"Toxic Avenger Returns, Teams Up with Jesus Christ"

In 2024, AHOY Comics made headlines by bringing back the cult favorite, The Toxic Crusader, in comic book form. This year, they're set to celebrate a unique event called "Toxic Mess Summer," where Toxie will collaborate with various heroes from the AHOY Universe, including an unexpected pairing with Jesus Christ.

The festivities kick off in May with the release of The Toxic Avenger Pinup Special, showcasing different artists' interpretations of Toxie and his crew. Following this, AHOY will launch the miniseries Toxie Team-Up, where Toxie will join forces with notable characters such as Project: Cryptid's Jersey Devil, My Bad's Acid Chimp, The Wrong Earth's Dragonflyman and Stinger, Justice Warriors' Swamp Cop and Schitt, and, intriguingly, Second Coming's Jesus Christ.

For those new to this satirical superhero series, Second Coming portrays Jesus returning to Earth and sharing a home with a superhero named Sunstar. The series has stirred both praise and controversy since its debut, and the collaboration between Jesus and Toxie is sure to continue this trend.

Toxie Team-Up #1 is both written and illustrated by Second Coming's Mark Russell and Richard Pace. In a press release, Russell commented, “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. 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.”

AHOY Comics Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer added, “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. The only question is: why doesn’t he have a church of his own?”

The Toxic Avenger Pinup Special is scheduled for release on May 14, with Toxie Team-Up #1 following on June 11. Additionally, Matt Bors and Fred Harper's The Toxic Avenger miniseries will be available in a trade paperback edition starting April 1. You can pre-order The Toxic Avenger on Amazon.

Looking ahead, Toxie is also set to return to the big screen in 2025. In IGN's review of the 2023 'not remake' of The Toxic Avenger, Amelia Emberwing noted, "Troma and Legendary’s partnership on The Toxic Avenger’s 2023 'not remake' delivers a mixed bag. Director Macon Blair and the rest of the creative team may have more money to play with than Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman’s 1984 original, but it struggles to deliver on the schlocky goodness of Troma’s stronger films. Still, what it lacks in so-bad-it’s-good silliness it makes up for with its heart and mostly practical slaughterfests. Kevin Bacon and Peter Dinklage having an absolute blast in their roles doesn’t hurt, either."