In 2024, AHOY Comics made a splash by bringing back the beloved cult hero, The Toxic Crusader, in a new comic book series. This year, they're taking things up a notch with "Toxic Mess Summer," an event where Toxie teams up with various heroes from the AHOY Universe, including a unique partnership with none other than Jesus Christ.

The festivities kick off in May with the release of The Toxic Avenger Pinup Special, showcasing a diverse array of artistic interpretations of Toxie and his crew. Following this, AHOY will launch the Toxie Team-Up miniseries, where Toxie will join forces 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, intriguingly, Second Coming's Jesus Christ.

For those new to this satirical superhero universe, Second Coming follows Jesus as he returns to Earth and becomes roommates with a superhero named Sunstar. The series has been both celebrated and controversial since its debut, and this collaboration with Toxie is sure to continue stirring the pot.

Toxie Team-Up #1 is crafted by the creative minds behind Second Coming, Mark Russell and Richard Pace. Russell humorously remarked in AHOY's press release, "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 will hit the shelves 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 collected trade paperback edition starting April 1. Fans can preorder The Toxic Avenger on Amazon.

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