It's actually for a site called ANALOG MEDIUM, but you might not guess that from the way the last two letters of Analog are obscured, eh readers? They seem a very talented bunch over at AM, so it would be crass to drag this slip-up out any further.
Giggling like a goblin from Labyrinth in a Japanese schoolgirl's dress, I asked Dan to mutilate said image for cheap laughs. The result was intriguing...
I think we have a new commercial brand image on our hands here; one sure to stand out from everything else on the Chemist's shelf.
ANAL MED, with its no-nonsense title and lettering, its power-armored mascot wielding a futuristic (and arguably dystopian) applicator, is a product clearly aimed at the male 18-35 demographic. Hell, they could glue a free sample to the cover of Maxim or Men's Health. Better still, maybe some kind of tie-in with Baen Books or something. Voice-over by Michael Ironside, or possibly The Rock.
Actually, a part of me (the ugly, self-promoting part. All of me, then) is reminded of the adverts blaring out of the telly in my short story, Eye-High, which you might want to check out. It's better than my tenuous links at any rate.
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ANAL MED UPDATE...
Since this post (and subsequent controversy) went live, reactions have been flooding in.
The SF Blogging community's response was muted...
Requires Hate retaliated by posting a cutting-edge LolCat...
While Captain Adama was intrigued...
No one could locate their trousers.
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