Influences: A Tiered System

10/31/2024 11:33 pm CST

Dear Reader,

Here are my influences in some strange order that might be meaningful. This is not a reflection of the quality of the artists' work, but rather a slipshod attempt at analyzing how much influence I think they have on my writing/storytelling. It's a real who's who and what's what. A list of influences pretty obvious for anybody who grew up in the '80s and '90s and who is clearly a pretty cool guy.


S Tier


A Tier


B Tier


C Tier


D Tier


F Tier


As I look at this list, I am no longer satisfied with the order and I fear I may have left out a number of influences that would lead you to believe that I am cooler than this, but I think we will both have to live with that. You get the gist, right?

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