On Wednesday, June 11th, AHOY Comics is set to release TOXIE TEAM-UP #1 (of 5)!
The Toxic Avenger will team-up with Jesus Christ in the pages of the debut TOXIE TEAM-UP, 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.
The ambitious mini-series finds 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).
Here’s a look at the covers, the storyline, and
preview pages for this week’s release from AHOY Comics!
TOXIE TEAM-UP #1 (of 5)
Written by Mark Russell
Art by Richard Pace
Color Assists by Casbri Studio
Letters by Rob Steen
“Ancestral Recall“
Written by Jordan Clark
Art by Atagun Ílhan
Colors by Pippa Bowland
Letters by Rob Steen
Covers & Cover Artists:
Fred Harper (Cover A)
Richard Pace (Cover B)
Fred Harper (Cover C – Exclusive Variant Bagged with Exclusive Trading Card)
On Sale: June 11, 2025
Spinning straight out of his acclaimed solo title, the Toxic Avenger battles alongside some of comics’ greatest and most controversial superstars in this surprise limited series.
First up, from AHOY’s own SECOND COMING: Jesus Christ, the Son of God! Written and drawn by that smash hit comic’s creative team, Mark Russell (Batman: Dark Age) and Richard Pace, with a cover by Toxie’s own artist, Fred Harper!
About AHOY Comics:
AHOY Comics debuted in the fall of 2018 with the bold promise for readers to expect more from its line of comic book magazines, featuring comic book stories, poetry, prose fiction, and cartoons.
The independent, Syracuse-based company is the brainchild of Publisher Hart Seely, an award-winning reporter whose humor and satire has appeared in The New York Times and on National Public Radio. AHOY’s Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer is committed to publishing comics with a (dark) sense of humor with titles like the superhero parody THE WRONG EARTH, the religious satire HIGH HEAVEN, the sci fi spoof CAPTAIN GINGER, the time travel tales PLANET OF THE NERDS and BRONZE AGE BOOGIE, HASHTAG: DANGER and the anthology series EDGAR ALLAN POE’S SNIFTER OF TERROR. This summer, the company will publish the highly anticipated SECOND COMING, the satirical comic book series by Mark Russell and Richard Pace in which Jesus Christ resumes His Holy Mission.
