Southland TalesGraphitti. |
1 Two Roads Diverge (OGN; w Richard Kelly; a Brett Weldele). [From Graphitti: June 30 2008. One of the world's most famous actors has disappeared.
Boxer Santaros awakens deep in the Nevada desert... alone, stricken
with amnesia. He is rescued by a drifter named Fortunio Balducci, only
to discover that the world around him has suddenly changed. America now
stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster...
approaching the three-year anniversary of dual nuclear attacks on Texas
soil. As Boxer struggles to regain his memory, his paths cross with a
mysterious adult film star named Krysta now at the Nevada/California
state line. Krysta reveals her psychic abilities to Boxer in the form
of a prophetic screenplay that foreshadows the apocalypse...] |
2 Fingerprints (OGN; w Richard Kelly; a Brett Weldele). [From Graphitti: July 1 2008. Ronald Taverner awakens on a houseboat on Lake Mead,
Nevada... stricken with amnesia. He soon discovers that he is involved
in a conspiracy to kidnap and impersonate his twin brother Roland... a
police officer from Hermosa Beach, California. Roland discovers that
his brother has ties to a neo-Marxist extremist group. He is quickly
dispatched on a top secret mission with an escort named Zora
Charmichaels, armed with a mysterious drug manufactured by the Treer
Corporation. Meanwhile... Boxer Santaros, Krysta Now and Fortunio
Balducci have arrived in the city of Palmdale, following the clues
hidden in a prophetic screenplay called The Power.] |
3 The Mechanicals (OGN; w Richard Kelly; a Brett Weldele). [From Graphitti: July 2 2008. The search for Boxer Santaros has reached up into the highest levels of national security. His mother-in-law, Nana Mae Frost, is the wife of the Republican vice-presidential candidate... Texas senator Bobby Frost. Nana Mae is the former deputy director of the NSA, and she has recently been named head of US-Ident... a colossal think tank formed under the protection of the Patriot Act. Us-Ident has just opened its first surveillance facility in downtown Los Angeles, as the Republicans race to secure the state of California for the first time in many years. Meanwhile, Ronald Taverner has begun preparations for his role in a dangerous game of political extortion instigated by the neo-Marxists. He is haunted by a recurring dream that could unlock the key to a top secret scientific experiment.] |
The Prelude Saga (1-3; w Richard Kelly; a Brett Weldele). [From Graphitti: The stage is set and destiny continues towards its fulfillment at breakneck speed. Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga collects writer/director Richard Kelly's (Donnie Darko) three graphic novels that set the stage to his second film, Southland Tales. Graphitti Designs and View Askew in conjunction with Darko Entertainment are proud to present this special collection prior to the movie release. These first three chapters set the tone and introduces you to the world and characters that comprise the movie events of July 4, 2008. The book and the movie combine to create a rich multimedia experience!] |
| Parts 4-6 are contained in the movie. |