| | | just noticed something great. JLA # 23 (!) has the title page on the left side (p. 4) + an ad on the right side- struck me as a bit unusual. # 23 is the second issue in the return of starro- its got that basic post-modern/magickal/gnostic view- people + reality are made up of stories/discourse.
GM's hit upon this in most of his books- Starro is taking over people's dreams in order to invade them- ala the candlemaker, the legion of legions- GM lately talks about corporate sigils + advertising in general accomplishing the same thing.
the title page says 'CONQUERORS' and the facing ad is a incredibly understated coke ad- 80% of the page is just 'Coke red' (they've conquered a primary color!)- in plain black at the bottom, slightly cropped out, is 'thirst'. there's no message really to the ad, it is clearly meant to resonate on a more subliminal level .
did he plan this? I looked thru the rest of my JLA issues + most of them have 2-page titles- does anyone know the process, whether he could have specified an ad or even a coke ad on that page. |
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