Creative Influences

Creator and Story Influences

Favorite Film Director Influences
1. Francis Ford Coppola (“The Godfather Series”, “Apocalypse Now”)
2. Sergio Leone (“For A Few Dollars More” , “Once Upon A Time In The West”)
3. Orson Welles (“A Passenger to Bali”, “Citizen Kane”)
4. Park Chan-wook (The Vengeance Trilogy)
5. Frank Darabont (“The Mist”, “The Shawshank Redemption”)
6. Ridley Scott (“Blade Runner”, "Prometheus", “Alien: Covenant”)
7. Takashi Milke (“Audition", "Ichi the Killer”, “Dead or Alive”, "The City of Lost Souls")
8. Alfred Hitchcock (“The Birds”, “Rear Window”, "Vertigo")
9. Howard Hawks (“Red River”, "The Big Sleep", “ The Thing From Another World”)
10. Clint Eastwood (“Unforgiven”, “Pale Rider”)
11. Casey Hudson ("Mass Effect Video Game Series", "Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Video Game")
12. Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective Television Series)
13. John Carpenter ("The Thing", "Escape From New York")
14. Danny Boyle ("Sunshine", "28 Years Later", "28 Days Later")

Favorite Writer Influences
1. Stephen King (The Dark Tower Series)
2. Frank Miller (“Daredevil Comic Book Series”, “Sin City Comic Book Series”, "Hard Boiled Comic Book Series")
3. Hiroaki Samura (Blade of the Immortal Manga Series)
4. Kazou Koike (Lone Wolf and Cub Manga Series)
5. Kentaro Miura (Beserk Anime and Manga Series)
6. Min-Woo Hyung (Priest Manhwa Series)
7. Mary Doria Russell (“The Sparrow”, “Children of God”)
8. Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion Series)
9. Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Video Game Series)
10. Hwang Dong-hyuk (Squid Game Television Series)
11. Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror Television Series)
12. Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective Television Series)
13. George R.R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire Series)
14. Alex Garland (“Sunshine”, “Ex Machina”, “Annihilation”)
15. Chris Claremont (The Uncanny X-Men Comic Book Series)
16. H.P. Lovecraft (“Nyarlathotep” and “At the Mountains of Madness”)
17. Norman Macdonnell (Gunsmoke Radio Show Creator)
18. John Meston (Gunsmoke Radio Show Writer)
19. Les Marcellus Crutchfield (Gunsmoke Radio Show Writer)
20. Antony Ellis (The Frontier Gentleman Radio Show)
21. Jim Shooter (“Secret Wars”, “Harbinger”, “Magnus, Robot Fighter”, “Rai”, "Solar, Man of the Atom")
22. Larry Hama (G.I. Joe Comic Book Series)
23. Marc Laidlaw (Half-Life Video Game Series)
24. Shinichiro Watanabe (“Cowboy Bebop Anime Series”, “Samurai Champloo Anime Series”)
25. Yoshiaki Kawajiri (Ninja Scroll Anime Film)
26. Tensai Okamura (Darker Than Black Anime Series)
27. Shotaro Suga (Darker Than Black Anime Series)
28. Norihiro Yagi (Claymore Manga Series)
29. James Clavell (Shogun)
30. Garth Ennis (“Preacher Comic Book Series”, "Punisher Comic Book Series", “Hellblazer Comic Book Series”)
31. Cormac McCarthy (“The Road”, “No Country For Old Men”)
32. Scott Snyder (Absolute Batman Series and The Batman Who Laughs Series)
33. Arkady Strugatsky (Roadside Picnic)
34. Boris Strugatsky (Roadside Picnic)
35. Chris Carter (The X-Files Television Series)
36. Roy Thomas (Conan the Barbarian Comic Book Series)

Dead Souls Influences
1. Berserk Anime and Manga Series
2. Lone Wolf and Cub Manga Series
3. Conan the Barbarian Comic Book Series
4. Ninja Scroll Anime Film
5. Neon Genesis Evangelion Anime Series
6. Mass Effect Video Game Series
7. Star Trek 2 The Wrath of Khan
8. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
9. Apocalypse Now
10. Platoon

Adversary Influences
1. Sergio Leone (“For A Few Dollars More” , “Once Upon A Time In The West”)
2. Chris Carter (Millennium Television Series)
3. Blade of the Immortal Manga Series
4. Hellblazer Comic Book Series
5. Min-Woo Hyung (Priest Manhwa Series)
6. Daniel Knauf (Carnivale Television Series)
7. Raiders of the Lost Ark
8. Predator
9. The Terminator

The Blackest Days Influences
1. Frank Miller (“Daredevil Comic Book Series”, “Sin City Comic Book Series”, "Hard Boiled Comic Book Series")
2. Francis Ford Coppola (Godfather Films)
3. Brian De Palma (The Untouchables film)
4. Michael Mann (Heat Film)
5. Cowboy Bebop Anime Series
6. David Chase (Sopranos Television Series)
7. Brian Azzarello (100 Bullets Comic Book Series)
8. Shawn Ryan (The Shield Television Series)
9. Thief Television Series
10. Darker Than Black Anime Series
11. Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective Television Series)