On Wednesday, November 26th, AHOY Comics is set to release THE TOXIC AVENGER COMICS #5 – the latest issue in an all-new ongoing series masterminded by THE NIB founder and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Matt Bors, who will be writing the series.
Each issue of THE TOXIC AVENGER COMICS’ first story arc will be illustrated by a different artist and showcase a different genre, such as horror (#1), crime (#2), sci-fi (#3), and romance (#4). Issue #5 is a fantasy-themed story written by Bors and illustrated by Fred Harper and Grim Wilkins, with covers by Harper and Wilkins. The first 2 pages of each issue in the arc are by Harper — leading up to issue #6, aka “Toxie Goes to Washington.”
Here’s a look at the covers, the storyline, and
preview pages for this week’s release from AHOY Comics!
THE TOXIC AVENGER COMICS #5
THE TOXIC AVENGER: “What About Blahb?“
Written by Matt Bors
Art by Fred Harper (pgs. 1-2)
Art by Grim Wilkins (pgs. 3-20)
Colors by Lee Loughridge (pgs. 1-2)
Colors by Grim Wilkins (pgs. 3-20)
Letters by Rob Steen
“A One-Star Review“
Written by Lisa Jonté
Illustrated by Rick Geary
“Lackey Luck“
Written by Bryce Ingman
Illustrated Alan Robinson
“Trigger“
Written by Carol Lay
Art by Carol Lay
Covers & Cover Artists:
Fred Harper (Cover A)
Grim Wilkins (Cover B)
On Sale: November 26, 2025
Dreamlike Fantasy issue!
The Toxic Avenger, in his human form of Melvin Junko, picks up his mop and leads a pack of misfits through a post-apocalyptic hellscape on a mission to confront the new world’s mysterious rulers!
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.