The magazine cover effectively portrays the action genre through the image of the main protagonist holding a pistol while blindfolded, suggesting skill and precision. The cover uses the house styles of the dark color palette and FalconsFont title typography consistently across products. The message that it aims to convey is that this is an action blockbuster through text describing it as the "next year's action blockbuster" and the Empire tagline of "More action than you can handle."