GVN Exclusive: Cover & Pages From Ahoy Comics’ Toxie Team-Up #2 By Stuart Moore & Ryan Kelly

The Toxic Avenger

When Michael Herz and Lloyd Kaufman first released their 1984 film The Toxic Avenger, it was received with mixed reviews. However, over time, their story about a picked-on nerd who becomes a mutated superhero after falling into a drum of toxic waste evolved into a cult classic and a media franchise. From film to television, to animated shows, video games, and even a musical.

The Toxic Avenger – Ahoy Style

So, it came as no surprise when the talented and humor-laden creators at Ahoy Comics brought the character to their pages in 2024, under the creative guidance of Matt Bors and Fred Harper. Now, Ahoy is teaming up “Toxie” with some of its fan-favorite AHOY titles in what can only be described as classic Ahoy. The characters include Jesus Christ (from Russell and Pace’s controversial work, “SECOND COMING”), Acid Chimp (from Russell, Bryce Ingman, and Peter Krause’s absurdly hilarious comic, “MY BAD”), Dragonflyman and Stinger (from Tom Peyer and Jamal Igle’s multiversal saga, “THE WRONG EARTH”), as well as Swamp Cop and Schitt (from Bors and Ben Clarkson’s satirical hit, “JUSTICE WARRIORS”).

Exclusive Page Reveal

For Issue# 2, Toxie teams up with the Jersey Devil (from the creature-packed anthology “PROJECT: CRYPTID”). Now, thanks to the team at Ahoy Comics, Creators Stuart Moore and Ryan Kelly, and artist Rob Steen, we are proud to offer these exclusive cover and page reveals, along with an exclusive trading card by Rob Steen (included with Cover C by Fred Harper – not shown…there has to be SOME surprises).

Comic book cover showing the Toxic Avenger fighting the Jersey Devil in a diner, with people reacting in shock and food flying off the counter. — ToxieTeamUp_02_CoverA – Fred Harper

A muscular, green, masked figure in an apron and pink skirt brandishes a broom while a red, horned creature in a baseball cap holds a mop; the scene is chaotic with scattered food and a fallen bottle. — ToxieTeamUp_02_CoverB – Ryan Kelly

A swamp creature in a pink dress trudges through snow, collapses, and lies face down, frightened and exhausted, in a wintery forest landscape. — TOXIC AVENGER_TEAM-UP_02 p 1

A large green creature in a pink skirt stands in front of a building called "The Roach" in a snowy landscape; below, close-up panels show the creature’s face and a group of people talking. — TOXIC AVENGER_TEAM-UP_02 p 2

A group of young men, including one in a varsity jacket, walk through a diner and sit at a booth, talking intensely while others look on. The scene is illustrated in sepia tones. — TOXIC AVENGER_TEAM-UP_02 p 3

A green-skinned creature in a pink dress stands in a snowy landscape, talking to a human carrying a pole. Comic panels show their conversation and actions. — TOXIC AVENGER_TEAM-UP_02 p 4

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TOXIE TEAM-UP #2

(W) Stuart Moore

(A) Ryan Kelly

Cover A: Fred Harper

Cover B: Ryan Kelly

Cover C: Fred Harper Bagged with Exclusive Trading Card by Rob Steen

Continuing the Toxic Avenger’s tour of what we laughingly call the AHOY Universe! Following his meeting with Jesus Christ, the Avenger returns to his roots for an epic brawl with the Jersey Devil in—where else?—a sinister diner. Script by the Garden State’s own Stuart Moore (Captain America for Dummies) with art by midwestern interloper Ryan Kelly (Local, Dead Boy Detectives) and cover by master Toxie artist Fred Harper!

July 16, 2025

Diamond/Lunar FOC: June 16, 2025

Cover A: $3.99

Cover B: $3.99 1:3 unlock

Cover C: $4.99 open order