What famous comic/book is your story like?

[theelizabethrapier]

Are you inspired by Divergent?

Does DC comics feed your ideas?

Is Solo Leveling the reason you picked up a pen?

Let us know!

[moontokkym]

A lot of elements are kind of inspired by the vibes but I wouldn't say that any of my inspirations really represent Petrichor (my comic), so I can't really say that my story is "like" them.

I'm inspired by:

• Arcane (ensemble cast with complex and changing allegencies and attention to character development over time)
• Tokyo Ghoul (characters questioning their essence as a human, the value of their lives and fighting a battle they didn't want to be born into)
• The Hunger Games (it's a dystopia and I was a child in 2012, it's obviously got some influence in there)
• Plato's Banquet (different visions and types of love)
• Ghost in the Shell (again, it's sci-fi dystopia and I like manga, there's some of that in there)
• The Matrix original trilogy (like Ghost in the Shell, which they were also inspired by, it's inevitable)
• Assorted parts of the Cthulhu Mythos (cyberoccultism has to take from some occultism lol)

[kyupol]

Honestly don't think there's anything out there that has a 90% or more match in similarity with ADB. (Correct me if I'm wrong I'd LOVE to check out such work)

Maybe...
Various shonen anime like Naruto, Bleach... accounts for about 30%
Anime like watamote, lookism, or welcome to nhk... accounts for about 20%

And the other 50%? Just overall inspired by various religious, political, and philosophical themes I picked up along the way in this life. I used to be in a far right Christian (non denominational reads out of King James) fellowship house that was like a de facto monastery when we're not out there street preaching. And been through some dark chapters in my life where I seriously considered sui.

[toonben]

Elven Crusader is similar to and inspired by various comics, anime, and movies I've seen. It's like put those inspirations into a blender to create my own fantasy adventure. Here are my main inspirations.

• Bone
• Amulet
• Lightfall
• Avatar (2009)
• The Lord of the Rings
• Kingdom of Heaven
• The Last Samurai
• Yona of the Dawn
• Star vs The Forces of Evil
• Hilda
• Onward
• Wolfwalkers
• The Boy and the Beast
• Princess Mononoke
• Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
• Mulan
• Hercules
• Tangled

[jwabeasley]

Hm, besides folklore and my direct life experience, the fiction my work took the most direct inspiration from is Hilda and a mediocre anime called Wagaya no Oinari-sama.

Hilda gives us the vibe of a younger character who regularly interacts with strange spirits in a world where she doesn't have to explain their existence or hide them from her parents and all that nonsense. It also gave me the confidence to lean into the warm, cozy vibe and not worry so much about being dark or self-important.

Wagaya no Oinari-sama is a mid-2000s anime about an ancient celestial fox who becomes the guardian to some normal boys, regularly battling Japanese folklore spirits. I don't actually recommend this one, I recognize that I like it better than it deserves.

I also took inspiration from Ranma 1/2, C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy, Azumanga Daioh, and all the Ghibli and Cartoon Saloon films, among other things. It... might be an eclectic mix.

[Dashio_Sumeragi]

The Fangs were mostly inspired by the 2003 anime Gunslinger Girls and also partially by Jormungand, Black Lagoon and Noir. The story fits with their darker tone and world building plus another source of inspirations were the the early 2000s investigative TV shows like NCIS etc.

[eunwei]

mine is inspired by chinese novels I've read, mostly danmei and also webtoon/manhwa I've read throughout the years
works of mo xiang tong xiu (mxtx) mostly inspired me a lot. I really adore her stories because of the visuals she portrays so beautifully into words and the plot twists, mysteries and even romance - everything is top tier.

For webtoons, I'd say Mystic Prince/ Prince of Myeolyeong. Certain elements and the inspiration of flowers is what got my novel to build a strong magical element.

My novel is a mixture of both! its BL but unlike most out there. It's historical romance fantasy (like mxtx) and has wuxia/murim themes with some elements of Mystic Prince.

[eternityoz]

There's probably a lot more subconscious inspirations for my current story (Dreaming of a Falling Star), but the stories that directly motivated me to start writing this were Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint and The World After The Fall. I'd say there's a fair amount of parallels that could be drawn in terms of how I'm handling the powerscaling, worldbuilding, and overall themes.

Besides those two, my direction for action / fight scenes is generally inspired just by a lot of shonen anime that I've enjoyed (the ones that come to mind easily are Black Clover, Jujutsu Kaisen, Solo Leveling, etc.)

[LunarScyphozoa]

Well, Abysskeeper Suen is based on Lovecraft’s Shadow Over Innsmouth very directly. One day I had the joking thought of a magical girl whose flesh melts off and she turns into a monstrous amphibian version of her prior self, and it spiraled out of control. Despite Sailor Moon being my main inspiration on the magical girl half of things, the tone and stakes seem closer to something like Cardcaptor Sakura (a show I have not seen in its entirety but have seen bits and pieces of via my sister) just because the world isn’t at stake at all.

[minamii]

Hmm, this is a tough question. Bits and pieces of my story was inspired by lots of stuff. Kari, the main character of my novel Dead Body Girl is inspired by the character Maomao from The Apothecary's Diary. Her little sister Tina is inspired by my love of super old Shirley Temple movies. The idea of Kari's necromancy magic was inspired by the anime The Witch and the Beast. Honestly, I have no idea where I got the inspiration for making Kari's hoard of zombies be her family. Too many Hallmark channel holiday movies?

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[kitschensyngk]

Nachos Con Carne has has a number of influences, but I think the biggest ones would be Charles Schulz's Peanuts, Kiyohiko Azuma's Azumanga Daioh, (comics about idiosycratic kids that have titles that make no sense) and Fred Gallagher's Megatokyo (the manga style + pages that move the story along when they don't have a punchline).

[arcaneer99]

A majority of my story is inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, characters and worldbuilding. When it comes to writing style, themes, and interactions;

• I Am Number Four
• Endgame (James Frey)
• A Song of Fire and Ice
• Nyxia Triad
• Gone (Michael Grant)

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[JokesterComics]

I like this question. For me, It'd probably be the following

. Heartstopper (or really anything written by that author)

. One Piece

. The Wizard of Oz

These r all some of my favourite stories, so I take a lot of inspiration from them.

Here's the link to my story, but I will say that the first chapter isn't released yet, it will be on the 28th of Feb. That being said, here is the link if u still wanna subscribe;

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[Lensing]

My goal for my comic is a mix between
Little Annie Fanny, Mad magazine and Jordi Bernet comics in terms
of humour and look. That´s why I practice so much and that´s why
I´m frustrated.

[NickRowler]

I was a fan of Naruto and Dragon Ball series which inspired me to want to create my own characters.

I think I just enjoyed some of the sadder/drama parts of Naruto and the story developing into a found family/friendship more so than the fighting.

I am also randomly inspired by a book called The Pigman & Me.

[A.G.Preet]

To be honest, my story revolves around betrayal. I got the inspiration from Jujutsu Kaisen and loved the idea of them being exorcists.

I enjoyed how itadori kept making new friends and trusted them but in the end there was so much betrayal. So much death and loss and I guess it kinda of gave birth to fallen Jewel.
When I was younger I was a big fan of Tokyo ghoul I liked the idea of fighting for something they believed in was right which helped shape the morale of some of my characters and the plot.
Naruto taught me to make characters that should keep pushing on no matter how difficult life gets which inspired one my fav character's personality.

If your interested please check out my novel Fallen Jewel!

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