H.R.G
is commissioned by Volvo to produce a painting
for Isaac Asimov’s short story The Route
to Hyperspace. In Zurich, Edition C reprints
Necronomicon 1 and 2. The deluxe edition in
an embossed cover contains an original lithograph,
printed by the legendary Max Winistorf, who
died shortly afterwards.
"BD Comics Festival"
in Sierre in Valais canton.
1986
Preparations for a large exhibition in the
galleries of the Seibu Museum of Art in Tokyo
in February 1987. Both Necronomicon 1 and
2 and Giger’s Alien translated into
Japanese and published by Treville. Catalan
Communications N.Y.C. publishes the first
English translation supplement of Necronomicon
2.
Commissioned by the Swiss
TV channel DRS to design a TV prize, the "Prix
Tell". Conny de Fries produces the model
following the designs of H.R.G.
In Japan, Sony launches the
first laser discs with cover designs by H.R.G.
Alexander Bohr films a 45-minute portrait
on The Fantastic Universe of H.R. Giger for
the German TV channel ZDF. Poltergeist II
is released worldwide. The film is a box office
hit in the United States, but in Europe it
soon disappears from the screen. H.R.G. is
very unhappy with visual interpretation of
his ideas. |