Hannah Rose May takes horror to the White House in ‘The Exorcism at 1600 Penn’

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Interview: HANNAH ROSE MAY, 

Exorcism at 1600 Penn, out Oct 16. Art by Vanesa R. Del Rey

1. Hannah Rose May, thank you for joining us on the AIPT comics podcast! To start, we’ve read the ashcan for Exorcism at 1600 Penn, and it’s primed for the election this year. How long have you been working on this project and was it always intended to launch near election time?
2. The Ashcan reveals a complex family in the white house, with Kelly Doyle taking on the presidency with her family joining her, was it always intended to be an ensemble story?
3. Vanesa Del Rey blew me away with Redlands, what made her the right fit for this project?
4. For fans of Rogues Gallery, what does Exorcism at 1600 Penn offer them?
5. I really love the title! Were there other options before getting nixed?
6. What kind of research did you do into politics?
7. When you write dialogue, do you find yourself speaking aloud to get a feel for each character?
8. This story feels like someone getting out some existential fears. Did you find writing this to be therapeutic at all?
9. Jock’s variant cover for this is so haunting. What kind of prompt or resources does a variant cover artist get before diving in?
10. Declan Shalvey co-wrote the story with you on Rogues Gallery, which got me thinking, now he’s super steeped into the Alien universe, soon the Terminator universe, any desire to jump in with him for a licensed book like that?
11. If Exorcism at 1600 Penn was a song, what would it be and why?
    1. Down with the Sickness - Disturbed
12. What comics are you reading now?
    1. Batgirl #359 (Detective Comics #359)
    2. Catwoman first appearance
    3. Banshee - first
    4. White Queen