Above is the empire magazine cover of the Incredible Hulk which was released in 2008 and is another character from the Marvel Comics sequel. The first thing that makes this cover different to any other I have seen or analysed is that it is actually in 3d. I have stated in the other magazines that I have analysed that they can make magazines seem 3D via getting the characters go in front of the empire logo whereas this one is fully in 3-D.
The first thing that I have identified from this is the lack of information shown on the front cover which gives more emphasism on the front cover and the 3-D effect. This is ultimately the unique selling point of this cover and it works well alongside Hulk as it's an action, superhero movie. The cracks and the crumbled up empire logo tries to show its genre of action. It also tries to address their audiences by making everything animated including the Empire logo. This shows that this movie is for a younger male audience.
Hulk is directly looking at the audience in an aggressive manner and this tells the audience about what type of character Hulk is. The fact that Hulk is looking aggressively towards the audience makes me feel as if I have done something wrong and that he is after me which is supported by the cracks in the ground. Furthermore, Empire have actually changed the font of the logo which I haven't seen before but it looks like a font which will appeal to a younger audience and so this magazine front cover has very much focused on the way in which it draws in its target audiences and has made it look more like a comic than a magazine front cover.
Overall, this magazine cover has taught me that different target markets have different preferences and having a successful magazine front cover means that it appeals to its target audience. Moreover it shows how I can differentiate my magazine front cover via doing something like making it in 3-D.
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