Smell the Truth just posted about DC Comics and their upcoming release of Harley Quinn Annual #1 (October 29th) and how it will contain a special 'Scratch 'n Sniff' edition that will feature a variety of smells including one description as cannabisylocibe 7-A (from inside the comic itself)--Otherwise known as Marijuana, weed, mary jane, the mota...You get the point.
Why? Who knows! But while the usual comic book reader may potentially enjoy a toke or two among friends it looks like this comic is designed to let you smell it as well. Other smells reported to be on this special edition are Pizza, Suntan lotion and Leather. Apparently to aid in customs sniffing animals to not go crazy over the wreaking of cannabis comics they're adding an international version that smells like freshly cut grass...In this case the dogs won't bark at the comics, they'll try to pee on the boxes.
Harley Quinn Annual #1 Releases October 29th everywhere!
Just like the Bleeding Cool writer that thought it was the craziest headline he ever wrote, I'm right there with him in wondering how, who and why this was done? I guess we'll have to read the comic to find out!
Comment, share, tweet, hit the red giant thumb...scratch 'n sniff a random comic, puff, puff, pass...
I'm curious what other smells are out there (now) besides the looming and usually lingering scent of cannabis...don't they usually smell like this anyway?
Sources:
Smell the Truth
Bleeding Cool
io9
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