2003 is gone. Well, I'm a little glad.. 2004 promises much for me personally. Anyhow, here's a list of some of my favorite books, comics and minis, and maybe I'll throw in some of the music I liked a lot this year if I don't get too tired- you know, thinking so hard.


PAPER PRODUCTS:
(in no particular order)

100%, by Paul Pope
Teratoid Heights, by Mat Brinkman
The Acme Novelty Date Book, by Chris Ware
Low Tides #6, by CF
Daredevil, by Brian Bendis & Alex Maleev
Alias, by Brian Bendis & Michael Gaydos
The Asshole, by Gary Panter
Kramers Ergot 4, by Sammy Harkham and various
Rubber Necker, by Nick Bertozzi
One Piece, by Eiichiro Oda
this crazy Japanese "mook" I got from last gasp with no title that I can figure out, but it has lots of nice illustrations in it.
Shrimpy & Paul and Friends, by Marc Bell
New X-Men, by Grant Morrison & various
Drawn and Quarterly Showcase, the Kevin Huizenga part
Sleeper, by Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips
Come one Come All & In Case of Emergency, by Souther Salazar
Ninja #3, by Brian Chippendale
The Fixer, by Joe Sacco
National Waste #3, by Leif Goldberg
AEIOU, by jeffrey brown
Isaac The Pirate, by Christophe Blain
Reggie 12 strips in Giant Robot magazine, by Brian Ralph
Those short pieces in Nest Magazine about the one legged girl, by Chris Ware

AUDIO SOUNDS:
(also in no particular order)

Outkast - Speakerboxx/The Love Below
Fannypack - So Stylistic
The Rapture - Echoes
Themselves - No Aiffs remix album
The Gold SParkle Band - Fugues & Flowers
Jennifer Gentle - Funny Creatures Lane
Peaches - Fatherfucker
V/A - Lost In Translation OST
Alvarius B. & Cerberus Shoal - The Vim and Vigour of Alvarius B. & Cerberus Shoal
We Ragazzi - The Ache
Dwayne Sodahberk - Unfortunately
Beans - Tomorrow Right Now
GOGOGO Airheart - Green cover S/T re-release
Dance Disaster Movement - We Are From Nowhere
Nettle - Firecamp Stories Remixes
V/A - DFA Compilation #1
Daedelus - Rethinking the weather
DM + Jemini - Ghetto Pop Life
Lightning Bolt - Wonderful Rainbow
Kinski / Acid Mothers Temple split CD

and more I've forgotten, I'm sure. Also, this is the kind of thing where I feel the need to say- especially with the music- that I am not making this my BEST OF 2003 list, somehow. That is to say, technically speaking. Because it's just a big list of stuff that I liked, and I just made it and I didn't use the golden mean to figure it all out.

Also, you may notice that my list of comics has lots of genre material and superheroes mixed in with all the artsy stuff. This is because I am extremely cool and not stuck up. And everyone should have an open mind, even us art fags. ;)  ¶ 1:21 AM