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by Damon Martin (image) What if you were diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease and only had six-months to live? What would you do? Would you quit your job? Would you tell the people in your life that matter the most exactly what they meant to you? Would you travel the world? Would you just crawl... more

by Damon Martin



What if you were diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease and only had six-months to live? What would you do? Would you quit your job? Would you tell the people in your life that matter the most exactly what they meant to you? Would you travel the world? Would you just crawl into a hole and wait to die?

Being handed a death sentence is nothing anyone can fathom until it's happened to them, but from the pages of Mark Millar's (Kick-Ass, Wanted) CLiNT magazine those questions are answered through a new comic debuting this month called Death Sentence.

As the tagline reads: “The virus is going to enhance you and then kill you. There is no cure.” Verity Flett was one of the unfortunate souls diagnosed with the debilitating disease known only as the G+ virus, and her story along with several others will play out on the pages of Death Sentence. She was kind enough to speak with us about her role in this new ongoing saga:

Damon Martin: As you understand it, what exactly is the G+ virus?

Verity Flett: It's an STD that enhances your abilities - but kills you in six months. I've got it worse than most and I'm trying to find out why.

DM: There are no words that can describe what it's like to literally be told you only have months to live, but if you were to tell us what went through your mind on that day what was happening?

VF: Disbelief. Numbness. Fear. Then I got angry. You look at all the other fuckers wasting their time - cheating and lying - and you think...why me? What did I do?!! But fuck it, six months is six months. I'm not done yet.

DM: I haven't seen someone walk out of their job in a more epic way this side of Kevin Spacey in American Beauty. You certainly left yours in an interesting way. Any regrets?

VF: Fuck regrets! Are you high?! Dude's lucky I didn't knock him out!

DM: With time running out, was there any one thing you wanted to do or accomplish?

VF: I wanna paint. I always figured there'd be time, but...shit kept happening! And there's someone I'd like to see. Make things right, if I can.

DM: What can you tell us about what happened at the Royal London Hospital?

VF: Man...those poor people! If I could go back, I would. But it wasn't me who instigated that shit! One second we're chatting and the next they're all on me with handcuffs and a needle. What the fuck would you do? I felt all this heat, all these frequencies on my skin - and I rejected the lot. Threw it right back out. I don't have a fuckin' clue how it happened it and I hope to god there's no repeat.

DM: If you had one message for all the other people out there with the G+ virus what would it be?

VF: Run.

To read Verity's story and about the rest of those infected, check out Mark Millar's CLiNT magazine with Montynero Dowling's new comic Death Sentence which features illustrations by Mike Dowling. The first 200 to subscribe to CLiNT will save 20% and get a free signed Dave Gibbons 'The Secret Service' Art Card! To find out more visit: titanmagazines.com/t/clint/

(image) by Nicole Powers (image) [Alarm set to sleep] (image) [Occupy Denver in da Chi-Town house] (image) [Rallying the anti-ICE troops] Monday was supposed to start with a march to Boeing’s HQ, but after the craziness of the previous day, this activist, like many I suspect, slept through it. One... more

by Nicole Powers


[Alarm set to sleep]


[Occupy Denver in da Chi-Town house]


[Rallying the anti-ICE troops]

Monday was supposed to start with a march to Boeing’s HQ, but after the craziness of the previous day, this activist, like many I suspect, slept through it.

One of the best things about this whole Chicago odyssey had been the opportunity to meet friends IRL I’d previously been conversing with exclusively online. This phenomenon seemed to be universal among the protesters that had gathered in the city. Consequently, over the past few days, at marches, rallies, and at the Occupy Chicago Convergence Center, Twitter handles seemed to be more ubiquitous than names.

Having attempted but failed miserably to meet up with a group of Twitter friends that were particularly dear to me during the chaos of yesterday’s #NoNATO rally, we decided to rectify the situation first thing today. Therefore, at the crack of midday, I headed to one of the best pizza joints in town to break some authentic deep pan pizza crust with my Twitter besties.

There’s always a little anxiety when meeting digital friends in the flesh for the first time. Would/could I live up to my online persona? Would/could they? Fortunately, in this case, expectations were exceeded, and our friendship affirmed. With relief (on all sides I suspect) that our camaraderie was justified, we finished our food and moved on to the next march.


[Members of the CPD turn out to see our anti-ICE march off]


["Food Not Bombs" = Food For Thought]


[Protesting can be a shady business - especially when the sun's out.]

The focus of this afternoon’s action was immigration policy and ICE, however, as our procession passed the Congress Plaza Hotel on Michigan Avenue, the sight of tourists entering the site of the longest ongoing strike in the US prompted spontaneous chants of “union busting, that’s disgusting” and multiple choruses of “Solidarity Forever.” It was heartening to see occupiers embracing the finer qualities of organized labor so enthusiastically, since at times – despite a natural affinity and synergy based on shared goals – relations between Occupy and the union movement have been strained.

Heading towards the Metropolitan Correction Center, we converged with those that had been on the Boeing march earlier in the day. As our numbers increased, the policing got a little more intense. However, clearly not wanting a repeat of the violence that had marred the previous day, the white shirts were mostly making a concerted effort to facilitate our route.



I ducked out around 5PM, since I had the next day’s SG blog content to post, and also wanted to edit and upload my last batch of photos before jumping on the bus. All fourteen 99% Solidarity-organized and National Nurses United-funded buses, which had set out from eight different cities to ferry 700 activists to the Chicago protests, were scheduled to depart at 10 PM from the same spot they’d dropped us off at on Lake Shore Drive.



During my pizza breakfast/lunch, LA Occupier b0xcar had called me to express concern at the large police presence outside the Occupy Chicago Convergence Center, where our group was converging prior to departure. That same police presence was now in evidence by our buses.



As my cab approached, one officer attempted to divert us. It was only after I explained I was actually getting on one of the buses, that he allowed my driver to pull up in vague proximity. While gathering my luggage, plus several other bags I was transporting for friends, numerous cops took turns to yell at me to hurry up. Actually offering a hand might have been more helpful than screaming at one girl who was clearly having difficulty wrangling six heavy bags. But since assistance wasn’t offered, I clenched my jaw shut and silently took the utterly superfluous verbal abuse.



Over the past 24 hours, one of the paramount concerns of the 99% Solidarity group had been to track those who’d been arrested and facilitate their release, since leaving any of our number behind would be problematic in more ways than one. Diane Moxley, a veteran activist legal adviser who was running jail support, noted that charges tended to match the severity of the baton-induced injuries so police could justify their use of force. However, as our departure time approached, the reality seemed to dawn on the Chicago Police Department that any occupier who missed our bus would likely just occupy Chicago after their eventual release. Not wanting to add to their problems – or Occupy Chicago’s ranks – all but one of our group was released in time to make their ride.

That didn’t mean everyone was going home though.

TO BE CONTINUED…



[Below: Images of the anti-ICE protest]









Full disclosure: Nicole Powers has been assisting with 99% Solidarity’s efforts and is in no way an impartial observer. She is proud of this fact.

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Some SuicideGirls have been modeling for the site for 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or even 10 years. We thought it would be fun to show you a look back and some of the SuicideGirls throughout the years. This week we bring you Bob! Bob has been a SuicideGirl since 2008. She has 13 photo sets and she really gets us... more

Some SuicideGirls have been modeling for the site for 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or even 10 years. We thought it would be fun to show you a look back and some of the SuicideGirls throughout the years.

This week we bring you Bob!

Bob has been a SuicideGirl since 2008. She has 13 photo sets and she really gets us going with her gamer sets. Enjoy this sexy look back at the stunning Bob...

From her first photoset GTA A Tribute to Lola shot in 2008 by metalheadgrrl:





Looking stunning in Haiku shot in 2009 by Augenblicke:





What Stays in Vegas doesn't always stay, just check out these photos shot in 2009 by Zoetica:





She has a techie twosome with Jaylin in Got the Boxee shot in 2009 by Augenblicke:





Looking beautiful in Before the World was Made shot in 2010 by Cherry:





Being playful in Yoshimi shot in 2010 by Brooklyn:





Shows her love for The Office in Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica shot in 2010 by Augenblicke:







Anything Goes in her set from 2010 shot by Cherry:







She gets steamy with Squeak in 820pm Boiler Room shot in 2011 by Cherry:







Plays a true bad ass in Gears of War shot in 2011:







Her and Kemper are the Droids You're Looking For in her set from 2011 shot by Zoetica:





Bob takes us Beyond the Sea in her set from 2012:





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