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Dynamite Comics' KISS Issue #8 is in stores now! 

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KISSWORLD UK has become the highest charting greatest hits album for KISS ever in  the UK! Thank you, KISS ARMY!

Thanks to Zachary Vege for sharing his new KISS tattoo with us! Awesome!

The KISS Army Rocks!

KISS IS EVERYWHERE!

We love this!  

KISS,  Add 29 more to the KISS Army! 7th graders from Pacifica, CA dressed alike for "Twin day". - Rockne 2042

Very cool, Chris! You've got a great friend. Thanks for sharing with us!

KISS,  My friend made me this beautiful painting ❤ - Christopher Walkendorff Pike

Google has joined forces with KISS, one of the world�s most influential rock bands, in a deal brought in by Sophie Simmons, for a new line of Artwork Live Cases that bring the KISS Experience to the palm of your hand. The cases feature 12 exclusive designs, each drawing upon the band�s iconic visual history and reimagined for the digital age.  Each case also comes with a suite of live wallpapers, which allow the exclusive designs to be animated on your phone screen.

Artworks Live Case blends Google innovation with beautiful case design, creating a unique phone case that does more than just protect your phone. The series features works by today�s leading artists and designers that can be customized to fit your personal style. Each Live Case has three key features: a designed case, Live Wallpaper, and programmable shortcut button.

Availability:     Online at the Google Store, in the US, Canada, Australia, UK, and Germany

Devices:         Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 5x, and Nexus 6p 

Cost:         $40 per case

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What makes a Live Case  more than just a phone case? 

- Exclusive designs by top artists and designers at accessible prices that can be personalized 

- A programmable shortcut button means a smart case for your smartphone. Program it to launch your Live Wallpaper, camera, a website, or favorite app instantly. 

- Companion Live Wallpapers turn your screen into a gallery, with designs by your Live Case artist rotating throughout the day

How does a Live Case sync with my phone? 

Your Live Case is powered by Near Field Communication (NFC), the same technology that lets you to pay for things with your phone. When you snap on your Live Case, it syncs with your Pixel through NFC. You can program it to launch your camera, flashlight, or favorite app. 

KISS IS EVERYWHERE!

Can't wait for the Gene Simmons band to play in Southern California.  I got the van ready to go! -  Mad Dog Tattoo

Posted by Dan Wickline  / www.bleedingcool.com

Dynamite has sent over a new writer�s commentary featuring Chris Sebela talking about KISS/Vampirella #1 with a cover by Juan Doe and interiors by Annapaola Martello.

When my editor at Dynamite sent me an email to ask what my thoughts were about a KISS/Vampirella book, I have to admit I drew a blank at first. They�re both things that I�m familiar with but both of them have decades of continuity that I haven�t memorized, so for those first few moments I was lost in a sea of possibility.

But after we talked for a bit, he suggested we could set it in the 1970s and suddenly everything made complete sense. I went off, did some research and by that night had the rough beats of this story all sketched out. Taking everything back to when both KISS and Vampirella were unknown quantities to some degree, that made pretty much everything possible.

Which leads us here, issue 1 of KISS/Vampirella � A story I took to calling �Devil Music.� Let�s see what we see.

Page 1

� I don�t usually do cold opens, but this felt like a good way to start the story, a big off-kilter moment to get everyone nice and disoriented. Plus this is the first time I got to write song lyrics for a comic. Apologies to John Denver, but it seemed like the best template for soft rock stylings I could come up with. Making the lyrics fit our doomed couple driving off the cliff, that�s the fun stuff you get to do sometimes.

Side note, if you�ve ever driven the coast highway between LA and SF, this scenario should look familiar. It�s what I pictured happening every time my car rounded a curve.

Page 2

� And here�s Vampi. I figured everyone knows who KISS is, so the heavy lifting was going to be making Vampi track for anyone who had no idea who she is. Plus everyone loves a fight, so having her kick the crap out of some creep in a back alley felt like a nice note about who she is and why she�s here. I figured we�d throw in a KISS poster in case anyone was worried they weren�t going to be in this.

Sunset Boulevard is the setting, btw, because if you�re gonna do a rock �n� roll story set in L.A., go right to the heart of things. For research, I just watched DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PART 2: THE METAL YEARS. I mean, I was going to watch it anyway, but it�s a good glimpse into how much of a scene that scene really was.

Page 3

� More than anything I wanted Vampi to seem normal. She�s not wearing her usual costume, she�s not using any powers per se, minus some added strength and speed. Other than sporting the name Vampirella, she�s totally normal at first glance. Then we offset it by having our damsel no longer in distress freak out because she recognizes Vampi. Not for being a badass alien monsterkiller but for being in Witchkraft.

What�s Witchkraft? Calm down, we�re getting to that.

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Note from Paul Stanley:

SO FIRED UP about KISS Kruise VII! This will be best one ever! MORE to do. MORE going on. MORE great music.

Visit www.TheKISSKruise.com for full details.

Gene Simmons will officially kick off the Hoosier Park Racing & Casino�s outdoor summer concert series tonght in Anderson, Indiana!

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