Book Review: The Art of Daniel Warren Johnson

Amazing energy

Daniel Warren Johnson is an amazing comic book artist and writer based in Chicago.

His art, the characters, are just filled with energy, life, that you feel like the next scene can move. His storytelling and composition feel so immersive. The style is gritty and detailed. There are a few scenes that remind me of Katsuhiro Otomo because of the staging and world building.

You can pause at almost every page in this large 288-page hardcover just to admire the art, the craft of making comics.

This book has art from Space-Mullet, Extremity, Murder Falcon, Do A Powerbomb! and The Moon Is Following Us, Wonder Woman: Dead Earth, Beta Ray Bill: Argent Star, Transformers, The Ghost Fleet and more.

There are also a few private commissions and those are incredible. I mean the people who commissioned those pieces definitely got a great deal.

This is easily one of the best artbooks from 2026. If you have not seen work from DWJ before, you'll probably be a fan after you do. The art is that good.

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This book was borrowed from Basheer Graphic Books for review purposes. You can order the book from them. Check with Basheer on Facebook.