{{Short description|Literary publisher, and film and TV producer (born 1965)}} '''Fabrice A Giger''' (born 7 January 1965 in [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]]) is a literary [[publisher]] and film and TV producer.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0317591/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Imdb]</ref> The son of Swiss painter José Giger, he is well known for publishing thousands of [[comic books]] / graphic novels from such authors as [[Alejandro Jodorowsky]], [[Jean Giraud|Mœbius]], [[Enki Bilal]] and [[John Cassaday]].
In 1988, at the age of 23, Giger took over the Paris-based publishing house [[Les Humanoïdes Associés]] (also known as Humanoids in English), its catalog, and brands such as ''[[Métal Hurlant]]'' (from which the American magazine ''[[Heavy Metal Magazine|Heavy Metal]]'' was adapted). In less than a decade, he turned it into a multimedia group, involved not only in comic book publishing, but also in CGI animation, visual effects, internet content and software development.<ref>[http://www.liberation.fr/livres/0101234875-special-bande-dessinee-giger-le-genre-humanoide-repreneur-des-humanoides-associes-en-1989-le-jeune-suisse-fabrice-giger-est-a-present-a-la-tete-d-un-groupe-multimedia-sans-egal-dans-le-monde-de-la-bd- Libération 01.22.1998 (French)]</ref>
In 1995, he co-founded the CGI animation studio, [[Sparx*]], with branches in France and Vietnam, and the production company Sparkling which went on to produce shows such as ''[[Rolie Polie Olie]]'' for which Giger won an [[Emmy Award]] in 2000 as executive producer.<ref>[[26th Daytime Emmy Awards#Outstanding Special Class Animated Program|Wikipedia's list of Emmy winners]]</ref>
In 1998, in Los Angeles, he founded Humanoids, Inc., the American counterpart of [[Les Humanoïdes Associés]].<ref>[http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/comics/article/45191-humanoids-returns-to-the-u-s-graphic-novel-market.html Publishers Weekly 11.16.2010]</ref>
In the years 1999-2000, he partnered with directors [[Ridley Scott]] and [[Tony Scott]] to launch a website featuring original content based on Humanoids titles. The catalog has been a constant source of inspiration for filmmakers and the movie industry in general since the seventies<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shadowlocked.com/2010011476/opinion-features/how-dan-obannons-heavy-metal-story-influenced-blade-runner.html |title=Shadowlocked, How Dan O'Bannon's Métal Hurlant story influenced ''Blade Runner'' |access-date=2013-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420055724/http://www.shadowlocked.com/2010011476/opinion-features/how-dan-obannons-heavy-metal-story-influenced-blade-runner.html |archive-date=2012-04-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and thus Giger sought to create a digital content platform to combine the talents from these different mediums. Despite producing hours of material, the site never took off due to the unfortunate timing of the bursting of the [[Internet bubble]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062746/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=676 Humanoids' press release 12.19.2001, Comic Book Resources]</ref>
While having developed and published dozens of new titles every year in various genres since his inception of the company, with most of them having been translated into numerous languages, Giger published a new and limited series of the anthology ''[[Métal Hurlant]]'' between 2002 and 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=3967 |title=Comicbookdb.com |access-date=2013-03-14 |archive-date=2013-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516185658/http://www.comicbookdb.com/title.php?ID=3967 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A good portion of the original content created for the occasion was later adapted for television with the TV series ''[[Métal Hurlant Chronicles]]'', that Giger exec-produced and which aired in October 2012.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1629348/combined Imdb]</ref>
At the end of 2004, Giger stepped down from all his duties and took a sabbatical of several years, including one spent in [[Puducherry (union territory)|Pondicherry, India]], near the [[Sri Aurobindo Ashram]].
In 2008, he resumed his career as the group's CEO and publisher, which subsequently, in 2010, included a successful reboot of the publishing activities in the English language.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080905191624/http://www.newsarama.com/comics/080801-HumanoidsDDP.html Newsarama 08.01.2008]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.livreshebdo.fr/actualites/DetailsActuRub.aspx?id=1027 |title=Livres Hebdo 10.23.2007 (French) |access-date=2013-03-14 |archive-date=2007-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031011325/http://www.livreshebdo.fr/actualites/DetailsActuRub.aspx?id=1027 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://publishingperspectives.com/2010/11/the-fantastic-rebirth-of-humanoids-usa/ Publishing Perspectives 11.22.2010]</ref>
Following the increasing presence of Humanoids titles in Asia (the best-selling Sci-Fi graphic novel ever, ''[[The Incal]]'', is still the record holder for having the highest sales of a non-Japanese graphic novel in Japan),<ref>[http://books.shopro.co.jp/comic/overseas/lincal.php Shopro (Japanese)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308172142/http://books.shopro.co.jp/comic/overseas/lincal.php |date=2013-03-08 }}</ref> including China,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hinabook.com/product/2367.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908013829/http://www.hinabook.com/product/2367.html |archive-date=2018-09-08 |title=惊爆点-后浪出版公司}}</ref> and in the European markets, Giger announced at the New York Comic Con in October 2018 a major foray into the American comic book industry with the creation of a new line of content and a shared universe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/humanoids-announces-h1-imprint-shared-universe-1148860|title = Humanoids Unveils Shared Comic Book Universe at New York Comic Con|website = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date = 5 October 2018}}</ref>
In November 2021, Giger launched the film and television branch of Humanoids with the announcement of the adaptation of ''[[The Incal]]'' into a feature film, that he is producing. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/incal-movietaika-waititi-to-direct-1235041908|title = Taika Waititi to Direct ''The Incal'' Film Adaptation|website = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date = 4 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lepoint.fr/pop-culture/l-incal-sera-adaptee-au-cinema-par-taika-waititi-04-11-2021-2450601_2920.php#11|title = ''L'Incal'' sera adaptée au cinéma par Taika Waititi (French)|website = [[Le Point]]|date = 4 November 2021}}</ref>
Over his career, Giger has continuously developed and published graphic novels and spin-off series within ''[[The Incal]]'' universe, from the best-selling series ''[[The Metabarons]]'' in 1992 to titles such as ''Psychoverse'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-incal-psychoverse-prequel-exclusive-preview-humanoids|title = ''The Incal: Psychoverse'' Is a Mind-Bending Prequel to a Graphic Novel Masterpiece|website = [[IGN]]|date = 15 November 2022}}</ref> ''Dying Star''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/the-incal-dying-star-preview-humanoids/|title = The commander lives again in ''THE INCAL: DYING STAR''|website = [[Comics Beat|The Beat]]|date = 20 April 2023}}</ref> and ''Kill Wolfhead''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thepopverse.com/the-incal-kill-wolfhead-brandon-thomas-pete-woods-humanoids-preview|title = ''The Incal's'' wolf mercenary Kill Wolfhead goes solo in new OGN by Brandon Thomas and Pete Woods|website = [[Popverse]]|date = 8 May 2023}}</ref> in 2022 and 2023. All these titles make up a vast and contrasted universe and are potential material for additional films and television series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/taika-waititi-to-adapt-alejandro-jodorowsky-graphic-novel-the-incal-as-film-1234867589/|title = Taika Waititi To Adapt Alejandro Jodorowsky's Graphic Novel ''The Incal'' As Film|website =[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date = 4 November 2021}}</ref>
Several other movies and television series are being developed and produced by Humanoids and its subsidiaries, including original content such as ''Whiskey On The Rocks'' for [[Disney+]] and [[SVT1]] which started shooting in October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/svt-skyverse-whiskey-on-the-rocks-global-briefs-1235108245/|title = Sweden's SVT Orders ''Whiskey On The Rocks''|website = [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date = 5 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.c21media.net/news/swedens-svt-disney-dive-into-cold-war-submarine-satire-whiskey-on-the-rocks/|title = Sweden's SVT, Disney+ dive into Cold War submarine satire ''Whiskey On the Rocks''|website = [[C21Media]]|date = 6 July 2023}}</ref>
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