non-FRP works that have inspired me as I wrote from 1991-present, and are well worth checking out:

Deathlands (novels)

• overview

Hellboy (comic, then movies)

• Hellboy wiki

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (comic' then movie)

• Wikipedia entry

Planetary (comic)

• complete series guide

Preacher (comic)

• general review

Wild Cards (novels and comics)

• official site