Jim Falcone, The Comics Journal:
“There’s a lot of blaspheming in Acid Nun, but there’s also still some reverence towards Christianity. When Annie becomes self-realized, she takes on the form of Jesus with the burning heart and the robes.
I’m just trying to reference spirituality and becoming a better person and loving yourself in a visual way, so using symbology that people are incredibly familiar with is for me, more effectively going to tell the story.
Are there still those Catholic images that stick with you?
Oh my God, yes. If you come to my house I have figures and paintings and stuff everywhere.
It’s interesting that instead of completely rejecting Catholicism, there’s still something syncretic with your religion.
There’s a fondness for it, for sure. I just don’t like the greed and hypocrisy and the negative impact Christianity has had on many people and countries throughout the world and throughout history. But I deeply love the symbology, the imagery, the churches, the stained glass, and if you look at some of the messages, some of them are good. You can get some good stuff out of there. And I believe in being a good person and trying to be a good person.”
Read the full interview on The Comic Journal’s website here!