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[[caption-width-right:240:You might recognize him from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgZhA2bIfgA this commercial.]]]]

->''"No one cares if the story makes no sense. It's the characters that make it so popular."''
--> -- Panne Lillian, explaining why everyone likes Finn's comics

''[[http://stinkfly3.deviantart.com/art/Animated-Short-341225441 From the Mind of Finn Mertens]]'' is a series of one-shots written by [=Stinkfly3=]. The story is about how a boy was able to create the world of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' by writing comics for his school newspaper.
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!!Tropes:

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Becky has a t-shirt that reads BMO (short for Be More Outstanding). Finn later creates BMO as his sister's comic counterpart.
%% * HalfIdenticalTwins: Finn has a twin sister named Becky.
* MetaCasting:
** Main Characters:
*** [[BadassAdorable Finn Mertens]][[note]]Finn the Human[[/note]] is the creator of the comic world.
*** [[NonHumanSidekick Jake]][[note]]Jake the Dog[[/note]] is Finn's lovable pet pug.
*** [[ScienceHero Bonnibel Acres]][[note]]Princess Bubblegum[[/note]] is the president of the school's science club.
*** [[CoolHorse Lady]][[note]]Lady Rainicorn[[/note]] is Bonnibel's pet horse who is good friends with Jake.
*** [[GamerChick Becky Mertens]][[note]]BMO[[/note]] is Finn's twin sister who likes playing video games.
*** Panne Lillian[[note]]Lumpy Space Princess[[/note]] is a wealthy girl who's willing to do anything to defend her friends.
*** [[AllDrummersAreAnimals Simon Petrikov]][[note]]Ice King[[/note]] is the drummer in a band called Frostland.
** Minor Characters:
*** [[UsefulNotes/{{Amish}} Tara Trunks]][[note]]Tree Trunks[[/note]] is an Amish girl who likes baking apple pies.
*** [[UsefulNotes/BritishAccents Ricardo Petrikov]][[note]]Ricardio[[/note]] is Simon's gentlemanly siamese twin brother.
* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory: Finn's comics are mostly based on events that occurred to him, while most of the characters are based on himself and other locals in Ooo (which is really the name of his hometown).
* WhatTheHellHero:
** Becky delivers one to Finn when she sees his first version of censorship.
** Several of his classmates give Finn one after he "kills off" Tree Trunks. Fortunately, Tara (on whom Tree Trunks is based) is not upset, just confused.
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