The Toxic Avenger has been experiencing something of a renaissance of late, with a slew brand-new comic series courtesy of AHOY Comics reinvigorating interest in Toxie and his madcap adventures. Couple that with the upcoming The Toxic Avenger film starring Peter Dinklage hitting this Labor Day weekend from Cineverse and it’s clear that it’s Toxie’s world; we’re all just living in it.

(And that’s not even mentioning Toxie Team-Up #1 debuting in June and the new The Toxic Avenger Comics ongoing series launching in July! Lord mercy, what god did we please?)

But AHOY Comics isn’t resting on its laurels before kicking off what it’s calling its Toxic Mess Summer! Next Wednesday, May 14, 2025, AHOY is releasing The Toxic Avenger Pin-Up Special, featuring art from a menagerie of talented creators, all celebrating Toxie! In addition, creators Matt Bors and Fred Harper will offer readers a brand-new Toxie tale–in-universe and canonical, folks! What more could you want?!

The publisher has already announced some of the artists contributing to the special–including Ben Clarkson, Matt Bors, Shannon Wheeler, Fred Harper, Chris Giarrusso, Carol Lay, and Tristan Wright–the tornado of talent doesn’t end there. FreakSugar is proud to exclusively reveal some more names whose art we can expect to see in the comic:

  • J Gonzo
  • Matt Howarth
  • Sandy Jarrell
  • Mauricet
  • Dan Schoeneck
  • Gregg Scott
  • AR Sullivan
  • Cayetano Valenzuela

And if that wasn’t enough, AHOY has shared with us an exclusive look at art from J Gonzo, Matt Howarth, and Mauricet! Toxic Christmas has come early! Check out their art below, along with the special’s cover and the full details from the press release!

The Toxic Avenger Pin-Up Special goes on sale next Wednesday, May 14, 2025, from AHOY Comics.

Our exclusive look at J Gonzo, Matt Howarth, and Mauricet’s art, along with the pin-up comic’s cover:

 

The Toxic Avenger Pin-Up Special art by J Gonzo

 

The Toxic Avenger Pin-Up Special art by Mauricet

 

The Toxic Avenger Pin-Up Special art by Matt Howarth

 

The Toxic Avenger Pin-Up Special cover

 

And the official press release:

Some say, Jesus take the wheel. Now the Toxic Avenger is here to give your lord and savior a helping hand.

This summer the Toxic Avenger will team-up with Jesus Christ in the pages of an all-new comic book written by Mark Russell, drawn by Richard Pace, and published by upstart comic publisher AHOY Comics. The sure-to-be-controversial debut issue of THE TOXIE TEAM-UP is the latest comic book adventure for the legendary hero from the Troma Films cult classic films, following Matt Bors and Fred Harper’s acclaimed revival of the character in 2024.

Now AHOY Comics is ushering in a Toxic Mess Summer as they partner with a slew of incredible artists and writers for THE TOXIC AVENGER PINUP SPECIAL — followed by an ambitious mini-series that will find Toxie rubbing elbows with characters from a number of other fan-favorite AHOY titles, including Jesus Christ (from the pages of Russell and Pace’s controversial SECOND COMING), the Jersey Devil (from the creature-packed anthology PROJECT: CRYPTID), Acid Chimp (from Russell, Bryce Ingman and Peter Krause’s absurdly hilarious MY BAD), Dragonflyman and Stinger (from Tom Peyer and Jamal Igle’s multiversal saga THE WRONG EARTH), and Swamp Cop and Schitt (from Bors’ and Ben Clarkson’s satirical smash hit JUSTICE WARRIORS).

“Toxic Avenger and Jesus Christ is the team-up that everybody has been clamoring for and I am not one to stand in the way,” said Mark Russell. “Just as in Second Coming, Christ shows that there are more tools in the box than just violence and that Tromaville, as strange as it is, is still a place that someone who grew up bullied by the jocks in the Roman Empire would recognize.”

“When I started writing the new Toxic Avenger series, I knew we could build this into some audacious comic crossovers,” said Matt Bors. “Toxie’s mutant gore and subversive charm make him the perfect foil to face off with the police of the polluted world of Justice Warriors.”

“Having already spawned five films, a cartoon, action figures, a musical, and a Marvel comic book series, the Toxic Avenger is a pop culture icon,” said AHOY Comics Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer. “The only question is: why doesn’t he have a church of his own?”

“Scrappy, messy, and a little chaotic…am I talking about Toxie or AHOY?” asked AHOY Comics Senior Editor Sarah Litt. “Either way, two great tastes that taste better together.” The Syracuse-based AHOY COMICS publishes comics with a (dark) sense of humor with titles like the religious satire SECOND COMING, the sword and sorcery satire BABS, and superhero parodies THE WRONG EARTH and MY BAD.

THE TOXIC AVENGER PINUP SPECIAL will land in stores on May 14, 2025, followed by issue #1 of THE TOXIE TEAM-UP series on June 11, 2025. The TOXIC AVENGER graphic novel, publishing the acclaimed comic book mini-series by writer Matt Bors and artist Fred Harper, will be published on April Fool’s Day.

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