1 KISS kids
Presenting the adventures of Li’l Demon, Starchild, Catkid, and Spacey… the KISS Kids gang! This rockin’ new comic offers adventures for all ages – and many in-jokes and familiar characters for the KISS faithful, too. No blood or fire here (well, maybe a little fire), just laughs and fun tales of the little costumed maniacs and the crazy town in which they live. New intro by KISS frontmen Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley! Ryall • Waltz • holder • colwell
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WRITTEN BY Chris Ryall and tom waltz
ART BY JOSE HOLDER
COLORS BY JEREMY COLWELL
LETTERS BY GILBERTO LAZCANO
SERIES EDITS BY Chris Ryall and tom waltz
KISS ARE:
gene simmons paul stanley eric singer tommy thayer demon starchild catman celestial
Cover by Jose Holder • Cover Colors by Jeremy Colwell • Collection Edits by Justin Eisinger and Alonzo Simon • Collection Design by Gilberto Lazcano Special thanks to Dell Furano, Ramsey Sharif, Keith Leroux, William Randolph, Doc McGhee, and Ken Ryall Jr. for their invaluable assistance. IDW founded by Ted Adams, Alex Garner, Kris Oprisko, and Robbie Robbins ISBN: 978-1-61377-852-4 17 16 15 14 1 2 3 4 Ted Adams, CEO & Publisher Greg Goldstein, President & COO Become our fan on Facebook facebook.com/idwpublishing Robbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic Artist Follow us on Twitter @idwpublishing Chris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief Matthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial Officer Check us out on YouTube youtube.com/idwpublishing Alan Payne, VP of Sales Dirk Wood, VP of Marketing www.IDWPUBLISHING.com Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services
KISS KIDS. JANUARY 2014. FIRST PRINTING. © 2014 Kiss Nation Ltd. Kiss characters © 2014 Kiss Catalog Ltd. © 2014 Idea and Design Works, LLC. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe St., San Diego, CA 92109. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork.
Originally published as KISS KIDS issues #1–4. DEDICATIONS Chris: To Ken Jr. for introducing me to KISS when we were both Kids ourselves, and to Lucy. I wanted the best and I got the best. Tom: To my awesome kids for always making me feel like a rock star, and to my lifelong bosom buddies Roger Hahn, Rick Rangler, and Jeff "Rudy" Randall for continuing to be such a kick-butt part of my KISS experience!