Official kiss merchandise celebrating the career of the band and supporting the final tour, end of the road. The joker and kiss kiss rock bands, kiss band, classic comics. The origins of kiss comic books date almost as far back as the inception as the band itself, having been an integral part of comics culture since their 1977 appearance in. The legendary rock band kiss is currently on their end of the road tour, which is supposedly the groups final tour together. Kevin smith is an american screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedianraconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as silent. Heres a clip of crazy, crazy nights from kiss 1988 crazy nights japanese tour. Kiss band kiss rock bands black metal rock y metal heavy metal paul stanley gene simmons marvel comic books comic books art. On this day in kisstory april 16, 1988 kiss opened their crazy nights japanese tour at rainbow hall in nagoya. A new crossover comic series unites the evil dead franchises chainsawwielding hero ash williams with legendary rock band kiss. Oct 05, 2015 indie comic book publishers make moves toward tv and film.
Lorraine cink talks with paul stanley, founding member of the rock band kiss, about his new book backstage pass. Kiss is an american band from new york that was formed back in 1973. Coldplay, mccartney, elvis and kiss by every record tells a story on may 24, 20 36. Written by peter saturday 1 comment posted in comics, marvel, worlds greatest comic book themed music videos tagged with 4th of july, captain america march 23, 2009 greatest comic book themed music videos ever. Store will offer exclusive product including tshirts. The band played at my daughters wedding in glengarriff on feb 29th. College student pam doesnt have time for a social life, but football hero rick offers to trade her lessons in fun for help in chemistry. Blood from each band member was drawn by a registered nurse, witnessed by a notary public, and poured into the vats of red ink used for printing the comic at marvels borden ink plant in depew, new york. Kiss returns to comics in new futuristic, dark scifi adventure series. It portrays the members of the rock band kiss as supernatural beings known as the fourwhoareone or the elder. The end, which will celebrate the bands 45 years of recording and performing while also telling an original story that will incorporate pieces of the bands history and elements from the actual tour, reports drew mollo of cbr. These two vintage pieces of 11 x 17 paperwork contain the original first draft version of steve gerbers historic blood on the plates article which appeared in the comic book with. Tone deaf has funny music posters for your band, orchestra, or choir room.
It compiles both issues of the marvel comics super special, the marvel kissnation comic, the comic printed especially for 1995 book, kisstory, along with the psycho circus and the dark horse comic series. Kiss is a group of characters based of the kiss band members. They have had comic versions published by both marvel and imagetmp and platinum studios. In a world without sun and a world without heroes, four young friends embark on a dangerous mission to uncover the truth about the mysterious council of elders and their underground home, the city of blackwell. Kiss 2016 comic read kiss 2016 comic online in high. Kiss marvel comics really made with the bands blood earths. The book also features exclusive kiss photos taken backstage during the band s sonic boom tour, as well as commentary by band members gene.
Reprinted for the first time ever, the rare secret origin of the supergroup kiss. Kiss comic books 2012 series all regular issues are out of stock. Gene simmons on the epic return of kiss to comic books. Weiss, john buscema, sal buscema, and rich buckler art. New listing kiss japan magazine marvel comic songbook set japanese book victor. How augmented reality is bringing comic books to life.
Syfy wire is a fanfirst genre news and editorial destination dedicated to covering science fiction and nerd culture across tv, film, books, comics, space and. Joe casey superman, wildcats, xmen presents a bold new direction for kiss years after the splitup of these four superpowered warriors, theyve followed very separate paths. Jan 21, 2019 a blog presenting covers to imaginary comic books featuring the. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Kiss is a comic book rock band and they got a couple hits but theyre more of a comic book. Cover pencils by charles nicholas, inks by vince alascia. Every member of the band contributes vocals with simmons playing bass, stanley playing rhythm guitar, frehley as the lead guitarist, and criss on the drums. Aug 24, 2016 gene simmons on the epic return of kiss to comic books. The book contained a 30page comic story, though, by spike steffenhagen and scott pentzer, featuring simmons and stanley reminiscing about their past two decades. Given that the concept for the band kiss drew upon comic book superheroes almost as much as upon music itself, they were a natural to feature someday in their very own comic. Jun 25, 2015 the scott pilgrim series, starting with scott pilgrims precious little life, follows the 23yearold band boy around as he deals with girls and being an adultnot to mention all that band shit. In addition, the catmans set of drumsticks is included as an instrument accessory along with a mini papercraft mask. Rock band cartoons and comics funny pictures from cartoonstock. Kiss psycho circus is a comic book series published by american companies image comics and todd mcfarlane productions.
Zombies pits the legendary rock band against the undead. This massive 440page, 15inch tall hardcover was by no means a comic book, but the 1994 signed and limited edition volume was published by kiss to commemorate their first 20 years. Indie comic book publishers make moves toward tv and film. Dont miss the conclusion to this fantastic 3part story arc written by comic superstar joe casey wild cats, xmen and drawn by mel rubi angel. Check out our list of musicians who have pursued comic books and graphic novels. You see them in their spackled faces, remarked tyler. May 23, 2010 in 1977 marvel comics published super special kiss fullcolor comic book presenting the band as superheroes blood from each band member was drawn by a registered nurse, witnessed by a notary public, and poured into the vats of red ink used for printing the comic at marvels borden ink plant in depew, new york. Zombies, in which the iconic rock band will have to contend against the living dead the conclusion of the latest installment fittingly titled the end introduced a zombie apocalypse decades in the future, in which humans have become an endangered species living in isolation. In 1977 marvel comics published a magazineformat fullcolor comic book, titled a marvel comics super special. Like everything the band ever recorded, this cover of the theme to the 60s cartoon, is short, catchy, and. As kiss prepares for its end of the road world tour, dynamite entertainment has announced a new comic book series titled kiss. It is well known that the band, kiss, created their characters based as.
Packaged in a blister card, the figure features 11 point of articulation and is styled in the catmanss outfit inspired from the bands unmasked comicbooklike album cover artwork. End of the road received a tiein comic from dynamite. Dec 11, 20 for fans who adore comic books and also live for the rock band rush, their steampunk dream begins to turn its gears next year. This leads us to dark horse comics and the nycc news that inspired this mindspill and journey through music and comic history. Featuring artwork by todd mcfarlane and other acclaimed graphic artists and fully authorized by gene simmons and paul stanley, kiss kompendium coincides with the. As you appreciate the vivid red ink in this twisted tale, realize that the band mixed their own blood with the red ink at the print shop. Weve been selling comics since 1961 our first sale. In 1977 marvel comics published super special kiss fullcolor comic book presenting the band as superheroes. During their 45year career, kiss has headlined multiple comic book series, including releases through bigname brands like marvel comics and image comics.
A young band comprised of four 16yearsold guys who write and play their own music is pretty much like a micky mouse club executives wet dream. Kiss kompendium is an eyepopping compilation of the previously outofprint stan lee marvel comic book adventures of the legendary heavy metal band, as well as the famed psycho circus and dark horse editions and kisss own kisstory. The team must defeat their evil robot counterparts in deadly, handtohand combat, in the classic comic book tradition, as flesh and blood meets heavy metal. Kiss marvel comic book proof sheets from 1977 on ebay. Amy chu and kewber baal will bring the hit band back to comics in their very own dynamite entertainment series starting this october. Spiderman, the avengers, the fantastic four, and doctor doom appear. Heat vision talked to gene simmons about what to expect from the new series and what makes his band so successful in the comic. It was written by brian holguin and illustrated by various artists, including pencillers angel medina and clayton crain with inker kevin conrad. The founding members of the group were gene simmons, paul stanley, peter criss, and ace frehley.
The ink used to print the issue actually contained drops of the band members blood. Dynamite entertainment has revealed the latest installment in its kiss comic book series. In the 1970s, marvel comics released two topselling comic books featuring kiss. Best range of music i have ever enjoyed at a wedding. Marvel kiss comic used band memebers real blood in ink. Dark horse is no stranger to music comic collaboration. We have been playing in bands for over 20 years, comic book heroes was established 10 years ago and we have been doing weddings ever since. Rock band funny cartoons from cartoonstock directory the worlds largest online collection of cartoons and comics. Syfy wire is a fanfirst genre news and editorial destination dedicated to covering science fiction and nerd culture across tv, film, books, comics, space and technology with uptotheminute news. Image comics would bring back kiss in print form in the 1990s. Despite the obvious merits of the comic books i enjoyed many years ago such as sin city, watchmen, the dark knight returns and so on i lost touch with things in the midnineties comic books have.
Look out jonai, comic book heroes want your lunch money music lovers are relishing the true rockandroll flavor of comic book heroes cbh, and the disney peeps are right behind them ready to pounce. Kiss dolls featuring each hardrock artist were originally released by mego toys in the 1970s. Oct 27, 2011 teamup or mashup a comic book character with a walt disney character as caanan correctly pointed out to me the other day, we did strictly marveldisney mashups, but now lets do a broader disney mashup. Kiss, all collections of kiss rock band comic books in one book i. For almost as long as kiss has been making music, theyve been appearing in comic books. This book might possibly belong in the next segment, but the metaphysics of it just dont ring quite true like the other books in that category do. The members of kiss were immortalized in the pantheon of legendary comic book superheroes alongside the likes of superman, batman and wolverine. Featuring artwork by todd mcfarlane and other acclaimed graphic artists and fully authorized by gene simmons and paul stanley, kiss kompendium. Get the best deals on kiss magazine when you shop the largest online selection at. The rock band kiss is no stranger to the comic book world.
Tales from band camp a comic about music and marching band. Dark matter has been developed into a tv series for syfy. Cambria frontman claudio sanchez has been creating comic bookstyle interpretations of stories told in his progrock bands albums. In 1977 marvel comics published a magazineformat fullcolor comic book presenting the band as superheroes. In 77, blood from each member of the rock band kiss was drawn by a registered nurse and poured into vats of red ink used for printing the bands first comic book. If you own this book, you really do own a piece of kiss. Aug 17, 2012 kiss, all collections of kiss rock band comic books in one book i love the series by todd mcfarlane art by angel medina. The 10 best fictional bands in comic books alex zalben 06242011 music is remarkably difficult to convey properly in a comic book, what with them being nonauditory and all. You can reach me at amy at if you would like to personally contact me. Readcomiconline read comics online in high quality.
You are welcome to use them in newsletters, posters, etc. While creating a music video is making a story from the music it is not that much different from creating a comic book story that has music as an atmospheric device. Kiss 2016 comic read kiss 2016 comic online in high quality. This thick, unused book looks virutally untouched, despite some cover scuffing and a few small nicks on the back cover and spine. Ace frehley was the next to go, one of the many casualties of the bands ill. Was blood from the band members mixed the red ink used to print the kiss comic book. Kiss comic books 2002 series all regular issues are out of stock. Unfollow 1977 kiss comic book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Kiss band members mixed their blood with red ink for a comic book. Comic book heroes wedding band and dj in kerry wedding. Their eisner awardwinning comic book series, the umbrella academy, is written by gerard way from the band my. Nov 15, 2016 modern polaxis by sutu is a great example of the power of augmented reality to bring comic books to life like never before.
The final kiss concert on the end of the road world tour. Kiss returns to comic books comic book news, tv, movies. In 1977 marvel comics published a magazineformat fullcolor comic book, titled a marvel comics super special kiss presenting the band kiss as. While ash bruce campbell began life as a rather meek, reluctantly heroic character in sam raimis original evil dead film, by 1987 sequel evil dead ii, he had started to mature into the deaditeslaying badass that fans have come to know and love. Read on for the six sketches that came about courtesy of the last questionchallenge. Official almo book features guitarlyrics for all songs from this classic 4side album, wall 16 gorgeous color 8x10 pages intact. Comic book listen and stream free music, albums, new. Now, smaller comic book publishers want to get in on the action. In 1977, kiss was not only the biggest band in the world, they were the biggest comicbook stars around. Gene simmons paul stanley eric carr vinnie vincent.
Comic book s profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. Jun 27, 2012 as you appreciate the vivid red ink in this twisted tale, realize that the band mixed their own blood with the red ink at the print shop. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive. Comic book listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos comic book. The most asskicking rock band returns to comics, written by the most rockin of young comics writers. Kiss were already real life superheroes to millions of fans around the world but now they were the stars of their own comic book. The original 1977 proof sheets for the first kiss marvel comic book are up for auction on ebay germany. Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive view pictures of their covers.