They arrive in silence, out of dark skies. They infest human hosts and consume them. And they are everywhere. They are Parasites: alien creatures who must invade and take control of human hosts to survive. Once they have infected their victims, they can twist their hosts's bodies into any abominable shapes they choose: craniums splitting to reveal mouths of sharp teeth, batlike wings erupting from backs, blades tearing through soft hands. But most have chosen to conceal their lethal purposes behind ordinary human faces. No one knows their secret, except an ordinary high school student. Shinichi managed to stop the infestation of his body by an alien parasite, but can he find a way to warn humanity of the horrors to come?
About the AuthorAfter starting his career as an assistant to
Lady Snowblood creator Kazuo Kamimura, Hitoshi Iwaaki broke out with 1988's body horror-alien invasion story
Parasyte, which would become a global hit and go on to be adapted into two live-action films and a popular anime series. Iwaaki's other works include
Historie,
Neo Devilman, and
Reiri.
Book InformationISBN 9781646516421
Author Hitoshi IwaakiFormat Hardback
Page Count 288
Imprint Kodansha ComicsPublisher Kodansha America, Inc
Series Parasyte Full Color CollectionWeight(grams) 692g
Dimensions(mm) 215mm * 154mm * 29mm