Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and the Giant Kiss Comic Book

Posted on March 16, 2007

Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, of KISS, and Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, chairman of Platinum Studios, were presented with the Guinness World Records certificate of "World's Largest Comic Book" for KISS Comics Group's KISS 4K Destroyer Edition.

The only reason the comic book is that big is probably because they wanted the World Record.

Newsarama notes that KISS has been featured in comic books before.

Merchandising as long been a staple of the band, and KISS has appeared in comic books published by Marvel, Dark Horse and Image over the last 30 years. The first KISS comic, published by Marvel, featured the band's blood mixed into the ink. They also made a guest appearance in Howard the Duck.

Gene Simmons is also involved in a comic books deal with IDW Publishing. IDW will create the Simmons Comics Group which will include multiple comic books include some written by Gene Simmons himself.

Update: Here's an interview with Paul Stanley about comics, comic book characters and his book Backstage Pass.