I also enjoyed the references to the previous Adventure Time comics, and I really felt the Mnemonoid to be one of the series most effective villains, rivaling even the Liche (though the memory-eater is a little more personable). The main storyline in this collection is also pretty fun, pitting Finn, Jake, Princess Bubblegum, Marceline, and other characters against the Mnemonoid (a sarcastic robed alien creature obviously inspired by one of D&D's most creepy creatures, the illithids)- the fiend devours Finn's memories causing him to awaken years into the future, allowing us glimpses of teenage, 30-something, and elderly Finn. The collection starts off strong with a zine collected by Marceline the Vampire Queen herself and including stories "written and illustrated" by various Adventure Time characters, from Lemongrab to Lady Rainicorn (and featuring the work of some awesome guest artists, including Liz Prince and Yumi Sakugawa). The seventh volume of the collected Adventure Time comics, this was one of my favorites, I think.
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