I get my inspiration from many places...
1. My dreams (I have weird dreams almost every night, so it's no trouble)
2. Tolkien (I'm a huge fan!)
3. Music (E Nomine, Era, Nightwish, Within Temptation, Gregorians, Depeche Mode, Blind Guardian, Xandria, Leave's Eyes, etc, etc, etc...)
In case, you are interested in my comics: