One of the biggest movie blogs on the web, Cinematical, recently conducted an interview with Steve during the Fangoria con in New Jersey. Topics of discussion ranged from 30 Days of Night to Bigfoot to his approach to writing and more.

RS: I heard you’re taking 30 Days to ComicCon; you’re going to be there in person?

SN: Oh yeah, definitely. I’ll be there in person, and I’ll be doing stuff at IDW, doing some comic stuff, we’ve got some new 30 Days comics coming out. Sony’s got a big thing — they’re going to have a booth there this year. We’re gonna be doing a big panel and showing clips, and we might even be unveiling some 30 Days merchandise, some collectible figures or something like that. I’m still waiting to find out, but all day Saturday is going to be ‘30 Days crazy.’

RS: So have you seen a cut? Is it still in post?

SN: I saw … I know there’s been one test screening since the one I saw. But I hear that they are really close to locking it. Still waiting for word on if we’re going to get any re-shoots or anything like that. But for the most part, what I’ve seen is the finished film.

Read the full interview here.

Planning to attend this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego? Then you won’t want to miss Steve’s panels!

Thursday:
3:00-4:00 DC: Crossing Over— These days it seems like all roads lead to comics, whether they’re a stop on the road to other media or a final destination. The incredible media talent crossing into the comic book world has had an enormous impact. On hand to discuss their paths are Cecil Castellucci (The Plain Janes), Paul Dini (Countdown, Detective Comics), Christos N. Gage (Stormwatch PHD), Greg Rucka (52, Checkmate), Steve Niles (Batman: County Line), Mark Verheiden (Superman/Batman), and Gregory Noveck, DC’s Senior VP of Creative Affairs! Room 5AB

Friday:
12:30-1:30 Vertigo: I Am Legend—Top sf/comic book writers and artists Orson Scott Card, Richard Christian Matheson, Mark Protosevich, Steve Niles, Bill Sienkiewicz, David Levy, and Jason Chan unveil and discuss their contributions to the I Am Legend–inspired comic book, as well as master sf author Richard Matheson’s enduring influence. The limited-edition comic will be available at the panel and at designated times in the DC Comics booth. Room 5AB

Saturday:
5:15-6:45 Columbia/Screen Gems—This panel showcases three great new films from Screen Gems and Columbia, including 30 Days of Night!

30 Days of Night—Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith’s vampire noir epic horror/thriller reaches the big screen under the banner of Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures. On hand to show clips and answer questions will be director David Slade, producer Sam Raimi, creators Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith, and stars Josh Hartnett (Sin City) and Danny Huston (Children of Men).

The fourth issue of Alien Pig Farm is coming out tomorrow, and we’ve added a 5 page preview to the Gallery here!

Check out what Steve has coming from Dark Horse this October!

CRIMINAL MACABRE: MY DEMON BABY #2 (of 4)
STEVE NILES (W), NICK STAKAL (A), MICHELLE MADSEN (C), and TIM BRADSTREET (Cover)

On sale Oct. 24
FC, 32 pages
$2.99
Miniseries

Cal McDonald has faced down all manner of monsters from bloodthirsty zombies to ancient vampires, but his newest case is the thorniest yet. Cal has to find out if a devil-worshiping cult has succeeded in their quest to bring Satan to earth, dodge vengeful cops, and stay one step ahead of a group of vicious priests in possession of a terrifying secret weapon.

From the creator of 30 Days of Night!

The fangirl-focused webzine, PinkRaygun.com, recently interviewed Steve at a signing event in Tuscon.

PRG: Do you like to do full scripts or Marvel method?

SN: I do full scripts. But, if its a new artist, they get the torturous, paragraph-per-panel descriptions. Then as I get used to them, I develop kind of a shorthand. I’ve been doing some stuff with Bill Sienkewicz recently and found that giving him a tight script was the worst thing in the world. I’ll do the scenes I need tight, then I’ll do Marvel style and do a loose page description, then go back to the other way. For Bernie, I do 22 pages of tight script, but he does 26 pages of art. He pulls his own splash pages. Then I re-script after he does it.

It’s really figuring out the best way to work with each artist. I feel like my job is half cheerleader and I have to get these guys to want to draw this stuff. God knows, its got to be hard doing 22 pages of art like that every month. My job is to write whatever will motivate them to get it done.

Read the rest of the piece here!

In a recent interview with Horror.com, Steve talks about his experiences working on the “30 Days of Night” film, how the comic itself was actually designed to be a movie pitch, and more…

Staci Layne Wilson: How involved did you get to be with the film?

Steve: I wrote the first draft of the screenplay. I was really lucky because [Sam] Raimi, I think one of the reasons why he’s so successful with doing Spiderman especially, is because he’s so faithful to the source material. I think he’s really learned that, you know, he knows. So he’s kept me… he doesn’t have to, I was only a writer. I’m not a producer on this project and they have kept me in the loop every single step of the way.

Staci Layne Wilson: Wow, that’s amazing.

Steve: It’s really nice. Sam or Rob Tapert were calling me, then David Slade was called me or I was talking to Stu Beattie who did a draft or Brian Nelson who did a draft… it’s been unbelievable.

Read the rest of Steve’s interview here!

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!