KISS Continues To Dominate Comics, This Time With ‘KISS Kids’!

Remember Muppet Babies? I loved that show. And being KISS fans, we’re thrilled with the announcement from IDW that they have ANOTHER new comic book about KISS coming out: KISS Kids.

Coming this Fall, KISS Kids will focus on the KISS Characters as children as they take on nemeses such as Principal Elder, and Wicked Lester. A preview of KISS Kids will on the back cover of all four issues of the upcoming Kiss Solo series, starting on April 10, when Kiss Solo #1: The Demon is released.

You can check out the one-page preview strip here below.

Here’s the statement direct from IDW, made on March 22, 2013:
Ah, the simple pleasures of just being a kid. Lemonade stands, little league games, advanced fort building, rocking the faces off of millions of screaming fans all over the world while thwarting the plans of your evil school Principal.

If a couple of those cherished childhood memories sound unfamiliar, that’s because they can only be found in KISS Kids, the new series starring the pint-sized rock gods! Join Starchild, Li’l Demon, Spacey, and Catkid as they get into trouble and kick out the jams in strips featuring familiar characters and settings from KISS lore. Helmed by KISS series writers Chris Ryall and Tom Waltz with fun, expressive art by Jose Holder (Mars Attacks The Real Ghostbusters), KISS Kids promises to be a treat for fans of all-ages!

Announcement of the KISS Canadian MONSTER Tour spread like wildfire through the news media yesterday! Check out a sampling of the numerous press stories by clicking the links below.

KISS Announces Canadian MONSTER Tour

January 2013 marked four decades since the legendary rock band KISS was born. Forty years later, having racked up 28 U.S. gold albums along with 40 million U.S. and 100 million in world sales, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, with longtime members guitarist Tommy Thayer and drummer Eric Singer, return stronger than ever. - The Gauntlet

KISS coming to Regina, Saskatoon

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KISS to play Budweiser Gardens in London on July 27

KISS headed to Scotiabank on July 25

KISS set to rock Saddledome for Stampede

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KISS to make summer Monster Tour stop in Kelowna

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KISS rocking Brandon, Winnipeg on July 17, 18

Happy Easter to everyone! We hope you have a wonderful day with your family and friends. Enjoy!

Thanks to the KISS Army for sharing these great KISS Easter eggs and artwork with us and the fans!

I'm from Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. This is my tattoo, took about ten sessions of two hours each, each face is about 20 cm, a lot of pain in the ribs, but it's all for the love of KISS.

Tattoo artist: Alex Marins from Perimetro Urbano Tattoo.

Lucas Penteado Bisco

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Legendary KISS Founders Gene Simmons And Paul Stanley Are Going To Rock ‘n’ Roll The Hub Network With “KISS Hello Kitty,” A New Animated TV Series In Development

The Hub Network, the fastest growing children’s cable network, has optioned the rights to a new series, “KISS Hello Kitty” (working title), based on the highly successful KISS x Hello Kitty line of products from Sanrio, maker of Hello Kitty, a pop icon since 1974.

KISS, an iconic rock band known for its creative merchandising, and Hello Kitty, one of the most unique and popular lifestyle brands, came together in 2010 for an unexpected collaboration — KISS x Hello Kitty. This global collection of hugely desirable co-branded products connects KISS and Hello Kitty followers all over the world with hundreds of licensed items across all categories, including apparel, toys, electronics, stationery, and back to school merchandise, among others.

The Hub’s new series, “KISS Hello Kitty” (working title), will feature the four KISS x Hello Kitty characters living their rock ‘n’ roll dreams and bringing pink anarchy to every situation they are in. The all-new animated series is in the initial stages of development with Mr. Simmons slated to be one of the executive producers. The series will be produced by KISS Catalogue Ltd. and Sanrio.

“We are thrilled to have these two seminal brands, KISS and Hello Kitty, on The Hub,” said Margaret Loesch, President & CEO of The Hub. “Fans of The Hub know we are a distinct brand dedicated to providing clever, imaginative, and cool shows that families can watch together. The tone and style of the ‘KISS Hello Kitty’ TV show is a perfect fit for our network.”

“The Hub Network is the perfect home for the TV show, ‘KISS Hello Kitty,’” said Mr. Simmons. “We are incredibly excited about this opportunity and want to make all our millions of fans worldwide proud of a show they can watch with the whole family.”

“Knowing and viewing The Hub as I do daily with my three children, it is the perfect home for us to bring the ‘KISS Hello Kitty’ juggernaut to yet another generation,” said Mr. Stanley. “I’m excited to develop this project with The Hub as it ensures it will have family appeal while keeping its brash and nurturing individuation.”

“This is not the first Hello Kitty crossover for Sanrio, but for sure the most unexpected,” said Roberto Lanzi, Operating Officer, Sanrio Co., Ltd. “The idea sounded crazy in the beginning, but Gene and Paul are not only rock icons, they are incredible creative minds who were soon able to see a future success. Actually they are huge fans of Hello Kitty and now great friends of Sanrio.”

Here's the actual KISS feature that ran in the New York Daily News last Sunday.


By Ethan Sacks / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Back before they could afford to party all day, they were already rock ’n’ rolling all night.

Forty years ago this month, KISS bassist Gene Simmons, guitarists Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley and drummer Peter Criss dabbed on some black and white facepaint bought in a Manhattan hobby store and forever left their mark on music history.

“We were just four kids off the streets of New York that dreamed big," Simmons, who was born Chaim Witz, told the Daily News this week.

There’s no historical plaque in front of the six-story, cast-iron building at 10 E. 23rd St., where KISS first formed and practiced their three-chord riffs in a dingy fourth floor loft with yolk-encrusted egg crates nailed to the walls to muffle the noise.

But maybe there should be one: KISS has gone on to sell more than 100 million records and perform live in front of an estimated 22 million fans.

Story by Whitney Matheson
Photo by Lisa Rose, The Hub

I've been a Hello Kitty fan ever since I was a wee Whit, and I still am to this day. (In fact, last week I mentioned a new HK children's book I got for my daughter!)

Today I'm psyched to tell you that the adorable feline is poised to star in an animated series for The Hub. The unexpected twist is that it'll be a mashup ... with KISS.

Yes, I'm serious: KISS Hello Kitty (working title) is now in development, and it's based on this line of KISS x Hello Kitty products, which debuted in 2010. The show will feature "four KISS x Hello Kitty characters living their rock 'n' roll dreams and bringing pink anarchy to every situation they are in."

KISS' Gene Simmons is slated to be one of the executive producers, and the band sounds pretty pumped about the project. Says Paul Stanley: "Knowing and viewing The Hub as I do daily with my three children, it is the perfect home for us to bring the KISS Hello Kitty juggernaut to yet another generation."

You heard it here first, folks. I'll keep you posted on when the series will make its debut.

KISS IS EVERYWHERE!

RidicuList: Snow rocks!

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One man’s snow-shoveling problems are another man’s snowy Gene Simmons treasure ... on the RidicuList!

Here's KISS on the cover of the latest issue of the Mexican "Ground Support" Magazine.

Thanks to KISS News for the image!

KISS IS EVERYWHERE!

At the Yonkers High School Talent Show a few weeks back, Students Marco, Phil, Ryan & Eric Rocked the house performing a medley of KISS Klassics. My son Scott (Without makeup) Introduced the band in classic J.R. Smalling fashion...They came in 2nd place in the show!...Congratulations Boys! You made this long time KISS fan proud.

Joe Diaz, Yonkers N.Y.

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Check out this awesome Gene Simmons snowman made in Collinsville, IL during Sundays big snow storm.

Tim Watson

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By: Andy Khouri

IDW Publishing will expand on its existing KISS comic book line this fall with a new all-ages series starring the titular rock stars as young children kicking out the jams as they foil the plans of their evil school principal. KISS Kids re-imagines bassist Gene Simmons' stage persona "The Demon" as "Li'l Demon"; guitarist Ace Frehley's "Spaceman" as "Spacey"; drummer Peter Criss' "Catman" as "Catkid"; and singer Paul Stanley's "Starchild" as, well, "Starchild," since that works just fine.

KISS Kids will be hyped to KISS comic book fans in the form of a one-page strip printed on the back of all four issues of IDW's KISS Solo series, spotlighting each member of the band (presumably as grown-ups), but you can take an early look here.

"KISS is used to rocking and rolling all night and partying every day, but back when they were little'uns, those things only happened around nap time," said Chris Ryall IDW's Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief and co-writer of KISS Kids with Tom Waltz. "This series will appeal to kids and Kiss fans of all ages, as we see the school-age band engage robots, evil teachers, other students, and much more, all filtered through the KISS lens. Beth, the school's Doctor Love, the snooty Torpedo Girls, the bratty "Wicked" Lester, nefarious Principal Elder... they're all here for this accessible, funny, and appealing new series."

Drawn by Jose Holder (Mars Attacks, The Real Ghostbusters), KISS Kids #1 goes on sale later this fall in your local comic book store and digitally from ComiXology.

KISS IS EVERYWHERE!

Gene Simmons snow sculpture stops traffic in Collinsville



By Heidi Glaus

It's not exactly the kind of snowman you expect to see peeking over the plowed piles.

"No, not by any stretch of the imagination," said Larry Loyet, who lives next door.

Unless of course you live on Keebler in Collinsville, in which case it's expected on days like this.

"Everybody waits on it," explained Freddie Novosel, the man behind some really spectacular snow sculptures.

And snowfall after snowfall Novosel delivers.

"Coolest snowman I've ever seen," said one woman who stopped to take a picture.
Each one out-doing his last.

"I've done probably 35 or 40 of them," Novosel said.

He's hand carved everything from cartoon characters to corvettes, but the real work seems to be gathering the snow.

"I take the whole driveway and we wheelbarrow it up to the front," Novosel explained.

"He starts piling up the snow and then gets a vision," pointed out Loyet.

It's a painfully cold process that takes six or eight hours and on this day his work of art unveils Gene Simmons, making this one snow sculpture sealed with a kiss, so to speak.

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Here are some photos from yesterday's KISS Monster Mini Golf one year anniversary celebration in Las Vegas. Fans from as far away as Norway and Sweden attended the party that featured Eric Singer.



_{Photos by Keith Leroux for KISSONLINE.}

The waiter who served us breakfast at the hotel in CABO, pulled up his right leg and showed us this.

Gene