Analysis of Empire Magazine - Pages 7 + 8

These are the last two pages of the feature. Page 7 focuses in more on Bane's costume design, which would
attract hardcore fans of the character, as he's had a costume update. Fans would want to know the reasoning behind this change. Readers who aren't that knowledgeable about the franchise would find out interesting information about a previously unknown 'new' character.
The second page continues with the interview of Noland and the actor Hardy (who plays Bane), but also asks Bale a little about Batman, to entice the 'less knowledgeable' fans who really only recognise the character or Batman, but also appeals to the hardcore fans, as they will want to know how the character is developing throughout the films.

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Analysis of Empire Magazine - Pages 5 + 6

The next two pages of the article contain some similar conventions to pages 3+4. By now, I am starting to recognise some of the conventions of feature articles in Empire, in terms of the components on the page and also the graphical elements. For example: Empire keep a 'theme' running through their feature articles, for example, a graphical element (in this feature, it's the triangular 'slash' shapes that cut through the text and page) and colour scheme, which helps the audience understand that these pages are all connected.

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Analysis of Empire Magazine - Pages 3 + 4

The feature begins on pages 3 + 4. Again, on the 'first' page, there is a full page photo, but this time shows Bane from the front, so we can see the character properly. There is an overall theme of the colours of black, white, tan  and dark blue, the colours of Bane's costume design. There is also still a theme of violence: hardly surprising as Nolan's Batman films are known for their aggressive characters and violence.

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Analysis of Empire Magazine - Pages 1 + 2

Before the proper feature started, there were two pages within the January 2012 Empire magazine that introduce the feature by providing a mysterious image with typography that contains a quote, and shows the reader that this feature will give out a lot of information on the new character, Bane. The audience is instructed to 'forget about the Joker', which makes it clear that the new villain is meant to be even better than the widely popular role that Heather Ledger starred in, in the previous film.

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Analysis of Empire Magazine - Front Cover

I purchased the January 2012 Empire to study the graphical/typographical and linguistic elements, as well as the overall conventions of the magazine.
 The first page I looked at was the front cover: meant to instantly engage the audience and entice them to buy the magazine.

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