Matt Bors and Fred Harper bring New Jersey’s original superhero back to the comics medium in an all-new five-issue comic book series naturally called The Toxic Avenger.
The AHOY Comics series will deliver “…what Troma fans want,” according to AHOY Comics Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer. “The series has violent action, gross mutations, bursting pustules, eye-popping visuals, and trenchant humor.”
Toxie’s father, Lloyd Kaufman, said “If there was ever a superhuman hero for these toxic, miserable times, Toxie is the one! Only AHOY Comics and Bors & Harper could pull this off…er…mop this up! Toxie and the Troma Team can’t wait ‘til you read -no, experience – the art and stories that the Toxic Avenger Comic Book will explode in your brain, your soul, and your heart. Above all, remember – Toxie loves you and so do I.”
Bors said “This series will combine elements of the original films with the Toxic Crusaders cartoon and characters in familiar ways, updated to tell a story of environmental devastation, corporate control, and social media mutation. The Toxic Avenger is first and foremost an environmental satire, one about a small town and its unremarkable people trapped and transformed by circumstances they don’t control. The story Fred Harper and I are telling is about people frustrated by authorities telling them not to worry about their life, that things are fine, even as their dog mutates in front of their eyes. And at its core it is about a powerless boy, Melvin, who finds out he can be incredibly strong, hideously mutated, well-admired, and incredibly heroic… but still ultimately powerless over human behavior.”
Bors added that the new series will “In addition to the environmental and action satire at the forefront of this story, Toxic Avenger will skewer corporate PR, influencer culture, and the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories. It isn’t paranoia if they’re really out to pollute you!”
Look for the first issue at your local comic store on October 9 and you can read Conskipper’s interview with Bors about his recent AHOY Comics series Justice Warriors (which is now available in a trade paperback edition) right here.
Check out the cover below and stay tuned to Conskipper for all of your Toxie news.
