The flip potential of this forthcoming print is understood by me, as well as the completist instinct that Invader obsessives and collectors may have. I appreciate also how just the fact the work was created by Invader will generate great interest in it.

Are there any thoughts on whether the piece is strong, and if so why? Query if there's an underlying idea that's interesting, and if the appeal is more than aesthetic.

What I see is a 1980s arcade video game character given a makeover referencing a 1970s album and persona. Is there a connection between the two that makes this cross witty? I'm curious about the relevance of Aladdin Sane and the relation, if any at all, to Pac-Man.

Or is the attraction for the most part visual? Maybe this marriage of nostalgic pop-culture iconography is simply intended to be random and amusingly silly — meaning that, strictly in terms of the idea, it wouldn't make a difference if the Pac-Man ghost were replaced by, say, Q*bert or Donkey Kong.

That would be fine. The playfulness I enjoy about Invader would remain present. But there'd be a loss of a certain conceptual purity that I find throughout most of the artist's other work.

Look forward to reading other views about the actual image — as opposed to speculation on release dates, pricing, and different editions for different castes of buyers.

Defeat conceded.