in the s he switched to an experimental rock sound taking inspirations from artists like the residents and laurie anderson and the works of science fiction cyberpunk and stream-of-consciousness writers such as harlan ellison and william s burroughs he was also inspired by comic books most prominently by turok and doctor strange but also by batman green arrow the haunt of fear shock suspenstories strange tales strange adventures challengers of the unknown adam strange the doom patrol animal man swamp thing love and rockets coyote aztec ace and scout