Sum 41 - Inspiring Authors?

[I'm A Cunt [*banned*]]

So, I'm reading this book called The Demonata - Lord Loss. its the first in a series of books about a boy who's family is killed my demons, its actually pretty good. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Demonata

Well, in this book is a character named "Billy Spleen". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_%27Bill-E%27_Spleen

And the book art reminds me of DTLI? cover art.



Yea not sure if theres anything to it, but I thought it was kind of cool.

[Kelbunk]

when was this book written? maybe the sums got the name from it.
well whatever happened
good find

[Dylan]

wiki say that that book was released in 2005. 2 years after DTLI? maybe the author and/or illustrator was fans of sum 41.

[I'm A Cunt [*banned*]]

wiki say that that book was released in 2005. 2 years after DTLI? maybe the author and/or illustrator was fans of sum 41.

Yea, I was just about to say that. haha.

[Nic]

I don't see any resemblance in the covers at all...Wtf are you smoking?

[I'm A Cunt [*banned*]]

I don't see any resemblance in the covers at all...Wtf are you smoking?

I was thinking of the clean version:



I don't know, i see a bit of a resemblance.

[d4rkst4r]

the easiest way is probably to message the author and ask

[upperclasszero]

the easiest way is probably to message the author and ask

true that

[sumfan4]

wiki say that that book was released in 2005. 2 years after DTLI? maybe the author and/or illustrator was fans of sum 41.

3 years, do the math. lol, sorry

[Dylan]

wiki say that that book was released in 2005. 2 years after DTLI? maybe the author and/or illustrator was fans of sum 41.

3 years, do the math. lol, sorry

my bad. i thought DTLI? came out in 2003.

[ReemFTW]

Before seeing the date it was released, I was going to mention that, since Stevo likes reading, maybe he got the name from the book? But now after seeing the date there's no way.

Interests
Darren has a collection of thousands of movies, and he also likes to collect original artwork. He enjoys reading books and comic books, taking long walks, watching football, listening to pop and rock music, and traveling worldwide.

I guess Darren Shan COULD be a fan of the band...
And he was 32 when he released the book, and 30 when DTLI? was released.
So not too old to like Sum 41... I guess.

Or maybe Billy Spleen is just a name he wanted to name the character? Even though the surname 'Spleen' is pretty uncommon, if there IS such a surname. And it's a little too much of a coincidence that he was BILLY Spleen, not Ryan Spleen or Bob Spleen...

Meh. I dunno.

I actually do find a resemblance in the covers, they both have a hard black shadow and the colors are bright and they both have that 'old' feel to them.

[Hentaiman]

Cool find. Maybe we should ask the Sums if they know anything about it that someone used the name Billy Spleen haha.

[Jeremy Kill]

That's pretty cool. I'll write a book one day and one of the characters will be Mr. Amsterdam and his girlfriend with be Crazy Amanda Bunkface and they'll have a kid who I'll name Second Chance for Max Headroom.

[turtlehobopirate]

That's pretty cool. I'll write a book one day and one of the characters will be Mr. Amsterdam and his girlfriend with be Crazy Amanda Bunkface and they'll have a kid who I'll name Second Chance for Max Headroom.

Lol rad book

[jackzagal]

Hmm, it's cool and interesting. Probably I would do the same if I was him