Comicon.com’s “The Pulse” recently interviewed Steve about his career, how he ended up making a name for himself in the “creator-owned” arena before he worked for Marvel and DC on their characters, his working relationship with his various artist collaborators, information on his upcoming projects and more.

Although Niles might have been very frustrated twenty years ago trying to break in, now the talented writer is busy working on dozens of creator owned properties in comics, television and film. That goal he had to work for the mainstream on icons is also a reality. Niles has already worked with the Dark Knight Detective in the pages of Batman: Gotham County Line, but now he and Kelley Jones are taking Batman back to his ’70s roots, by showing him and his city after dark, in the pages of Batman: Gotham After Midnight.

And it’s all because he never gave up on his dreams. However, he told THE PULSE that his new “status” is kind of unbelievable. “You never get used to people suddenly saying ‘yes’ after 20 years,” Niles admitted. “I’m at the point now where I actually have to turn down work. It’s crazy.”

Niles likened his current workload to a circus juggling act. At any given point in time, the creator seems to be working on four or five projects. Right now, just in the comic book field, he’s working on the aforementioned Batman County Line, Simon Dark, Criminal Macabre and a few IDW projects.

“I pounded the doors at DC and Marvel for a long time,” Niles recalled. “Finally, I just resigned myself that if they don’t want to hire me, I’ll do creator-owned stuff. I kind of had no choice. As much as I hated it at the time, now I own more of my own creations than a lot of comic writers. It sort of worked out for me. But I’m so happy with DC now. They have really embraced me and welcomed me. I’ve got to do all these weird little things. We were all so surprised when Simon Dark took off. People really enjoyed The Creeper. Plus, Batman: Gotham After Midnight with Kelley Jones is so beautiful. Anyone who loves Batman will just be knocked out by this stuff. He’s really hitting a home run here.”

Part one of the interview is online here.