H.R. Giger

1940–2014 Zürich 11 series, 13 with collected and international editions 19 issues

2 awards

H.R. Giger was a Swiss artist known for a biomechanical style fusing human anatomy with machinery. His 1977 art collection Necronomicon led to his Oscar-winning creature and set design for the film Alien.

Name

H.R. Giger

Issues

Series

International Editions

Awards

Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (2013), Inkpot Award (1979)

Also Known As

Hans Ruedi Giger

Gender

Male

Birth Date

February 5, 1940

Death Date

May 12, 2014

Birth Place

Zürich

Country

Switzerland

Links

www.hrgiger.com/

Series

Masterpieces of Fantasy Art (2020)

Taschen

1 issue

Giger (2018)

Taschen

1 issue

Heavy Metal Magazine (1977)

Heavy Metal

320 issues

Zones (1990)

London Editions Magazines

4 issues

Cheval Noir (1989)

Dark Horse Comics

50 issues

Aliens (1989)

Limited Series

Dark Horse Comics

4 issues

H.R.Giger's Necronomicon (1984)

Edition C

1 issue

1994 (1980)

Warren

19 issues

Famous Monsters of Filmland (1958)

Warren

231 issues

Métal Hurlant (1974)

Les Humanoïdes Associés

166 issues

Issues

Issue #1

Masterpieces of Fantasy Art (2020)

Nov 18, 2020

Issue #1

Giger (2018)

Nov 21, 2018

#199506

Vol. 19, No. 5

Heavy Metal Magazine (1977)

Nov 01, 1995

Issue #4

Zones (1990)

#10

Issue #10

Cheval Noir (1989)

Aug 01, 1990

#199004

Vol. 14, No. 3

Heavy Metal Magazine (1977)

Jul 01, 1990

Issue #3

Aliens (1989)

Mar 31, 1990

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H.R.Giger's Necronomicon (1984)

#198206

Vol. 6, No. 3

Heavy Metal Magazine (1977)

Jun 01, 1982

#198112

Vol. 5, No. 9

Heavy Metal Magazine (1977)

Dec 01, 1981

Lists

Cover from The Most Influential Comic Book Artists Ever

The Most Influential Comic Book Artists Ever

Ranked

versedb Staff

The artists who defined how comics look. Each invented a visual language, through anatomy, perspective, page layout, or light, that generations copied.

Items

Frequent collaborators

Julie Simmons-Lynch

Page Wood

Gilles Adrien

Lou Stathis

Rod Kierkegaard

Philippe Caza

Norville

Fourgeaurd

Atan Charles

M. Perron

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