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WEDNESDAY JULY 27 2011 1:52 AM

Tom Morello on Orchid – She’s “Part Suicide Girl, Part Joan of Arc”

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Tags: Blog, Comics, Entertainment, Interviews, Music, Audioslave, Dark Horse, Orchid, Rage Against the Machine, San Diego Comic Con, SDCC, Tom Morello

by Damon Martin

Most people know Tom Morello as the guitarist from Rage Against the Machine or Audioslave, but now the Harvard graduate is moving into writing, specifically a new comic book called http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbueX3WHeF4 " target="_blank">Orchid.

The book, which is written by Morello and features art from Shepard Fairey and Scott Hepburn, will be released by Dark Horse later this year

Influenced by the ladies featured on SuicideGirls.com, Morello’s title character is a strong female lead in a future world where the rich and powerful rule with an iron fist and the powerless are left with the scraps.

Morello, usually known for guitar innovations, has also added a new riff to his comic book set. With each issue, he will release a new track that fans will be able to download that will serve as the soundtrack to the story.

The book was unveiled last weekend at San Diego Comic Con where Morello sat down with SuicideGirls.com to give an insight into his passion for comics and what to expect when Orchid debuts.

Comments

motorfirebox

Pittsburgh, PA

March 2004

JUL 27, 2011 10:31 AM

Okay, points for the phrase "the Spartacus of whores".

Sounds interesting. And I've definitely wondered myself about the class implications (or lack thereof) in a lot of fantasy. I'm basically neutral on the soundtrack thing--I like Morello's music, so I'll definitely grab them. I've been known to rock out to Coheed & Cambria on occasion, though, but it hasn't gotten me interested in their comics. That may be just me, though.

Shepard Fairey doing covers is pretty cool, and Scott Hepburn is no slouch. Here's Fairey's cover for the first issue:

Milloux

SUICIDEGIRL

California, USA

JUL 28, 2011 11:37 AM

Sweet!

CoyoteMike

Iowa City, IA

May 2006

JUL 29, 2011 12:48 PM

If only he could have worn an Astros cap ...

ultraviolator

USA

June 2011

JUL 30, 2011 11:48 AM

I really like this concept. I've been recently fascinated with the class consciousnesses and graphic novels, so the mix of both issues is really refreshing. Other than V for Vendetta, I don't know many comics or graphic novels that explore capitalism and class consciousnesses as deeply and penetrating in the fantasy genre.