The News’ Michael Hogue presents America’s Team in his own, unique image

The Dallas Cowboys are never short of entertaining storylines – on and off the field. One of the funnest parts of my job is brainstorming with editors and writers about ways to illustrate stories about the boys. Here’s a look at some of the more lighthearted takes over the past five years.

– Michael Hogue, staff artist

Makes America’s team great again

The cover of the Cowboys 2016 preview section featured a parody of Washington crossing the Delaware River, with Jerry at the helm of Boys Across the Trinity.

State of the Cowboys speech, an animated parody

Jerry’s futile fight with the inspector

Favorite compliments

I asked several Cowboys players, “What’s the best compliment you’ve ever received?” Click / tap to see what they had to say.

Follow the leader

For our 2017 Cowboys Preview area, the cover contained a wagon train illustration.

The good, the bad, and the ugly

This coupled with a story about how we, with Ezekiel Elliott, have to take the good with the bad.

Jerry Jones over the years

For our section on Jerry Jones’ induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, we created this illustrated timeline.

Super bowl or bust

At the beginning of 2019, the Cowboys had championship ambitions. With the Super Bowl in Miami, the cover for the season preview had the team on board Jerry’s yacht heading for South Beach. But Zeke held out on a raft next to the boat.

The Ezekiel Elliott Holdout

We thought Jones could stick to his guns and play hardball …

… but he gave in and made Zeke the NFL’s best-paid running back.

Failures in the preseason

The soft schedule for the start of the 2019 season continued into week 3 against the humble Miami Dolphins.

Jason Garrett’s robotic press conferences

Jason Witten is retiring … again.

Visualizing the numbers behind Jason Witten’s cowboy career.

Least of all NFC

In 2020, the division was well on its way to breaking or breaking the record for worst division winner ever.

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After Dak’s injury, the cowboys had a revolving door at QB

This is how fans felt in 2020

Cowboys designed CeeDee Lamb in the NFL’s first “virtual” draft

take 2

For the 2021 Season Preview, we’ve explored coach Mike McCarthy’s disastrous first season and the cowboys’ chances of recovery.

Three cowboys join legends in the Hall of Fame

Here was our cover in honor of the HOF shrines of Jimmy Johnson, Drew Pearson and Cliff Harris.

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