January 9 Reviews: Delayed. Shāpies gots back.

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Comics are coming a day late this week because of a 'chase' incident (?) involving the order's truck. So we're hung out to dry. Unexpectedly delayed Wednesday shipments can cause a lot of confusion and anxiety. You feel something's missing, and that maybe you need some perspective. Shāpies is good for at least that second part.

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This Holiday Season

As you may have noticed we have been, and will continue, taking a break during the winter holidays to spend time with family, loved ones, the couch and some good books. We hope you get ample opportunities to do the same, and we'll see you in the start of the New Year.

There Was Also This, For Your Consideration

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Slightly Off-Topic: Harry Potter

If you haven't read the Harry Potter books and have ignored most the movies because you've been under the impression it's a children's tale - you are seriously missing out. What's more, anyone who has been reading the books can tell you that if you've only watched the movies - you have absolutely no concept of the scope and scale of this series. The Potter books have developed into one of my favorite stories ever, rivaling or coming-close-to most anything from the realms of fantasy or sci-fi. This is not just some cute story about an out-of-place boy and his adventures/trials in discovering the world of magic. If you haven't read the most recent several books, or at least seen this newest movie, don't fool yourself into thinking you know what I'm talking about, regardless of what spoilers you've read or heard.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the most recent movie, based on the fifth book, and is the first of the film adaptations to start getting into the real meat of this story. This is the beginning of the war that will spread far outside the walls of Hogwarts, and threaten the existence of both the magical and regular worlds of Earth alike. The fourth film was a slight misstep, but this one is the best yet. By the time these movies are all said and done, people who didn't read the books are going to be shocked at the the grandeur of it all. Go see this movie. Read these books. Stop robbing yourself of one of the greatest stories told in our generation.

My neighborhood has sounded like a battleground for around a week now

Happy fourth of July to all of you in the States! Have fun, be safe. There's still a lot about this nation to be proud of, so be sure to take some time to remember how we got here. Hopefully, over the next several years, we can change where we're headed so our children can have the same pride and security I grew up with.

Call someone you haven't in too long - and be crazy for the sake of it. That's just good advice. Though perhaps, do these two things separately.

Enjoy everyone!