Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Are you ever watching a TV show and thinking to yourself, damn, this character really can't catch a break? Like, it's just one ...

We tend to think that fiction authors just dream up characters out of nowhere. But writers often get their ideas from everyday life, and, being great observers, they often turn people they know or ...

The pantheon of superpowered heroes in pop culture continues to grow as the world consumes hundreds of thousands of stories across all media forms. Comic books, video games and manga have introduced ...

Ryan Ridzwan is a writer based in London. After playing video games his whole life, he always knew he wanted whatever it is he ends up doing in life to involve video games. After getting a degree in ...

Fiction doesn’t play by real-world rules, especially when it comes to money. Some characters rake in billions through magic or just really lucky investments. They’re not bound by tax codes or market ...

The point of a story is usually for a character to learn, grow and change. After all, “a guy has a nice time that doesn’t significantly alter his world view” wouldn’t be a very interesting story. It’s ...

We continue our series In Character, where we ask listeners to submit personal essays on their favorite fictional characters. Today, it's Jack Bauer from the TV series 24. We've also asked you to ...

Fan fiction is essentially original writing about existing fictional characters or, sometimes, real people like celebrities. The original medium fan fiction is based on can vary from books, movies, ...

Antonia Haynes is a Game Rant writer who resides in a small seaside town in England where she has lived her whole life. Beginning her video game writing career in 2014, and having an avid love of ...

Alice Fiction is an anime-inspired puzzle RPG that has you as the main character logging in to the metaverse, and you cannot log out! All of the memories of your past life have been erased, and you ...

TOKYO -- In almost every way, Akihiko Kondo is an ordinary Japanese man. He's pleasant and easy to talk to. He has friends and a steady job and wears a suit and tie to work. There's just one exception ...