FIRST LOOK: New The Toxic Crusaders and Toxic Avengers comics coming!

June 27th, 2025 by Marc Comments

Hang onto your mops, people: The Toxic Crusaders are officially making their comeback in a brand new comic book series from writer Matt Bors and artist Tristan Wright.

So what should you expect from the new series?

“We are taking everything from the original Toxic Crusaders cartoon —gross mutations, evil aliens, and over-the-top ecological action — to bring readers a must-read mutant monthly,” said Matt Bors when pressed for comment by our team of mutant reporters.


WATCH: Another VERY NSFW trailer for The Toxic Avenger squelches in


Take a peek below at the other variant by artist AR Sullivan, as well as the gorgeous main cover by Wright which AIPT revealed. Issue #1 of the new series drops September 10!

The Toxic Crusaders may not land until September, but there’s a whole lot more Toxie to tide you over during #ToxicMessSummer. The Toxic Avenger Comics, our new ongoing series, finds writer Matt Bors pairing up with a bevy of artists, with each issue tackling a different genre.

The folks at GRAPHIC POLICY shared Fred Harper’s fantastic cover from issue #3 — the sci-fi issue. Toxie vs. lasers? This town’ll never be the same!

Take a peek below at the other variant by artist AR Sullivan, as well as the gorgeous main cover by Wright which AIPT revealed. Issue #1 of the new series drops September 10!

Watch the trailer for the comics:


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Marc is a self-confessed nerd. Ever since seeing Star Wars for the first time around 1979 he’s been an unapologetic fan of the Wars and still believes, with Clone Wars and now Underworld, we are yet to see the best Star Wars. He’s a dad of two who now doesn’t have the time (or money) to collect the amount of toys, comics, movies and books he once did, much to the relief of his long-suffering wife. In the real world he’s a graphic designer. He started Following the Nerd because he was tired of searching a million sites every day for all the best news that he loves and decided to create one place where you can go to get the whole lot. Secretly he longs to be sitting in the cockpit of his YT-1300 Corellian Transport ship with his co-pilot Chewie, roaming the universe, waiting for his next big adventure, but feels just at home watching cartoons with his kids….