Wayward son: Silver Bullet Comic Books talks to Mike Carey about "Lucifer," "Hellblazer," his upcoming miniseries "My Faith In Frankie" and his planned stint on "Wetworks."

Carey, who's always an entertaining interview, gives SBC some great quotes, particularly this one, in response to a question about possible backlash from the religious right:

"I've been writing The New Adventures of Satan for four years now, and apart from a few desultory 'you're going to burn in Hell' emails very early on we've never had any problems. You can really get away with a lot more in comics than you can in TV and film just because they're a sort of niche market. If Salman Rushdie had written 'The Satanic Verses' as a comic book, he'd have had a much easier time of it and probably still be enjoying modest but steady sales in Iran."

The interview also features the cover to "Lucifer" #45, by Tara McPherson. I found her website a month or so ago. Go there. Now. She has a great style, and is an unusual choice for a comic cover artist. Kudos to Vertigo.