The Greatest Stories Ever Told (Summed Up Via Infographic)

By:: Cracked Plasticians

January 13, 2010

History has given us some brilliantly imagined fictional universes with characters so complicated and detailed, they seem to come to life before our very eyes. We asked you to sum them up in info-graphics that could be digested in less than three seconds.

The winner is below, but first the runners up ...

21 Entry by dingo

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20 Entry by Tim_Mixon

Key: Oo Impervious to enemy attacks 0/o Fatal design flaw

19 Entry by divunderslash

CHILD MUTILATIONS TIME CRACKEDCOD

18 Entry by Rinato

17 Entry by ViolentSerenity

DIE HARD TIVENTIETH CENTURY FOX A GORDON COMPANY/SIIVER PICTURES A JOHN MCTIERVAN BRUCE WWILLS DIE HARD ALAN RICXMAN ALEANOER GODUNIIV BONNIE BEDELA M

16 Entry by Bronzulton Q

In world dominated a by an empire, a shy white male realizes his supematural powers when mysterious him from a man saves certain danger. The protagoni

15 Entry by lokimotive

CRACKED COM WAIT NO GODOT PRESENT? YES k ILLEGAL OPCODE!

14 Entry by ElectricMaRbles

Tale of Humpty Dumpty -horses and men failing at surgery - sitting on walls - falling off walls - references to Humpty Dumpty being an egg CRACKED.OM

13 Entry by Ted E.

CRACKED HOM Sources of Happiness 100 O 70 Fame & Fortune S Love (Rosebud) 10 HAPPINESS 20 10 UHLOWIMLATN1IN4OALOMNOWO T AGE

12 Entry by hoomhum

CRACKED COM $ 35 y 50 100 Age

11 Entry by Dumb Dinosaur

CRACKED.cOM APPROACH HISTORIC LANDMARK EVADE CONSPIRACY THEORY PURSUERS EXPOSITION

10 Entry by dingo

Reasons you watched Basic Instinct CRACKED.COM

9 Entry by bign8a

CRACKED COM INTEREST MALE RELATIVE blah people Iceberg! Blah, blah people rule! BOOBIES! suck! Poor PLOT Blah, Rich EARTH COME BETWEEN THIA N

8 Entry by gatorboymike

CRACKEDG COM TM Hill of beans Problems of three little people

7 Entry by Piemanthe3rd

The GREAT GATSBY Rich People Being Rich Fat Chicks Getting Run Over Murder Suicides CRACKED.HO

6 Entry by ElectricMaRbles

CRACKED HOM LITTLE CHINA BIG TROUBLE

5 Entry by Alven94

CRACKED.COM Spend time with The boring foster family Go to the Hogwart HatlyPotter Express (Optional) Go to Hogwarts PAOA Learn spells that will be co

4 Entry by cdrinkwine

Jack's Demeanor 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% E 50% Play 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% %O0T S 5% 0% 85% 80% 75% 70% 658 60% 55%6 50 458 40% 35% 30%6 25% 20%6 15% 10% CRAC

3 Entry by Moneypenny

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2 Entry by BooCockKey

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1 Entry by Brendan McGinley

To Be or ot to e? Notes from Denmark Regency action-item agenda planning session. Jan. 11th. 1600 OBJECTIVES: --Nobility in the mind. --End the hearta

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