I think it's entirely stupid and moronic. I think a week or less before the beginning of a new month is fine, but more than a month?! I went investigating to see if people had reported it wrong, but alas, nothing turned up. Even the official XBN site doesn't mention anything about a magazine date.
Either way, it's great to see Stranger appearing as a cover story for a magazine. First Polygon, now XBN! Fantastic! Although, I was expecting a better cover. Alf's Anonymous said that Raymond Swanland was creating a cover piece, perhaps XBN deliberately chose to use the older Stranger image. I've also sent my father out hunting for the magazine on his way home, I informed him that it was probably only available in the USA, but it couldn't hurt to look.
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