There's something wonderful about the idea of Judeo-Christian Saints bestowing weird powers on an eclectic group of unsuspecting folks. Say, a saint who was burned to death gives the powers of hurling Human-Torch-flameballs to some poor shmuck. Of course, the fellas behind such a premise must be total weirdos, right?

NOT SO FAST, POOPYPANTS!

We had the extreme pleasure of talking with Sean Lewis and Ben Mackey, the co-conspirators behind Image Comics' 'Saints,' and they are just fantastic human beings! They gab with us about metal music, gothic art, and a Twitter campaign that is winning over future readers by the truckload: