R: Final question: Artists sometimes hide things in their work. Do you do that? And, did you hide something for us to find in the cover art?

PL: You got me there. Yes I do, and yes I have in the past. Years ago, when RACER ran its “In Focus” series of race car studio shoots, I always did a cockpit illustration with numbered callouts of what all the knobs and switches were. I used to hide a simple happy face in every diagram. I also paid homage to my Southern California punk roots by hiding “Black Flag” logos in other artwork, too.
If we didn’t circle, would you have found the hidden ‘Black Flag’ logo?

R: So, cover No. 305… Any hidden surprises?

PL: You need to buy the poster and check it out. I’ll just say this: the poster will give you a better chance of finding what I hid!



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