When playing or DMing Dungeons and Dragons, or any other fantasy RPG, we all tend to draw on outside sources for ideas. They can be from books, comics (I'm lumping in manga), songs, cartoons, video games, TV shows and movies, all that matters for this thread is how they effect your game. Hell through in stage plays if you want. Don't feel shy, just post a list of your top inspirations for D&D and other fantasy RPGs. I'll take the liberty of posting a link Gygax's original
Appendix N for all to read. In the mean time I'll get to work on my Appendix N.
Cartoons/AnimeAvatar the Last Airbender
The Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes
Batman the Animated Series
Disney's Gargoyles
Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Inuyasha (if for no other reason than I'd like to see if I can do a better job with the characters or setting material)
BooksCodex Alera
Discworld
Dragerea
Dresden Files
Elric Saga
The Nightside series
The Philip Marlowe novels
Comic Books/MangaThe Authority (from what I've heard about it)
The League of Extraoroinary Gentlemen Vol. I and II
Planetary (see The Authority)
Sandman
Scott Pilgrim
Live Action TV ShowsBurn Notice
Criminal Minds
Leverage
Grimm
Supernatural
The X-Files
FilmHellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Marvel Cinematic
Sin City (have not read any of the graphic novels yet)
Video GameOther