▁flash back ▁sequence ▁in ▁issue ▁# 4 ▁of ▁Alan ▁Moore ' s ▁series , ▁Tom ▁Str ong , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁under ▁Moore ' s ▁brand ▁for ▁Wild st orm , ▁America ' s ▁Best ▁Comics . ▁His ▁subsequent ▁Wild st orm ▁work ▁would ▁include ▁D anger ▁Girl ▁Special ▁# 1 ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁and ▁two ▁issues ▁of ▁The ▁Author ity ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁significant ▁port ions ▁of ▁which ▁Adams ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁DC ▁Comics ▁to ▁red raw ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁de - emph as ize ▁the ▁violence , ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁attacks , ▁much ▁to ▁Adams ' ▁fr ustration . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁Adams ▁and ▁writer ▁Steve ▁Moore ▁co - created ▁" J on ni ▁Future ", ▁a ▁past iche ▁of ▁a ▁pul p ▁science ▁fiction ▁series ▁such ▁as ▁Adam ▁Str ange ▁and ▁Bar bare lla , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁eight - page ▁install ments ▁in ▁the ▁America ' s ▁Best ▁Comics ▁anth ology ▁Tom ▁Str ong ' s ▁Terr ific ▁T ales , ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁issues ▁of ▁which ▁Adams ▁pen ci led ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Adams ▁work ▁on ▁" J on ni ▁Future " ▁has ▁been ▁character ized ▁as ▁exhib iting ▁a ▁rom antic ▁influence , ▁with ▁greater ▁amounts ▁real ism ▁and ▁fine ▁h atch ing , ▁which ▁Adams ▁refers ▁to ▁as ▁" no od ling ". ▁Adams ▁says ▁he ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁sources ▁such ▁as