AHOY Comics made waves in 2024 by reviving cult hero The Toxic Crusader in comedian guide kind. This 12 months, they’re celebrating an occasion dubbed “Toxic Mess Summer” by having Toxie staff up with the heroes of the AHOY Universe. And that features Jesus Christ.
Toxic Mess Summer kicks off in May with the discharge of The Toxic Avenger Pinup Special, that includes numerous artists lending their very own takes on Toxie and the gang. From there, AHOY will launch the miniseries Toxie Team-Up, which pairs Toxie with Project: Cryptid’s Jersey Devil, My Bad’s Acid Chimp, The Wrong Earth’s Dragonflyman and Stinger, Justice Warriors’ Swamp Cop and Schitt, and, sure, Second Coming’s Jesus Christ.
For these not accustomed to this satirical superhero collection, Second Coming sees Jesus return to Earth and change into roommates with a superhero named Sunstar. Second Coming has garnered its justifiable share of each acclaim and controversy because the unique collection launched, and we doubt that is going to alter as Jesus and Toxie be part of forces.
Toxie Team-Up #1 is written and drawn by Second Coming’s Mark Russell and Richard Pace.
“Toxic Avenger and Jesus Christ is the team-up that everyone has been clamoring for and I’m not one to face in the best way,” stated Russell in Ahoy’s press launch. “Just as in Second Coming, Christ reveals that there are extra instruments within the field than simply violence and that Tromaville, as unusual as it’s, remains to be a spot that somebody who grew up bullied by the jocks within the Roman Empire would acknowledge.”
“Having already spawned 5 movies, a cartoon, motion figures, a musical, and a Marvel comedian guide collection, the Toxic Avenger is a popular culture icon,” stated AHOY Comics Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer. “The solely query is: why doesn’t he have a church of his personal?”
The Toxic Avenger Pinup Special can be launched on May 14, adopted by Toxie Team-Up #1 on June 11. Matt Bors and Fred Harper’s The Toxic Avenger miniseries may also be collected in a commerce paperback version on April 1. You can preorder The Toxic Avenger on Amazon.
Toxie may also be reutrning to the massive display screen in 2025. In IGN’s evaluate of The Toxic Avenger, Amelia Emberwing writes, “Troma and Legendary’s partnership on The Toxic Avenger’s 2023 ‘not remake’ delivers a combined bag. Director Macon Blair and the remainder of the artistic staff could have extra money to play with than Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman’s 1984 unique, but it surely struggles to ship on the schlocky goodness of Troma’s stronger movies. Still, what it lacks in so-bad-it’s-good silliness it makes up for with its coronary heart and largely sensible slaughterfests. Kevin Bacon and Peter Dinklage having an absolute blast of their roles doesn’t harm, both.”
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