Comic Book Resources recently wrote about Steve and Scott Hampton’s new DC series, “Simon Dark.”

Steve Niles and Scott Hampton talked about their new book, “Simon Dark,” which brings aspects of the Frankenstein mythos to the DCU. “Basically, the setup is that this boy lives in Gotham and hides in the alleys,” Niles explained. “He doesn’t know anything about himself and has been [literally] sewed together. It’s about him coming into contact [with people in the area] and what happens when the outside world finds out about him.”

Scott Hampton added,”We incorporate the Frankenstein story, but ‘Simon Dark’ isn’t a take on Frankenstein. Plus it takes place in Gotham and there is the potential for the obvious people to show up.”

Niles also mentioned that the character’s innocence and naivety play a role. “There’s an innocence there,” he said. “At one point, a friend gets killed and [Simon] thinks that he can just sew their head back on, good as new, because his head is sewed on.”

As to what set up this series, DiDio said that “‘Simon Dark’ gave us a different flavor with the DCU, because a lot of our horror and supernatural characters had been farmed out to Vertigo.”

Read the rest of the interview here!