best c++ compatible library for game making

sup guys I just found this board.
Im new to c++, but have picked it up pretty quickly.
I am wanting to make a game and want some advise on what best library to use for graphics is.
I looked at SLD and it looks pretty sweet. Multiplatform too.
Anyone else got any suggestions?

Don't fuck with SDL.  It seems nice, but you will soon realise just how horrible blitting is.  The cost to perform it on modern hardware makes it hard to do anything past Tetris and still manage a decent framerate.

I would try DirectX.  It has all the components you need to start making a game, and has some nice wrappers to simplify things (DXUT).  You can also use OpenGL for graphics and use another library for audio/input, if you are running on Linux or Mac.