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==Early Life==
Summers was born on March 9, 2001 in [[Oklahoma City|Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]], he is the son of Leslie (Todd) Summers, a realtor and office manager, and Lori Summers, a former nurse at [[Mercy Hospital]]. He described having a
He said that his initial interest in storytelling began with his dad, who he described as the 'damndest anecdotal storyteller that ever was.' His readings of Wikipedia were also an early influence, as he would write down stories like he would read on Wikipedia. He would write stories so much that some of his teachers would get annoyed with him and tell him to stop, with even one getting worried about him because some of the stories that he wrote had violent content in it. He also read widely as a child, reading the works of such authors as [[Mark Twain]], [[H. G. Wells|HG Wells]], [[Jules Verne]], [[Mary Pope Osborne|Mary Pope Osbourne]], [[Robert Louis Stevenson]], and [[Charles Dickens]], whom he described as some of the first authors who captured his imagination.
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Summers has also criticized the prison industrial complex in the United States, denouncing it as inhumane and barbaric. He has advocated for reforms in the prison system and has written on the subject.
Religiously, Summers was raised a Christian, but fell out of the faith as he grew older. He identified as an agnostic, saying that he finally gave up on religion and God after the death of a close friend. He has also stated that he identifies with the beliefs of existentialism as well. Summers has recently stated that he believes in God, and that he no longer considers himself an agnostic. When asked to describe his religious beliefs, he described them as 'a mixture between Christianity and existentialism.'
While critical of organized religion, he has also been a critic of the atheist movement and prominent atheists such as [[Richard Dawkins]] and [[Christopher Hitchens]], amongst others, commenting that they've 'brought an obnoxiousness to their belief that's almost as unbearable as the fundamentalists that they're railing against.'
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Summers has also cited music as an influence on his writing, and often incorporates music references into his writing.
When asked who some of his favorite current writers are, Summers listed writers such as [[Neil Gaiman]], [[Stephen King]], [[Jeff VanderMeer]], [[Michael Moorcock]], [[China Miéville|China Mieville]], [[John Green (author)|John Green]], [[Dennis Lehane]], and [[Joe R. Lansdale]].
==Comic Book Writing==
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He has stated his biggest influences in comics are [[Alan Moore]], [[Robert Kirkman]], [[Garth Ennis]], [[Warren Ellis]], [[Brian K. Vaughan|Brian K. Vaughn]], [[Steve Ditko]], [[Brian Azzarello|Brian Azzerello]], Neil Gaiman, [[Will Eisner]], [[Ed Brubaker]], [[Jeff Lemire]], and [[Scott Snyder]].
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[[Denis Villeneuve|Denis Villenueve]]
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[[Jimi Hendrix]]
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[[Joseph S. Pulver Sr.]]
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