By Zack Quaintance — Today we’re going to dive into something a little bit different. Instead of talking about a recent experience I’ve had running the Kickstarter for my first comic, Next Door, I’m going to take a look at five stories that helped to inspire the story you’ll read when you get your hands on the book. I’ll go into details about the ways that each of these stories influenced Next Door, with the hope that this glance at the intersection of topics will help understand why the campaign, cover art, and promotional material has taken shape the way that it has.