This was my thought as well. Especially, since the caption on X reads like an AI query:
Inspired by the visual language of old Ray Bradbury and Stephen King paperbacks, Justin Metz created this illustration, which may be the first cover without a headline or typography in The Atlantic’s 167-year history.
This was my thought as well. Especially, since the caption on X reads like an AI query:
https://x.com/TheAtlantic/status/1833105626962055554