Dark Horse Comics: This is most certainly not your first foray into the B.P.R.D. world. What's it like working with Mike Mignola on a piece with such a vast narrative?
Cameron Stewart: Mike is really good at taking my story ideas and shaping them to fit better within the world he's created. The little details make up the big picture, so it's satisfying when my little piece then fits neatly within the overall design of the "Mignolaverse."
DHC: Is there a part of the story line or an agent of the B.P.R.D. you'd love to work on more? What intrigues you about that story or character?
CS: Johann is fun to draw, but after the events of Exorcism I think that there's a lot of potential yet to explore in Ashley, so I'm interested in where I could take her. Fortunately she seems to have been earmarked as "my" character for the time being so I'm sure I'll have the chance!
DHC: What kind of story should B.P.R.D. agents expect from Exorcism?
CS: It's a mix of some creepy horror, with some slimy monster action. We bring back someone that the B.P.R.D. hasn't seen in a very long time.
DHC: Did you run into any obstacles in completing the story for Exorcism that you felt made the story better in the end?
CS: I had a mini freak-out early on in the plotting stage where I felt like the story wasn't working the way I wanted it to, but Mike and Scott were both on hand to offer some great suggestions to tighten it up and make it fit better with the other B.P.R.D. books. Ultimately with such strong guidance, it ended up being much better and up to the usual high B.P.R.D. standard.
DHC: (We always end with this one.) If you had as superpower, what would it be?
CS: I would have the power to disappear from interviews without answering the final que—