Claim: Red is inspired by a comic book series by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner written in the 90's.
Evidence: Red is a 2010 American action comedy film inspired by the limited comic book series of the same name created by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner and published by the DC Comics imprint Homage.
Red is a three-issue comic book mini-series published in 2003 and 2004 by WildStorm imprint Homage Comics both owned by DC Comics.