Fiction
- Calaveras, a member of the Black Moon Clan, the primary villains in the Sailor Moon R manga and anime series
- Calaveras, the subordinates of the Arrancar Rudobone in the Bleach manga and anime series
- Manuel Calavera, the protagonist in the LucasArts 1998 adventure game, Grim Fandango
- Calavera (comics), an adult comic featuring a female assassin with razor claws named Francisca Calavera
- The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, a short story by Mark Twain
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Famous quotes containing the word fiction:
“If there were genders to genres, fiction would be unquestionably feminine.”
—William Gass (b. 1924)
“For if the proper study of mankind is man, it is evidently more sensible to occupy yourself with the coherent, substantial and significant creatures of fiction than with the irrational and shadowy figures of real life.”
—W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)
“The obvious parallels between Star Wars and The Wizard of Oz have frequently been noted: in both there is the orphan hero who is raised on a farm by an aunt and uncle and yearns to escape to adventure. Obi-wan Kenobi resembles the Wizard; the loyal, plucky little robot R2D2 is Toto; C3PO is the Tin Man; and Chewbacca is the Cowardly Lion. Darth Vader replaces the Wicked Witch: this is a patriarchy rather than a matriarchy.”
—Andrew Gordon, U.S. educator, critic. “The Inescapable Family in American Science Fiction and Fantasy Films,” Journal of Popular Film and Television (Summer 1992)