In fact, it seems like his process was tailor-made for this adaptation: Bong sketched out storyboards of each scene before filming it. Grand Central Publishing is putting these storyboards together with the script, plus a forward by the director, early concept drawings, and photos from the set into a new book, titled Parasite: A Graphic Novel in Storyboards. The 304-page hardcover will be available on May 19, 2020, with an MSRP of $30.00.

Based on Director Bong Joon Ho's Storyboards for Oscar-Winner
Posted by Brigid Alverson on February 16, 2020 @ 6:21 pm CT

Director Bong Joon Ho’s Academy Award-winning dark comedy Parasite is being made into a graphic novel, one that will give fans further insight into the director’s creative process.
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