Imperial Vogue
Imperial Vogue was a Emperor's Hammer lifestyle magazine that operated around 2001. It was intended to be reminiscent of its real world counterpart, but with a Emperor's Hammer angle. It was published and operated by its head editor, Mairin Astoris, and its Deputy Editor, Werdna Elbee.
Background[edit]
Intended as a successor to Imperial Cosmo, Imperial Vogue was the brainchild of Mairin Astoris, who wanted to create a magazine for the Emperor's Hammer that would provide a more humorous and lighthearted take on the events and works of the Emperor's Hammer as a whole. Enlisting Werdna Elbee to assist, Imperial Cosmo would ultimately publish three issues before folding.
Issues would include a mix of club-specific topics including news of the date, editorials, features, interviews of club members, in-universe horoscopes and fashion articles, as well as a humor section including logs and quotes. The only section that was not done in-universe included reviews of current media, unrelated to the Emperor's Hammer directly.
Issue #1 featured a "SubGroup Madness" section, containing articles from the Dark Brotherhood, Infiltrator Wing, Fleet Medical Corps, and Intelligence Division subgroups advocating for their particular subgroup. Issue #2 highlighted the new Week of War website. Issue #3 featured a new layout similar to Imperial Cosmo, with most articles written by Werdna Elbee.
While the magazine did not last much beyond its initial issue, it serves today as an artifact and "slice of life" into elements of Emperor's Hammer club culture at the turn of the millennium.
Archive[edit]
Imperial Vogue site (archive.org)
Staff[edit]
Vogue Head Editor: Mairin Astoris
Vogue Deputy Editor: Werdna Elbee
Features : Mairin Astoris, Firefox (Issue #1), Dash Riprock (Issue #2), Trevor Rastyn (Issue #2)
Editorials : Mairin Astoris, Werdna Elbee
Interviews : Mairin Astoris, Nightflyer (Issue #1), Howlader (Issue #1), Chi-Long (Issue #1), Werdna Elbee (Issue #1), Belzedar (Issue #2)
Fashion : Mairin Astoris
Horoscopes : Mairin Astoris
Reviews : Quake, Mairin Astoris, Werdna Elbee (Issue #2)
Jokes/Fun Page: Mairin Astoris (Sun Tzooh Matron, Quotes of the Month), Mell Kerrigan (Issue #1: MAJ Bust Up), Andronicus (STM Concept), Werdna Elbee (Production Logs)
SubGroup Madness (Issue #1):
- The Dark Brotherhood: Mairin Astoris
- The Fleet Medical Corps: Michael Tolwyn
- The Infiltrator Wing: Trevor Rastyn
- The Intelligence Division: Trevarus Caerick
HTML, Text Graphics: Mairin Astoris
Vogue Graphic: Shakur
Hosting: Darklord
