One thing I just gotta say is I wonder just how much this graphic novel will change the way the phandom creates things.
For so long, our source content has been the same, but now all of a sudden that's changed. Don't get me wrong, it's *fantastic*, but it's going to have an effect on how people view canon, if this novel should even be considered official canon, how people will incorporate elements from the novel into their works, etc.
I'm hoping we'll be able to keep to our same trend of picking and choosing things from canon and spinning off from there. This novel has a lot of potential for that kind of content creation.
My one concern is people getting angry that some folks will/will not consider the novel canon. I don't *think* it'll be a problem, considering most of us are just excited for new official content in general, and the vast majority of fans have, at some point, gone "canon what's that lol"
Anyway I think what I'm trying to say is let's not let this novel change the community of the phandom on its fundamental level. We're all just a bunch of folks enamored with the story of a kid who desperately needs therapy, and we all just want to have a good time. Be gracious to your fellow fans, spoiler tag things, and please for the love of God don't gatekeep canon or content.
Also buy the novel. Trust. It's so worth it.