Blankets is incredible. Thompson's use of the page is extremely unique to the indie scene.

Since Vim recommended Young Liars, let me just second that recommendation. I am the most vocal supporter of Young Liars you will meet. The twelfth issue just wrapped a few weeks ago and it was fucking awesome.

If you liked Pax Romana (the one about the Vatican time-traveling), you ought to check out The Nightly News, which was Hickman (the writer/artist) first break into indie comics. The trade is only like 15 bucks and pretty awesome at that.

So.
Let's have a Gateway to Geekery: Indie Comics at some point. Just don't let L. Pierce do it. Fuck sake. This was clearly knocked off in an hour.

That's precisely why I liked it, PeterF.

The Ultimates
Let's hear it for Millar and Hitch's treatment of superheroes in the 21st century. The Ultimates is without a doubt one of the best superhero comics of the past decade. Vol. 1 & 2, that is.

This may have already been said…
But I figured that the title was alluding to the AV Club's music reviews.

Young Liars?
Tasha? Young Liars? Nudge, nudge…

Okay now, I said it last time, and now Salsa's got my back. Read The Ultimates I & II (that's the Millar & Hitch stories). They're fantastic.

I had to scan the comments first because I knew I couldn't have been the only person to pick up on that. Go Ghost McCain!

I'm an unemployed student and it's going to take me almost twenty days to read Gravity's Rainbow. I feel all of your pain.

Never know the joys of Halo 3? What a laugh.

Nicely played, Oh, nicely played. I, also, look forward to the release of his new album.

New DOOM
So, given that these three things are pretty trivial, let's ante up with the news that MF DOOM is now DOOM and he's got a new album dropping March 23rd. Funk.

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You guys need to fire some of those awful fucking writers you hired for Decider Denver/Boulder. That shit is intolerable.

Actually, he can, and did, with this album.

Frank's
Put some Frank's Hot Sauce on that shit and you're good to go.

Talking Heads
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) has got to be the best song on that list. Noel, you got that shit right.

Ellis and Hitch's Authority is inferior to Millar and Quitely's. Ellis' writing is like some sub-par hack trying to ape Ellis' writing on Planetary. Millar and Quitely, however, make the Authority the perverse superhero comic it should've been in the first place.

Okay, here's what ya'll ought to read next: