on ' s ▁work ▁on ▁The ▁Un c anny ▁X - Men ▁and ▁The ▁New ▁Te en ▁Tit ans , ▁which ▁Adams ▁saw ▁as ▁" the ▁b ible ▁of ▁how ▁to ▁draw ▁com ics ", ▁and ▁" the ▁perfect ▁example ▁of ▁how ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁team ▁book ." ▁Adams ▁names ▁Sim ons on ▁and ▁Golden ▁as ▁his ▁two ▁largest ▁art istic ▁influ ences . ▁Sim ons on ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁writer / editor ▁Louise ▁Sim ons on , ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁close ▁friends ▁and ▁collabor ators ▁with ▁Adams , ▁with ▁Louise ▁editing ▁Adams ' ▁break through ▁project , ▁Long shot . ▁Adams ▁also ▁says ▁he ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁Jack ▁Kir by ▁after ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁professional ▁artist . ▁Because ▁he ▁tends ▁to ▁consult ▁source ▁material ▁when ▁illustr ating ▁a ▁book , ▁he ▁studied ▁much ▁of ▁Kir by ' s ▁work ▁in ▁particular ▁during ▁his ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁run ▁on ▁Fant astic ▁Four , ▁learning ▁much ▁about ▁foc using ▁on ▁clar ity ▁and ▁dynam ism ▁over ▁attention ▁to ▁detail . ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁interview , ▁Adams ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁observation ▁that ▁fans ▁had ▁noticed ▁a ▁m anga ▁influence ▁in ▁his ▁work ▁by ▁stating ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁likely ▁been ▁influenced ▁by ▁Mas am une ▁Sh i row . ▁As ide ▁from ▁books ▁on ▁drawing ▁human ▁an atom y , ▁Adams ' ▁only ▁formal ▁education ▁in ▁illustr ation ▁was ▁learning ▁newspaper ▁strip - type ▁drawing ▁in ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁from ▁Mr . ▁V anden