"Toxic Avenger Returns, Joins Forces with Jesus Christ"

In 2024, AHOY Comics made a significant impact by bringing back the cult hero The Toxic Crusader in comic book form. This year, they are set to celebrate the "Toxic Mess Summer" event, where Toxie will collaborate with various heroes within the AHOY Universe, including none other than Jesus Christ.

The festivities begin in May with the launch of The Toxic Avenger Pinup Special, showcasing the talents of multiple artists as they reinterpret Toxie and his companions. Following this, AHOY Comics will roll out the miniseries Toxie Team-Up, featuring Toxie teaming up with characters like Project: Cryptid's Jersey Devil, My Bad's Acid Chimp, The Wrong Earth's Dragonflyman and Stinger, Justice Warriors' Swamp Cop and Schitt, and notably, Second Coming's Jesus Christ.

For newcomers to the series, Second Coming follows Jesus as he returns to Earth and becomes roommates with a superhero named Sunstar. The series has sparked both praise and controversy, and the upcoming collaboration with Toxie is expected to continue this trend.

Toxie Team-Up #1 will be penned and illustrated by the creative duo behind Second Coming, Mark Russell and Richard Pace.

“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,” Russell stated in AHOY's press release. “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 slated for release on May 14, followed by Toxie Team-Up #1 on June 11. Additionally, Matt Bors and Fred Harper's The Toxic Avenger miniseries will be compiled into a trade paperback edition, available from April 1. Preorders for The Toxic Avenger are now open on Amazon.

Looking ahead, Toxie is set to return to the big screen in 2025. In IGN's review of the 2023 "not remake" of The Toxic Avenger, Amelia Emberwing commented, "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."