Total Film Magazine July 2009 #156 Transformers Revenge Fallen Megan Fox Shia LaBeouf (1505)

Original Total Film magazine – July 2009, Issue 156, with a major Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen cover feature.

This is a strong late-2000s cinema collectible centred on one of the biggest blockbuster releases of 2009. The entire front cover is built around Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, using dramatic mechanical artwork, Egyptian imagery and a large image of Optimus Prime dominating the upper-right section.

Magazine: Total Film
Full Date: July 2009
Issue: 156
Cover Price: £3.99
Publisher: Future
Genre: Film / Cinema / Movie Magazine
SKU: 1505

Main Cover Feature – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

The principal feature is heavily devoted to Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, with the prominent headline:

“Bigger Is Better”

The cover specifically promotes material involving:

• Megan Fox
• Shia LaBeouf
• Michael Bay
• Optimus Prime
• The large-scale Transformers sequel itself

The artwork combines Transformers machinery with an Egyptian desert and pyramid backdrop, reflecting the visual style and setting associated with the second live-action Transformers film.

The cover describes the movie as the summer's major spectacular blockbuster and promises coverage with Megan, Shia and Bay.

Other Film Features

The issue also advertises several other major film and television subjects, making it a particularly interesting snapshot of cinema coverage from 2009.

Visible cover features include:

• Star Wars – a feature announcing a new series extending the franchise beyond the movies
• Shutter Island – on-set coverage with Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio
• The Expendables
• Robin Hood
• Gladiator 2

The mixture of contemporary blockbusters, upcoming productions and franchise coverage gives the issue broad appeal to collectors of 2000s movie magazines.

Cover Design

The cover has a particularly dramatic blockbuster presentation.

The oversized white TOTAL FILM masthead sits over a dense collage of metallic Transformers components, while Optimus Prime's face is clearly visible at the top.

A large Transformer figure occupies much of the right-hand side and lower portion of the cover, contrasted against the bright orange desert sunset and pyramid imagery on the left.

The bold “BIGGER IS BETTER” headline takes up a substantial part of the lower-left cover, giving the magazine a striking display appearance.

There is also a yellow corner flash advertising a free cinema ticket for every reader as originally promoted with the issue. This listing is for the magazine as photographed; no separate ticket is shown, so no loose ticket should be assumed to be included.

Condition

Pre-owned magazine with visible signs of previous handling and storage.

From the supplied photograph:

• Front cover remains bright and highly presentable
• Main Transformers artwork and text remain clear and strong
• There is visible surface rubbing / light scratching, particularly noticeable across some of the darker areas
• General handling wear is present across the cover
• Edge wear is visible around the outer perimeter
• The bottom-left corner shows noticeable rubbing and a small amount of curling / wear
• Lower edge has some light scuffing and handling marks
• Top edge and corners show minor wear
• Right-hand edge has some light curvature from storage
• A little general waviness is visible rather than the magazine lying perfectly flat
• Spine appears attached from the angle shown
• Barcode and publisher information remain present
• No major front-cover tear or large missing section is visible in the supplied image

Please study the photograph carefully, as it forms an important part of the condition description.

A particularly appealing issue for collectors of Total Film, Transformers, Revenge of the Fallen, Optimus Prime, Megan Fox, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Bay, Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese and late-2000s blockbuster cinema.

SKU: 1505