This issue of the Empire uses bright colours to attract the audience and make it stand out. The Empire uses the two colours purple and green to promote The Joker. Also the

Empire uses buzz words such ‘plus’ which suggests the fact that the dark knight Is the main focus and everything else is just an extra. Also ‘World Exclusive’ sums up the release

of preview as Dark Knight as it seems successful which promotes the magazine by saying it cannot be read

anywhere else. The main image itself is taken from the film, it shows the jokers personality and style with his outfit and pose. The graphics used may suggest the

magazine is crazy and exclusive as the fonts look worn. The dark red masthead of ‘Empire’ stands out, also the ‘Dark

Knight’ gives clues about the genre. The date and price are at the top of the magazine but in small fonts so it could fit out of the M of ‘Empire’ which helps the masthead stand

out.

This issue of the Empire is promoting Transformers 2 as it says ‘ The hot issue’ and then in blue ‘Transformers 2’s

Meagan Fox’. Megan fox is the main image however she is crouching towards the right of the page, this suggests that the magazine is playing with the design so they could put the writing around her. Megan Fox plays one of the main characters in the film Transformers and she Is well known for being a Hollywood star. This particular image will draw the audience due to her appearance she is clearly sitting there in trousers but without a top on… the font is bold

and therefore making it another eye catcher. This Empire issue have also used buzz words such as ‘hot issue’ and

‘one-on-one with the most wanted woman in Hollywood’. This suggests there could be exclusive interviews with her which will interest the audience even more. This issue also

includes 3 exclusives which are Wolverine, star trek and Angels&Demons, this will interest the reader as the issue

offers more of an insight.

This issue of the Empire includes buzz words such as ‘plus’ readers will then be able to recognise what else is inside

the magazine. Other characters have been added onto the front of using the colour red which stands out from the

background. This issue includes ’10 must see movies’ this shows the audience that the issue contains other movies inside. The font in the magazine tends to be capitalized which draws the attention of the audience. The main image suggests that ‘Harry’ is looking directly into the camera by making eye contact with the audience. This

magazine emphasises to the audience that this issue is the ‘best preview issue ever’ which is also capitalized which is

suggesting that the audience must look at this issue.