In the bottom right hand corner, I would like to direct your attention to a solid reason why caption boxes are a good idea. If you’re going to eschew caption boxes, make sure that your text contrasts with the artwork it overlays.

(Heavy Metal Cryptic Special, Spring 2009 – Page 93 Descur – Chapter 2: Hakeem by Giordani, Laub, Campos, Merker, Angrand and Nelson)