In this episode of Comic Book Men, the boys rock out at a KISS concert and Walt lives out his childhood dream of meeting Gene Simmons. Ming considers buying an arcade cabinet.

The latest episode of Comic Book Men continues this season’s insistence of having celebrities stop by for “spontaneous” segments that feel set-up and about as natural as an oral bowel movement. The latest is Gene Simmons and the crew heading to a KISS concert. How put on is it? When the guys enter, Simmons asks how they got in, never mind the film crew is already in there!

The best part of the episode is the non-KISS elements. There’s two of individuals trying to buy or sell things. The first is a girl interested in purchasing anything She-ra, and the fact she’s willing to crack open the item to play with it, there’s something really nice about it. The second is a cool segment showing off an original piece of cover art, and the story behind it is actually really cool.

The KISS stuff isn’t all bad. The thing that’s actually good is watching Walt’s reaction. He’s truly excited, and to see him stumble in what he says is actually great to see. The fact they’re all in make-up is even more entertaining, especially since they have some cosplay issues, and they’re called out for it. Overall, the episode has issues, but there’s absolutely some highlights to it that make it enjoyable.

Overall rating: 7