— How did this story begin? Was it a character, or a particular image?

There were 2 images that really got me pursuing the story: I heard Lucifer say, “Then the Father is wrong!” That’s pretty profound for an angel to say in Heaven, right? It made me wonder, what would it take for him to get to that point? What would it mean for an angel to lose faith? The other image is Michael and his sword. I don’t want to ruin the story but I saw Michael in air, wings wide, sword high, delivering justice. I knew who he was instantly.

–We all know and love or hate these characters. Did you have to do any research?

Absolutely! But some of it was by accident. There isn’t much to the story in the Bible. There are a couple of scriptures that are commonly considered to “refer” to the…