The Toxic Avenger Vs The Noxious Offender #2 Preview

 

Cover A: Matt Bors

Everything seems against Melvin and Yvonne. But while an uncertain future frightens Toxie, Yvonne remains optimistic. She and Toxie can handle anything life throws at them if they stick together! Yet Melvin Junko’s parents didn’t stick together. And after a toxic spill sent him to the hospital, Melvin’s mother refused to let his absentee father reconnect with her son. 

 

 

His father has a coffee mug bearing Melvin’s face. He runs the Toxic Avenger official store. But can Toxie trust his biological dad? And who is the lookalike who made Grosser ‘N Grocer even grosser?  

 

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The Toxic Avenger Vs The Noxious Offender #2 Preview

Writer: Matt Bors

Artist: Felipe Sobreiro

Colorist: Lee Loughridge

Letterer: Rob Steen

Flash Fiction Writers: Margaret Beeler & Mark Russell

Flash Fiction Illustrators: Rob Steen & Ryan Kelly

Cover Artists: Matt Bors & Felipe Sobreiro

Also Available: Troma Photo Cover

Publisher: Ahoy Comics

Price: $4.99 US

Release Date: November 11, 2026

 

 

 

 A Case of Mistaken Identity

 

Continuing the wildest Toxic Avenger story yet! With Toxie gone, his evil other-dimensional double—the Noxious Offender—cuts a violent swath through the town of Tromaville and the Avenger’s own family! Even worse: Toxie’s long-lost creep of a father is cool with it!  

 

 

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Cover B: Felipe Sobreiro

 

 

Cover C: Troma Photo Cover

 

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For how this series began, see The Toxic Avenger Vs The Noxious Offender #1 Review. 

 

The Toxic Avenger Volume 3: Toxie Goes to Washington TP Preview

 

President Young may struggle with her teleprompter. Still, she wants the Toxic Avenger to testify before Congress. And Toxie has plenty to say. Melvin Junko knows how the politicians are conspiring with the Smogulans. He doesn't want to see Earth become embroiled in World War III: the Smog War. Nor does Melvin want Apoc Chem to evict him and his mom from their home. 

Will the Toxic Crusaders be joining Melvin Junko on his march to Washington, D.C.? And can Melvin stop the politicians from aiding and abetting the alien invasion of Earth? 

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The Toxic Avenger Volume 3: Toxie Goes to Washington TP Preview

Writer: Matt Bors

Artist: Fred Harper

Colorist: Lee Loughridge

Letterer: Rob Steen

Cover Artist: Fred Harper

Publisher: Ahoy Comics

Trade Paperback Price: $17.99 US/ $24.99 CAN

Release Date: October 21, 2026

 

Conspiracy theories, violence in the halls of Congress, a White House coup…yes, the Toxic Avenger goes to Washington. But will the republic endure? It’s epic! Relevant! And ripped from today’s hallucinations! Toxie master writer Matt Bors and gruesome artist Fred Harper present “earnestly sardonic sociopolitical commentary… a rich reading experience that rewards multiple re-reads, and not just because of its fun non-linear narrative approach.”—Boing Boing. Collects The Toxic Avenger Comics #6-10.

 

 

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For the events that brought Toxie to Washington, see Toxic Avenger Volume 2: Love and Blight TP Preview 

The Toxic Avenger Vs The Noxious Offender #1 Review

 

The Toxic Avenger Vs The Noxious Offender #1 Review

Writer: Matt Bors

Artist: Felipe Sobreiro

Colorist: Lee Loughridge

Letterer: Rob Steen

Flash Fiction Writers: Carol Lay & Margaret Beeler

Flash Fiction Illustrators: Carol Lay & Rob Steen

Cover Artists: Matt Bors; Greg Scott; Troma & Steen; Grant Perkins

Publisher: Ahoy Comics

Price: $4.99 US

Release Date: October 7, 2026

 

Toxie and Yvonne went to Washington, D.C., to help pass the Clean Bill. Instead, they killed a President or two. Still, as the 66^th President of the United States, newly sworn-in Congressman Mike Flichigan of Michigan presented Toxie with a Presidential Mop of Honor for cleaning up the country.

 

Now, new challenges threaten Toxie and Yvonne. Can they root out the aliens trying to destroy the Earth so Humans can destroy the environment? And after fulfilling a fantasy in the White House, how will Toxie and Yvonne enjoy the reality in Tromaville? Grab your mop, leap into The Toxic Avenger vs. The Noxious Offender #1, and see!

 

Story

It was one thing to make love while knowing their imperfections. Yet as the doctor performs an ultrasound and the prospective parents see the developing fetus, Toxie and Yvonne begin to wonder what they've taken on. The responsibilities of bringing a baby into a world with a corrupt government, continual threats from toxic substances, and alien invasions seem overwhelming.

 

In The Toxic Avenger Vs The Noxious Offender #1, the action follows Toxie as he faces the responsibilities ahead while trying to keep Tromaville safe. While friends surround him, family is on his mind. He begins to wonder about his own family and why his mother raised him as a single parent. But in Matt Bors’s story, Toxie’s life grows more complicated when someone who resembles him begins terrorizing the neighborhood.

 

Toxie has often protected the world against the dangers that threaten it. Now, the past his mother sheltered him from returns. Yvonne assured Toxie the future couldn't be as terrible as he imagined. Instead, people attempt to steal the future Toxie worried about in The Toxic Avenger Vs The Noxious Offender #1.

 

Art

The doctor smiles as he points to a staticky white shape on a green monitor. An informative handout includes a scan of the developing child, a graph, and a pictorial description of the dangers threatening the child. Yvonne frowns, resting her crossed arms on her swelling stomach, as she frowns at the doctor. When he raises a gun and smiles, Toxie places a hand on Yvonne's shoulder and uses the other to suggest, "Don't call us. We'll call you."

 

As Toxie returns to work, a tattered banner hangs over the street in The Toxic Avenger Vs The Noxious Offender #1. Felipe Sobreiro shows the townspeople gathering amid the graffiti and dilapidated buildings. Yet as some residents try to protect their town, their bug-eyed glasses announce their opposition to Tromaville’s premier mop-wielder.

 

Lee Loughridge links a glimpse of the pink baby inside Yvonne with Toxie’s ballerina attire. Pink also represents Toxie's concerns about alien invasions. But while pink aliens come in all shapes and sizes, shades of green also show that mutated people can be good or bad. As night falls, purple colors the compressed junk and Toxie and Yvonne's clothes. Yet purple will color people closer to him than Toxie would prefer.

 

Rob Steen fills white dialogue balloons with black uppercase letters. Toxie’s lowercase thoughts fill green splotches, while the Noxious Offender’s green commentary fills black splotches. Blobby’s small, hand-printed-style letters appear in pink clouds as he hovers near his mutated friend. While sound effects represent an unexpected threat, giant bluish-white letters in black fields chart the baby's progress toward birth.

 

Flash Fiction

Carol Lay contributes two stories originally presented in The Wrong Earth #3 and #4. In “Meat,” society has broken down. Without police to protect the public, suppliers have more trouble getting their goods to market. Nor do inspectors assess the quality of the goods available for sale. This makes shopping difficult and dangerous. So, as the story follows Trevor through his shopping day, “Caveat emptor” is very much on his mind.

 

In Carol Lay's story "Rich," Francine Headley has used her money to live apart from society. But as she enjoys life as a recluse in her elegant mansion, Francine yearns for even more isolation. She doesn't want to see or interact with another person ever again. As her Delegator, James must ensure that she never has to be with another person ever again.

 

As Margaret Beeler contributes a new story to round out this debut issue, Emma and her friends seek a remote setting to conduct "The Ritual." But as they head into the private school's darkened gym, the impressive house on the grounds strikes her as a touch ironic. Thanks to Ahoy Comics and Superfan Promotions for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

As their bundle of joy grows inside Yvonne, Toxie worries. While Yvonne believes he can face the future, Toxie delves into his past. Yet the biggest danger threatening Toxie, Yvonne, and their growing family may be the fame his heroism engenders in The Toxic Avenger Vs The Noxious Offender #1.

 

9.6/10

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The Toxic Avenger Vs The Noxious Offender #1 Preview

Cover A: Matt Bors

 

Toxie and Yvonne went to Washington, D.C., to help pass the Clean Bill. Instead, they killed a President or two. Still, the newly-minted President of the United States, former Congressman Mike Flichigan of Michigan, presented Toxie with a Presidential Mop of Honor for cleaning up the country. Now, new challenges threaten Toxie and Yvonne. Can they root out the aliens trying to destroy the Earth so Humans can destroy the environment? And after fulfilling a fantasy in the White House, how will Toxie and Yvonne enjoy their new reality in Tromaville?  

Here's all the info from Ahoy Comics:

 

The Toxic Avenger Vs The Noxious Offender #1 Preview

Writer: Matt Bors

Artist: Felipe Sobreiro

Colorist: Lee Loughridge

Letterer: Rob Steen

Cover Artists: Matt Bors; Greg Scott; Troma & Steen 

Back Cover Artist: Grant Perkins

Publisher: Ahoy Comics

Price: $4.99 US

Release Date: October 7, 2026

 

 

The Toxic Avenger’s Greatest Enemy is Coming to Comics!

AHOY Comics and Troma Entertainment Present

THE TOXIC AVENGER VS. THE NOXIOUS OFFENDER, 

A Five-Part, Can’t-Miss Comic Book Event by Writer Matt Bors and Artist Felipe Sobreiro 

 

Issue #1 of the Toxic Showdown Will Feature a Main Cover By Matt Bors

Plus A Classic Photo Cover From Troma Entertainment

And An Homage Variant Cover by Greg Scott

 

This fall the Toxic Avenger will come face to face with his evil duplicate, The Noxious Offender, in a five-part, can’t-miss comic book event extravaganza by two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist writer Matt Bors and acclaimed artist Felipe Sobreiro. The series, titled THE TOXIC AVENGER VS. THE NOXIOUS OFFENDER, will mark the first ever appearance of the Noxious Offender in a comic book series. To commemorate this event, AHOY Comics and legendary independent movie studio Troma Entertainment will release a series of collectible variant covers, including a main cover by Bors, a photo cover from Troma Entertainment, and an homage cover to a classic comic by artist Greg Scott (High Heaven). TOXIE VS. NOXIE #1 will ooze its way into a store near you this October 2026!

“Using the dark universe counterpart to play off a hero is a longstanding comic book tradition—and with TOXIE VS. NOXIE, Matt and Felipe stretch it out, subvert it, and take it to the extreme,” said Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer. “Noxie is a product of bad parenting, automatic weapons, and screen time; he's Toxie's twisted brain matter, raised on hate, and gunning for anyone who sees a future worth having. His warpath of self-destruction extends through the multiverse… and the sickest part might be that the people of Tromaville start to love it.”

Syracuse-based indie publisher AHOY Comics and Troma Entertainment have been on a toxic tear with their line of acclaimed comic books spearheaded by Matt Bors, including THE TOXIC AVENGER COMICS with art by Fred Harper and THE TOXIC CRUSADERS with art by Tristan Wright. The latest addition to the Toxie revival’s stacked roster is a no-holds-barred showdown between New Jersey’s finest mutant and his super evil duplicate: The Noxious Offender. Featuring art by series artist Felipe Sobreiro, TOXIE VS. NOXIE makes the comic book debut of the Noxious Offender in a comic, following his iconic introduction in Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV, the fourth installment of The Toxic Avenger franchise.

“We have thrown mutant bullies, aliens, and cyborg Nazis at Toxie—and now he will face his biggest threat in a deranged, murderous doppelganger who knows his mind, wants to take over his life, and uncork every dark impulse in Tromaville,” says writer Matt Bors. “As Noxie takes over Tromaville, he seems to give people permission to engage in their darker impulses, violence, and conspiracism. Parenting, mutant pregnancy, and themes of social cohesion are the name of the game. TOXIE VS. NOXIE will be in turns gross, funny, and brutal—with an unsettling undercurrent that asks how capable each of us might be of mind-bending violence if the circumstances were just bad enough.”

An evil duplicate of Toxie appears in our dimension… How he came to this main universe, and why, is a mystery—but it seems to relate to Toxie’s long-lost estranged dad, who left him and his mother when he was five, suddenly showing up trying to be involved in his life. Meanwhile Toxie’s girlfriend Yvonne is pregnant with Toxie’s mutant baby and the two are deciding to become young parents. Toxie wants to become a father—and a good one—but first he must confront his dark side, who begins ruling Tromaville in his name and changing the rules. Will Toxie and Yvonne save Tromaville from—er—himself? Will Toxie be a better father than the disastrous Hugh J Payne? Will the real Toxic Avenger please stand up?!

 

 

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Now, here are more covers to collect:

 

 

Cover B: Greg Scott

 

 

Troma & Steen

 

 

 

TOXIE VS. NOXIE #1 by Matt Bors and Felipe Sobreiro—featuring covers by Bors, Troma Entertainment, and Greg Scott—spawns in a comic shop near you this October 2026!

For more updates on AHOY Comics, visit them on X, Bluesky, Facebook and Instagram. 

Thanks to Ahoy Comics & Superfan Promotions for sharing this preview with us.

 

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. Brainchild of publisher Hart Seely, editor-in-chief Tom Peyer, CCO Frank Cammuso, and Ops guy Stuart Moore, the Syracuse-based indie publisher has made its reputation on witty satires, acclaimed creators, and commitment to bold and risk-taking storytelling — with critically acclaimed titles such as THE TOXIC AVENGER by Matt Bors and Fred Harper, SECOND COMING by Mark Russell and Richard Pace, BABS by Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows, HOWL by Alisa Kwitney and Mauricet, THE WRONG EARTH by Tom Peyer and Jamal Igle, JUSTICE WARRIORS by Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson, the quirky monster anthology PROJECT: CRYPTID, and many more.

About Troma Entertainment, Inc.

Established in 1974 by Yale friends Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, Troma Entertainment is the longest-running, independent movie studio in North America, and it's one of the very few genuine brand names in the industry. Troma is worldfamous for producing & distributing classics such as Kaufman's "The Toxic Avenger", Trey Parker's "Cannibal! The Musical", "Poultrygeist", "Class of Nuke 'Em High", Charles Kaufman's "Mother's Day" & "Tromeo & Juliet". Many of today's luminaries can be found in Troma's library of 1000 films, TV shows & shorts. Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Kevin Costner, Fergie, Vincent D'Onofrio, Samuel L. Jackson, James Gunn & Eli Roth are just a few notable Troma-lumni. Troma Blu-rays, DVDs, books, shirts & Tromabilia can be purchased at www.tromadirect.com. Troma's classic & new films & exclusive extras can be viewed at www.troma-now.com. 

About the creators

Matt Bors is a cartoonist, writer, editor, and publisher who founded the comics publication The Nib. His work has appeared in The Nation, CNN, The Guardian, The Village Voice, Daily Kos, and was collected in the book We Should Improve Society Somewhat. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize Finalist for his political cartoons and drew the graphic novel War Is Boring.

Felipe Sobreiro is a Brazilian artist and colorist. He has worked for all major comic book publishers, including Marvel, DC, Image, Dark Horse, IDW, Heavy Metal and others.

 

 

Babs: The Black Road South #5 Preview

 

Fleeing a horde of Snowpeckers atop the frozen corpse of Lilith Lazuli, Babs, Izzy, and Colin Culpepper fell into the Cavern Torrent, and splashed down into the Sea of Batter. When they reached the shore of Pigslap, they expected the forces of the Dark Lord to descend upon them. Instead, an army of Porcs arrived. Izzy's last visit to the land of Mordynn didn't go as her leader, Shandall Godstaff, planned. And someone is more than a little miffed about that.

Can Babs, Izzy, and Colin escape Hank's clutches? And why is the Hobbit angry with Babs?

Here's all the info from Ahoy Comics:

 

Babs: The Black Road South #5 (Of 6)

Writer: Garth Ennis

Artist: Jacen Burrows

Cover Artists: Jacen Burrows & Torunn Grønbekk

Publisher: Ahoy Comics

Price: $4.99

Release Date: September 16, 2026

 

Ennis and Burrows take their sword-and-sorcery heroine even further down the Black Road! What if the Triple Orb of Mordynn—a token of unimaginable evil, of inconceivable power—were in Babs’ hands? What if she wanted to sell it? And what if the buyer were dangerous? What then, hmm?

 

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Thanks to Ahoy Comics and Superfan Promotions for sharing this preview with us.

 

For how the Black King altered the population of Pigslap, see Babs: The Black Road South #4 Review. 

For what happened last time, see my review of Babs: The Black Road South #3.

For what happened when Babs went There, And yes, Back Again, see my preview of Babs: The Black Road South #2. 

For Bab's reunion with a childhood peer, see my review of Babs: The Black Road South #1.