So the release date for THE MONSTORE finally arrived!

Dude, I was bustin’ out!

swag

OK, I wasn’t that hot to trot. After all, I had known this was coming for three years. So my excitement was more, um, subdued.

billcosby

But inside, I was like this.

breakfastclubdance

And this.

snoopydance

And this.

edgrimley

But I soon found out Barnes & Noble wouldn’t be carrying THE MONSTORE.

At first, I thought it was no biggie.

brushoff

I would overcome!

zooeywink

But then, I slept on it.

nooooo

Somehow, I didn’t break down.

breakdown

With a little help, I kept it together.

bianca

In fact, I had something to say to that brick-and-mortar behemoth.

conanno

So I rallied the troops.

crowd

And people went to bat for me. For me?!

happyshock

They’ve even told me funny stories about how B&N has been ‘splainin’ the book’s absence. (Yeah, they got a lotta ‘splainin’ to do.)

lucychocolate

They said: “It’s with a small publisher.”

whaaat

“It has to be reviewed first.”

notreally

“It’s a Halloween title.”

duh

So, maybe this means it will be there in October?

dance

Doesn’t matter, though. My peeps got my back.

catchpug

These peeps, too.

peeps

Yeah, the response to THE MONSTORE has been pretty insane.

bynes

Oops, not Bynes insane. Stone insane.

emmastone

And the fun has only just begun.

ryanmoves

Because, remember…

musicmakers