* there's not quite as much visual interaction between the text and the art that way.

I got a bit distracted in Wolverine from my original point, which was how much of the art is missed. Looking at those, there's big areas on the right that the eye misses unless you make a specific effort to look at it.

And I know, from much expereince with sking people and with seeding HUGE HONKING clues into art and having them missed - most people don't make a special effort to look at the art.