A few days ago Empire Magazine revealed their special cover design for their dedicated The Last Jedi issue that will be exclusive to subscribers. Today they have followed up that reveal with the design for the regular newsstand cover for the same issue that prominently features full body shots of Luke and Rey. And just like the subscriber cover, this newsstand cover is also holographic in nature. Click the image below for a closer look.
In addition to this newsstand cover, Empire has an exclusive image and details about Poe Dameron’s new modified X-wing from Episode VIII which carries the codename Black One.
The X-Wing (an Incom-FreiTek T-70, to be precise) has, according to Rian Johnson, been specially modified by Resistance engineers, with a temporary accelerator pod affixed to the aft section. According to The Last Jedi director, the pod, when primed, increases Dameron’s speed, allowing him to outrun First Order cannon emplacements. It’s just a temporary boost and will burn out quickly but it’s enough to get beyond the barrage of turbo laser fire from First Order Star Destroyers such as the one depicted in the image.
The October issue of Empire Magazine will be landing September 7.
