In the art style of iconic MAD magazine. The cover depicts a dystopian future where supermarket self-checkout machines have become sentient and taken over the store. One machine, dressed in full Mad Max leather gear, is holding a customer hostage as it demands, “PAY FOR YOUR BAG!” Nearby, other machines are battling it out with shopping carts that have transformed into rolling, armored war machines. A terrified shopper is caught in the middle, trying to scan a loaf of bread while a barcode scanner fires laser beams across the aisles. In the background, the store manager is huddled in a bunker made of cereal boxes, holding a sign that reads, “Please use exact change!
