists, including Gary Frank, Butch Guice, Eduardo Risso, Denys Cowan, Mahmud Asrar, Ron Garney and lots more, with a variant cover provided by Dave Johnson!

Here are two sample pages from Howard Chaykin.

Art by Dave Johnson and Walt Simonson!

Pinups by Denys Cowan and Giancarlo Bernal!

Pinups by Dan Panosian and Cully Hamner!

If this hits the right notes, then get on board before the train pulls out.  John Benteen’s Fargo: Hell on Wheels graphic novel – adapted by Howard Chaykin.

These are just two of the covers available for the benefit book, Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds.  The cover on the left is by Alex Ross and the right is by Dave Johnson.  Click on either to see them biggie-sized.

Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds features an incredible roster of comics talent united under the mission of providing relief to the war-torn Ukraine, which has suffered attacks from neighboring Russia since late February.

“Like everyone, I have been sickened by the atrocities perpetrated on the Ukrainian people for nearly two months,” said Scott Dunbier, editor of the anthology, “and I had to do something, anything, to try and help. The comic-book community is full of good and caring people who have stepped up to say, ‘I stand with Ukraine,’ and to contribute to this book.”

With the exception of hard costs (printing, credit-card fees, marketing) all of the funds raised by Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds will benefit the relief efforts in Ukraine in partnership with Operation USA. Since time of of the essence, once the campaign concludes and payments have been collected by Zoop, all funds will be sent to Operation USA immediately.

“We at OpUSA are so grateful for the support of Mr. Dunbier and all artists and writers involved with this project” says Mary Dolan, Director of Communications. “Operation USA is entirely privately funded, so projects such as Comics for Ukraine play a vital role in building our capacity to provide critical relief where needed most. Proceeds from this project will have a direct impact on the lives of those deeply affected by the ongoing war—improving conditions for Ukrainian refugees in Poland and other nearby countries via the provision of emergency grants and in-kind material aid. We thank all those involved in this meaningful project.”

Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds includes,,,

• Covers by Alex Ross, Dave Johnson, Art Adams, Bill Sienkiewicz
• A brand new Astro City short story by Kurt Busiek and Brent Anderson
• A brand new Chew short story by John Layman and Rob Guillory
• A brand new Star Slammers short story by Walt Simonson
• A brand new American Flagg short story by Howard Chaykin
• A brand new Usagi Yojimbo short story by Stan Sakai
• A brand new Grendel short story by Matt Wagner
• A brand new Groo short story by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragones
• A brand new Scary Godmother short story by Jill Thompson
• The Cost of War short story by Louise Simonson and June Brigman
• Hardrada short story by Dave Gibbons and Chris Sprouse
• A short story by Mark Waid and Gabriel Rodriguez
• Bombings short story by Emil Ferris
• And More…

Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds features an amazing array of talent including many more folks than I’ve listed above.  Plus with “the exception of hard costs (printing, credit-card fees, marketing) all of the funds raised by Comics for Ukraine: Sunflower Seeds will benefit the relief efforts in Ukraine in partnership with Operation USA” makes supporting the project a no-brainer.

Click over to get full details.  If you’re not a comics fan, but want to donate to the cause, there’s a place for that as well.  It’s a tough choice on which variant to get, but I’ve settled on the Dave Johnson cover.  Sound off with your choice if you’re in!