Source: talkingcomicbooks.com

3. Tom Taylor

(The Unwritten, Vertigo)

In the world of Mike Carey and Peter Gross’s The Unwritten, the late Nineties and early Two Thousands were dominated by one book series. The books, about a dark-haired boy wizard with glasses who grew up and fought a bald snake-like monster of a man, introduced many to the world of reading and spawned a pop culture phenomenon. That's right, you know what books I'm talking about: the Tommy Taylor novels.

The thirteen books, written by Wilson Taylor before his strange disappearance, were beloved by many. Also, the real-life Tom Taylor (Wilson's son, upon whom the books’ protagonist was based) was a celebrity. Unfortunately, he hated it. Tom wasn't Tommy, and he was sick of the comparison.

But when his origins came into question, he had to face off against a vast old conspiracy, and the very nature of storytelling as a whole.

The Unwritten is one of my favorite stories about stories ever, and once Tom embraced his magic destiny, he turned into a real badass.