Platinum Studios and Kiss Catalog, the company run by Kiss leaders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have partnered to create the Kiss Comics Group.The first title is "Kiss 4K," the story of the transformation of Simmons, Stanley and other Kiss band members from rock stars to 'world-protecting warrior spirits'.
Priced at $50, it will be the first comicbook-based property to simultaneously launch all of its merchandise in the U.S., France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
A new Kiss comic involving characters 'King of All Beasts', 'Demon', 'Starchild' and 'Celestial' will appear weekly online and "Kiss 4K" will be unveiled at the Wizard World convention in Los Angeles in March.
The second title is expected to be "Kiss Girls" with Signatures Network and Dell Furano handling worldwide licensing.
