{"product_id":"total-film-magazine-january-2015-ex-machina-terminator-genisys-emma-watson-sku-1484","title":"Total Film Magazine December 2014 The Hobbit Martin Freeman Interstellar SKU 1483","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-owned original Total Film magazine – December 2014, Issue 226.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe magazine is in \u003cstrong\u003egood used condition overall for its age\u003c\/strong\u003e, but there is visible handling and storage wear which should be noted for collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the supplied image I can see \u003cstrong\u003enoticeable rubbing and whitening along the outer edges\u003c\/strong\u003e, particularly down the \u003cstrong\u003eright-hand edge\u003c\/strong\u003e and around the \u003cstrong\u003etop-right corner\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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I cannot see any major front-cover tear, large missing section or heavy staining in the supplied photograph.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease study the product image carefully, as it forms an important part of the condition description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eDescription\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal \u003cstrong\u003eTotal Film Magazine – December 2014, Issue 226\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring an extensive \u003cstrong\u003eThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies\u003c\/strong\u003e cover story and a wider \u003cstrong\u003eLord of the Rings \/ Hobbit special\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover is dominated by \u003cstrong\u003eMartin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins\u003c\/strong\u003e, presented in a dark Middle-earth setting with the issue promoted as providing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Complete On Set Access”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eto \u003cstrong\u003eThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis was the concluding instalment of Peter Jackson's Hobbit film trilogy, making this an especially attractive period magazine for collectors of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Hobbit\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/strong\u003e, Tolkien-related film memorabilia and Martin Freeman material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main headline reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“THE HOBBIT – THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewith the magazine describing its coverage as going:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Inside the final chapter of the biggest fantasy franchise of all time.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe issue therefore captures the franchise at a particularly significant moment, immediately around the release period of the final Hobbit movie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe central Bilbo cover portrait gives the magazine strong display appeal, with the muted brown, gold and stone-coloured design deliberately styled around the visual identity of Middle-earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eLord of the Rings \u0026amp; 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