The Legend has passed. H.R. Giger 1940-2014

[Mr 9.8]

http://kotaku.com/h-r-giger-has-passed-away-1575550732

 

 

In case you didn't know hi works were the inspiration for the look of the ALIEN in the ALIENS series of films and comics.

[techvoodoo]

Just saw this news. His art style was unique and interesting.

[Marvelfangirl]

He created one of the most iconic aliens in movie history.

RIP Mr.Giger

[GACollectibles]

RIP

[bane]

[Gotham Kid]

RIP

[gradejunky]

RIP, sad.

[No Quarter]

Also did an Emerson, Lake and Palmer album cover, or his work was used for it. Very interesting style.

 

RIP

[Garf]

RIP

[Conan_Aficionado]

R.I.P.

 

Here is a documentary on him.

 

[SuperiorSpiderMan]

H. R. Giger

 

R.I.P.

 

 

 

 

 

[DiceX]

Aliens was the very first "Rated R" movie I was ever allowed to see in the theater.

It was way ahead of it's time and Giger was a huge part of that.

 

 

[chrisco37]

RIP to a true legend.

 

His creation terrified me more than anything else ever in my life. Nothing scared me more as a kid than the Alien.

 

Thank you for all the memories and nightmares.

 

 

[timfinz]

R.I.P. Mr. Giger!

[Comicopolis]

Very sad news - he was indeed a true legend.

 

RIP.

[Hado]

Thank you for everything Mr. Giger, even the nightmares.

[The-Collector]

RIP. A great of the art world.

[reptilekingdie]

One of a kind genius

[Sardo Numspar]

I highly recommend a documentary that is currently showing in theaters throughout the world called Jordowsky's Dune. It is about Alejandro Jordowsky's ambitious, but failed, efforts to make Frank Herbert's Dune into a movie in the mid-70's. He locked in David Carridine to play Duke Leto, Salvador Dali to play the Emperor, Pink Floyd to do the music, Mick Jagger to play Feud Rautha, and Orson Wells to play the Baron.

 

Giger was hired to prepare the artwork and set designs for the Harkonnens and their home world. In doing this, he airbrushed a number of masterpieces. Giger steals the show in the documentary with his interviews, and you can definitely see how his work on Dune was a precursor to his work on the Alien franchise and other future projects. Here are examples of Giger's work on Dune.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Kevin.J]