Empire Magazine January 2016 Star Wars The Force Awakens Kylo Ren Special Edition Subscriber Cover SKU 1562

Original Empire Magazine – January 2016, featuring a striking Star Wars: The Force Awakens cover centred on Kylo Ren.

This is a special subscriber edition cover, identified on the front as “Cover 5 of 6”, making it an especially interesting version for collectors looking to build a complete set of the January 2016 Empire Star Wars covers.

MAGAZINE DETAILS

Magazine: Empire
Date: January 2016
Issue: January 2016
Cover: Kylo Ren
Film: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Edition: Special Subscriber Cover
Cover Variant: Cover 5 of 6
SKU: 1562

The front cover features Kylo Ren in full costume with his distinctive hooded outfit and illuminated crossguard lightsaber, against a dramatic fiery orange background. The large red EMPIRE masthead contrasts strongly with the artwork, while the cover prominently identifies the feature as STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS.

The cover specifically states “Cover 5 of 6 – Kylo Ren”, making the variant particularly relevant to collectors interested in the different Empire covers produced around the release of The Force Awakens.

CONTENTS & FEATURES

The contents page confirms a substantial Star Wars-focused feature section, alongside Empire's usual cinema coverage.

Highlights visible in the photographed pages include:

Review Of The Year – a look back at the major films of 2015.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens – extensive feature coverage dedicated to the return of the Star Wars universe, including material relating to the film's characters, production and cast.

The issue includes coverage featuring:

Harrison Ford – Han Solo feature material.

Daisy Ridley – Rey and her emergence as one of the major new characters in the Star Wars saga.

Mark Hamill – coverage relating to Luke Skywalker.

Adam Driver – material focusing on Kylo Ren.

Gwendoline Christie – appearing in her role as Captain Phasma.

Simon Pegg – feature/interview material.

There is also coverage relating to the wider Star Wars world, including The Force Awakens, original trilogy material and comparisons/retrospective content.

Other features shown on the contents page include:

The Hateful Eight – Quentin Tarantino's western.

Burt Reynolds – a feature/interview celebrating the veteran actor.

The Greatest Showman – entertainment coverage.

The issue also includes regular Empire sections covering film previews, cinema releases, reviews, home entertainment, television, games and classic film material.

COLLECTOR APPEAL

This is a particularly appealing issue for Star Wars and film-magazine collectors because of the alternate subscriber cover.

The Kylo Ren cover is strongly associated with the first wave of The Force Awakens promotional coverage and captures the character's distinctive appearance from the film.

The interior pages also include several useful visual references to the Star Wars universe, including imagery of R2-D2, C-3PO, BB-8 and other characters, alongside coverage of the film and its production.

CONDITION

Pre-owned condition with visible signs of age, handling and storage.

The front cover has noticeable surface wear, including fine scratches, rubbing and general handling marks that are particularly visible on the darker areas of the artwork.

There is also edge and corner wear, with some rubbing along the outer edges and minor wear around the corners. The lower edges show some signs of handling, and the magazine has been opened and used rather than remaining in pristine condition.

The pages shown appear generally clean and intact, with normal signs of handling. There are some natural bends/curls visible where the magazine has been opened.

Please study all photographs carefully as they are part of the condition description.

IMPORTANT – EXTRAS

This listing is for the magazine only.

Any posters, inserts, cards, supplements, promotional gifts or other items that may originally have been supplied with the magazine are NOT included unless specifically shown as included in the photographs.

Items that were originally supplied with the magazine but are no longer present are not included with this sale.

PACKAGING

UK orders: The magazine will be sent securely in a hardback envelope.

International orders: The magazine will be sent in a cardboard mail-size box for additional protection during transit.

SKU: 1562