CCI: DARK HORSE COMICS: ORCHID

SAN DIEGO -- Orchid -- from Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave and The Nightwatchman -- was one of three projects that Dark Horse Comics announced during Preview Night at Comic-Con International in San Diego on Wednesday.

For a video of Morello talking at the Dark Horse booth about the project, CLICK HERE.

Here's how Dark Horse describes the book:

"Orchid is an epic fantasy story set in a dystopian future infused with Morello's worldview and the politics of terror.

"Part Suicide Girl, part Joan of Arc - Orchid is the tale of a 16-year-old street prostitute who learns that she is more than the role society has imposed upon her. When the seas rose, genetic codes were smashed. Human settlements are now ringed by a dense wilderness from which ferocious new animal species prey on the helpless. The high ground belongs to the rich and powerful that overlook swampland shantytowns from their fortress-like cities. Iron-fisted rule ensures order and allows the wealthy to harvest the poor as slaves. Welcome to the world of Orchid."

Orchid, on sale on Oct. 12, features a variant cover by street artist Shepard Fairey, with interior art by Scott Hepburn.

A free exclusive music track from Tom Morello will be available with purchase of each issue to serve as a soundtrack to the story. Morello's new album under the name of The Nightwatchman, entitled World Wide Rebel Songs, is due out August 30 from New West Records.