Happy New Year!
1. Comics: Giant Days
What it is: A comic series about university life.
Why it's a pleasant surprise: I adore John Allison's web comics. Although he's the author of this series, he didn't do the art this time, and I was worried some of his voice might get lost. I was wrong. Artist Lissa Treiman is perfect.
Buy the comics from Boom! Studios.
2. Children's book (and accessory): The Princess and the Pony
What it is: Web comic artist Kate Beaton wrote a children's book and created a plush pony to go with it.
Why it's a pleasant surprise: Yes, the book has a great message and farts and sweaters, but the big news here is that the pony is really surprisingly high quality and very squeezable.
Buy the book and reserve the pony from TopatoCo.
3. Movie: The Great Museum
What it is: A documentary about the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Why it's a pleasant surprise: It is fascinating, but also honest-to-goodness funny. I promise.
What it is: A tone-deaf cop works to track down a group of anarchic percussionists.
Why it's a pleasant surprise: It is not at all as goofy as it sounds and instead comes across as thoughtful and very cool.
What it is: A documentary about young women who discover each other via social media and believe they are twins separated at birth.
Why it's a pleasant surprise: The awful title is no indication of how intelligently and skillfully this story was filmed. Incredibly engaging.
Great suggestions!
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