KISS frontman Gene Simmons is a fan of the comic and purchased the rights to the series earlier in his career with the hope of turning it into a big action movie with Pierce Brosnan as the lead.
Gene Simmons, lead singer of KISS, is an admirer of the comic book and purchased the rights to the series at an early stage in his career. He envisioned adapting it into a blockbuster movie with Pierce Brosnan playing the central role.