KISS Kompendium [Hardcover]

Gene Simmons (Author), Paul Stanley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 8, 2009

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 band's first comic book. It was created by Marvel legend Stan Lee and was the beginning of a hugely successful KISS comic book franchise. All are now out of print.

Now, for the first time, the KISS Kompendium combines the most breathtaking KISS comic books into a lush oversized collector's compilation. Brought to life by graphic illustrations as riveting and hardcore as the band's real-life fire-breathing line-up, the Demon (Gene Simmons), Starchild (Paul Stanley), and the other band members' superhero alter egos defeat evil in over 1200 pages of stunning KISS comics!

This is a book authorized by KISS. KISS founding members Gene Simmons, a rock legend and star of A&E's Family Jewels, and Paul Stanley have contributed the forewords to this. The book also includes exclusive never-before-seen backstage photos from KISS' newest tour along with commentary by the band-members.

This is a must-have for every KISS fan eagerly awaiting the band's new album, their first in over 10 years, and a perfect holiday gift for comic-book lovers to pour over time and time again.

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About the Author

Known as the fire breathing, blood splitting and larger than life co-founders of hard rock super group KISS, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley founded the band in the early 1970s. Since then, KISS has gone on to sell over 80 million albums and to perform over 2,000 shows around the world. Currently preparing their new album, the band is still touring and performing today. Gene Simmons also stars in A&E's hit reality show, Family Jewels. He is the author of Sex Money Kiss, Kiss and Make-Up, Ladies of the Knight, Kiss and Tell, and Kiss: The Early Years, which he co-wrote with Stanley.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1280 pages
• Publisher: Harper Design; 1St Edition edition (December 8, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061728195
• ISBN-13: 978-0061728198
• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 8.2 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #729,350 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kiss Kompendium gets it right., December 9, 2009

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Wayne S. (CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: KISS Kompendium (Hardcover)

Back in high school I collected all of the Kiss comics that were produced by Todd McFarlane, I lost track of the latter issues, and when I was ready to scoop them up, they changed creative teams, and finally Dark Horse took over.

I gave up, so to my surprise when I saw this on Amazon for pre-order, I knew it would be mine, and would fill in the gaps that were missing in my collection.

I have not read the entire book yet, but you know you're in for a treat when you see the UPS guy struggle to carry this thing. It is MASSIVE!

I wonder if Gene and Paul will have signings for this book once they finish up the tour? For a $50 dollar book (it's $75 at your local retailer), it would make perfect sense to do so.

Btw, if you have a Kiss Army member in your family, here you go, your holiday shopping is complete.


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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heavy, no really, Heavy, December 14, 2009

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NMMI89 (San Diego, CA USA!!!!) - See all my reviews

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I would have hated to be my "mail-lady". She's a little thing and to lug this book up to my doorstep must have been a workout! I LOVE this book!! I had the original two KISS comic books by Marvel and I loaned them to a friend back in '79 or so and I never got them back. Lo and behold I stumble across this monstrosity on Amazon. I had to have it. I already own the Psycho Circus collection and was quite happy to see it in this Kompendium. Never read the Dark Horse comics though so I was happy this was included. I wonder why KISS 4K wasn't included but oh well, I can't be disappointed with this.

Get it and after you're done reading it from cover to cover use it for working out. It's that heavy.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, December 11, 2009

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S. Mitchell (Phoenix, AZ, USA) - See all my reviews
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My KISS Konpendium just arrived in the mail. All I can say is "WOW". I have every individual comic book that is in this book. But this is such a beautiful collection of the comics in a very large hardcover book with pictures from the 70's and today added, as well. This is a "must-have" item for every KISS fan. A real quality product!