 Amongst Edwards' influences he cites the early influence of comic illustrator Frank Bellamy, particularly the "Heros the Spartan" strip, as well as Eagle's Dan Dare, and a later love for the work of illustrator Bruce Pennington, and describes a childhood attraction to anything 'strange or bizarre', drawing from a very early age, inspired by comics and film.His later exposure to macabre and violent elements in the work of more traditional artists, such as Goya's "Saturn Devouring His Son", left an impression.Other major influences include William Blake, John Singer Sargent and John Everett Millais.