Before the Empire, before the Alliance, there was the Republic! Each month, or as often as our single staff member is able, we will strive to bring you fair and balanced news and stories. Unlike our successors, who will one day see the galaxy through an Empirical eye or a Rebellious attitude, we here at Republic Magazine pride ourselves in being blissfully ignorant of the political and religious trappings of Chancellors who would be Emperors and Muppets who would be Theocrats. In this first explosive issue Rep Mag sits down with Lightsaber Master Vel Venturi. Don’t let her girlish smile fool you fellas. Treat her like a lady or you may end up on the wrong end of a Jedi mind trick.