Kiss News

By  Josh Cooper / Yahoo Sports

The Reading Royals of the ECHL want to show their love of the band KISS and tie this appreciation into charity.

So on Nov. 12 they�re going to sell KISS themed jerseys during their game that night against the Manchester Monarchs. Then on Nov. 26, fans will be able to watch the Royals wearing the same KISS jerseys when they host the Cincinnati Cyclones.

The Nov. 26 game is the Royals� �Night of Hope� which will raise funds for Hope Rescue Mission in Reading. This charity, �has been a place of refuge for the homeless men of Berks County, PA� since 1894.

After the game, some the game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off for charity, while others will be sold on the weekly online auction for the team.

The Royals, an affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, have said if fans bring real band members to the game, both the fan and the band member will get a free jersey. The team noted in an email that �the Reading Royals and our fans are some of the biggest KISS fans in the world.�

They also said many went to a recent KISS concert in Allentown.

KISS has a strong recent hockey legacy. The band was in a photo hugging NHL commissioner Gary Bettman at the 2014 Stadium Series game at Dodger Stadium, an event where they provided the musical entertainment.

 Thanks to Tariku from Silverlake, CA for sharing with us!

This is a wonderful clip from Wallara Australia, a sector leading, not for profit Disability Support Organization.

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Baton Rouge Soccer Club 06 Girls Red Team, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This is so great!

KISS will headline the massive Corona Northside: Rock Park Meeting Fest in Monterrey, Mexico on November 12th!

General Public tickets are on sale now at www.Ticketmaster.com.mx

Thanks for sharing the photo with us, Rayados!

KISS will rock Morongo Casino Resort in Cabazon, CA on October 30th!

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Thanks to NYPD 9th Precinct for sharing this photo from the Halloween Dog Parade yesterday in NY.

Thanks to everyone for sharing your photos with us. We love seeing them!

The KISS ARMY Rocks!

by Eleanor Goodman / Team Rock

The first official KISS Expo launched in Tokyo, Japan, last week, and Metal Hammer was invited along to check it out.

An unassuming poster marks the door to the Kiss Expo, which leads into a shopping mall in Harajuku. We take the lift to the fifth floor, walk past some boutiques selling women's knitwear and frilly blouses, and enter a hidden world of Kiss memorabilia. Tellingly, the first item on display is the band's formation contract from 1976, promising each band member 25% of the band's revenue. Then there are gold discs aplenty, a selection of historic and smashed guitars, the infamous Kiss Kasket, a video showing Gene Simmons with X Japan mainman Yoshiki, and studded costumes from throughout the years � though sadly, the mannequins are not anatomically correct. "Kiss are sexy � we need to go to the sausage shop!" jokes Mark Stroman, one of the brains behind the event.

Aside from Gene Simons and Paul Stanley, Japanese music critics Masa Ito and Yuichi Masuda advised on the collection, which has been three years in the making and mainly consists of items donated by fans. The organisers now hope to grow the event and take it to the US and Europe. �There are two sides to this exhibition � one is the history and memorabilia for the diehard fans, and the other is fun experiences for new fans, like virtual reality headsets,� says curator Hana. �We're exploring more ideas, and hoping to have the whole band appear next time!�

Here's what we learned from a walk around...
Gene's basement is batshit crazy

He isn't shy about showing off his home, and the staff give out virtual reality headsets so we can tour his and Paul Stanley's cribs. He points out his branded pinball machine, toilet paper, baby bottles, condoms and other items, while our eyes try to adjust to the floor-to-ceiling Kiss Kaos. Ow.

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By Eric Shirey / www.ersink.com

Aside from onstage brandishing their instruments amidst a backdrop of explosions, fire, and smoke, there's no place more appropriate for KISS to be at home than starring in their own comic book. Amy Chu's KISS #1 is proof that there are still creative channels to travel down for Starchild, the Demon, the Spaceman, and the Catman even after several previous comic book adventures through Marvel, Dark Horse, Platinum Image, IDW, and even Archie Comics. Her tale of mysticism and science fiction picks up the perfect amount of momentum in the first issue to keep readers interested in coming back for more.

KISS #1 opens in a futuristic world without sun and a world without heroes. Four young friends embark on a dangerous mission - to uncover the truth about the mysterious Council of Elders and their underground home, the city of Blackwell. But first they need some help from the past...

Amy Chu pens KISS #1. Kewber Baal provides the striking art.

KISS #1 is rated T+ for Teen Plus. I'm really not entirely sure why. There's less here than we see in any of the mainstream DC Comics titles. I guess we'll see how things unfold in issue #2.

KISS #1 is available now in print and digital editions.