Simmons Family Invades Comicdom

Gene Simmons is a one-man army. A world-renowned rock star, film actor, businessman, marketer, TV star, and bestselling author, the KISS bassist is now turning his hand to comics. Teaming with IDW (Doomed, 30 Days of Night), Simmons will release the new imprint, Simmons Comics Group.

There are already 5-6 titles in the works for the fledgling company, including a cover by Todd McFarlane and Greg Capullo for the flagship quarterly, Gene Simmons' House of Horrors. Titles will include Dominatrix, Zipper, and more. In interviews, Simmons refers and compares the titles to more popular ones from longstanding powerhouses, Marvel and DC, but assures fans that they are very original, very different concepts.

Further, Gene's son, Nick Simmons, will also be involved in comicdom - both with his father's new company as well as his own title, Skullduggery, from IDW. I can't be certain, but it appears that Nick will be the entire creative team, both writing and drawing. Skullduggery is a graphic novel that will premiere in the Fall. Gene Simmons' House of Horrors will be available in July.