The Toxic Avenger Comics #10 Preview

 

 

Toxie went to Washington, DC to campaign for Senator Greene's Clean Act. Instead, he got framed for President Young's murder. As former Vice-President Karns ordered Toxie's execution on the White House lawn, he calls on the Senate to pass the Clean Act. Yet when the dust settles, the Toxic Avenger still lives, newly-installed President Karns is dead, and Senator Greene is a robot who furthered the Nazi's efforts in WWII. 

As Yvonne comforts her boyfriend, the Senate inches closer to passing the Clean Act. The new President promises to lead the United States to a glorious new future. But who have the nations' leaders sworn in as our next president? And what are her plans for the country?

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THE TOXIC AVENGER COMICS #10

Writer: Matt Bors 

Artist: Fred Harper

Cover Artists: Fred Harper & Mauricet

Publisher: Ahoy Comics 

Price: $4.99 US

Release Date: July 29, 2026

 

MIND-BENDING CONCLUSION of “Toxie Goes to Washington!” Mayhem on the streets of Washington, DC, as Toxie and the Planet Teens fight the Radiation Rangers! PLUS! Some people you thought were people turn out not to be people at all! AND! A bill comes to a vote in the Senate! EXPLOSIVE!  

 

 

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For what happened last time, see my preview of Toxic Avenger Comics #9. 

For what happened before that, see my preview of Toxic Avenger Comics #8.

For what happened even before that, see my preview of Toxic Avenger Comics #7. 

For how this story arc began, see my review of Toxic Avenger Comics #6. 

For more Toxie fun, see my review of Toxic Avenger: Team-Up Vol 1. 

Babs: The Black Road South #4 Review

 

Babs: The Black Road South #4 Review

Writer: Garth Ennis

Artist: Jacen Burrows

Colorist: Andy Troy

Logo, Production & Letterer: Rob Steen

Cover Artists: Jacen Burrows & Andy Troy; Erica Henderson

Editor: Tom Peyer

Publisher: Ahoy Comics

Price: $4.99

Release Date: June 17, 2026

 

After defeating childhood bully Yorikk the Ginger, Babs took on more soldiers, a green cyclops, and a panda with a unicorn horn. Then, after booking a night in the Tyrannical Suite, Babs and Izzy wowed the crowd in Pale Elric’s with their rendition of “Like The Sonj.” Unfortunately, before returning to their hotel, they stopped by the Invest-A-Quest booth and invested their winnings in an expedition into the Shadowlands of Mordynn.

 

After misfortune struck the fellowship, Babs and Izzy huddled in a tent, while the knight Colin Culpepper paid obeisance to his fallen idol. When a pack of Snowpeckers attacked, Babs suborned Colin’s ultimate image of womanhood as a snowboard. As they sped away on the frozen body of Lilith Lazuli on the dark and snowy night, the trio toppled off a cliff. Can Babs’ talking sword advise them on how to survive the fall? And why is Babs having a Bad Hair Year? Let’s leap into Babs: The Black Road South #4 and see!

 

Story

Clinging to the muscular, bikini-clad corpse, Babs, Izzy, and Colin scream epithets to their plight as they plummet into a chasm. But when they splash into an underground sea, the trio must make their way to shore before their musclebound ride vehicle thaws. The journey grows more unsettling as the magic that cursed the land revives Lilith. Her tough-girl consciousness may have died. Still, her motor skills respond to verbal commands.

 

As Izzy traveled in the fellowship, she had wondered why Babs dreaded returning to Mordynn. The landscape didn't gel with Mordynn’s reputation as a hellscape filled with monsters. When they reach the coast of this underground world, Izzy discovers the corrupted, primordial land lurking beneath the vibrant surface. After the first Snowpecker attack that destroyed their company, she realizes the second cannot have been a coincidence. So, amid the dangers of this bleak underground world, Izzy decides it is time for her friend to explain why she was so reluctant to return to Mordynn in Babs: The Black Road South #4.

 

In Grant Morrison's story, Izzy and Colin learn more about the history of this dark land. They confront more of its cursed inhabitants. And as the ladies shrug off the dishonorable act that quenched the fire of Colin’s magic sword, they confront the person responsible for the two Snowpecker attacks that reduced their well-supplied company to a trio and a bikini-clad zombie in Babs: The Black Road South #4.

 

 

Art

As they fall into the chasm, the snow-covered opening, replete with stalactites and stalagmites, resembles a toothy maw. When they emerge from a cave tunnel, they descend one of many waterfalls. After splashing into Mordynn’s inner sea, the trio perch atop Lilith’s still body. Ahead, a stand of trees, barren of foliage or branches, evokes the trials of another Hobbit-filled fellowship. A downshot reveals the spark of life that awakens a remnant of Lilith’s consciousness. An upshot reveals Babs and Izzy’s horror, as the earnest knight peers down between them.

 

While they battled the Snowpeckers, the yellow-and-orange that crept into the snowy sky evoked the warmth of the campfire they had left behind. When Babs, Izzy, and Colin descend into the chasm, the memory of the fiery sky and the blue waterfall contrast with the gray sea and land the adventurers encounter in Babs: The Black Road South #4. 

 

Andy Troy paints the sky in similarly fiery tones in Babs' memories, as she travels alongside a Hobbit, and flies on a dragon past volcanoes spewing lava. Even Lilith's blue hair is less vibrant in this bleak land. Yet as Jacen Burrows showcases Lilith’s subdued nature, the barbarian queen retains a vestige of what made Colin admire her. And when day gives way to night, the vivid colors of the triune fellowship return beneath a crimson sky.

 

Like the land they travel through, black uppercase letters fill white dialogue balloons. The letters grow bold for intonation, swell for raised voices, and shrink for distance. Amid a glimpse of the past or Babs’ imagination, Rob Steen’s sound effects demonstrate the depths of Mordynn’s evil.

 

Bonus Features:

Angelique Fawns illustrates a young woman’s struggle to find love and better her life in Elena and the Belligerent Zeno Beets. Rob Steens’ accompanying illustration demonstrates the dangers of tinkering with nature. As Joe Orsak pays homage to an iconic cover from comics history, Kek-W champions a forsaken era of comics in Potato-Chip Rick Mansplains the Pewter Age of Comics. An editorial page hailing the merits of 19th-century poetry accompanies the prose stories. Thanks to Ahoy Comics and Superfan Promotions for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

Some things may be easy to explain, such as Babs’ hairstyle. Others are harder to ignore, like how she knocked a Hobbit into a lake of fire. But what becomes clear as she returns to Mordynn is that Babs bears some of the responsibility for the shadow that lingers over the blighted land in Babs: The Black Road South #4.

 

Rating 9.8/10

 

To look inside see my preview of Babs: The Black Road South #4.

 

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 how this series started, see my review of Babs: The Black Road South #1. 

 

Babs: The Black Road South #4 Preview

 

Babs defeated childhood bully Yorikk the Ginger in the arena. Then, Izzy watched as Babs took on more soldiers, a green cyclops, and a panda with a unicorn horn. The ladies celebrated their winnings in Pale Elric’s with drinks, laughter, and their rendition of “Like The Sonj.” Unfortunately, before returning to their hotel, Babs and Izzy stopped by the Invest A Quest booth and invested their winnings on an expedition into the Shadowlands of Mordynn.

 

After misfortune struck the fellowship, Babs, Izzy, and the knight Colin Culpepper battle a pack of attacking Snowpeppers on a dark and snowy night. Amid the blizzard, the trio topples off a cliff. Can Babs’ talking sword Barry advise them on how to survive the fall? And why is Babs having a Bad Hair Year? 

 

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Babs: The Black Road South #4 Preview

Writer: Garth Ennis

Artist: Jacen Burrows

Colorist: Andy Troy

Logo, Production & Letterer: Rob Steen

Cover Artists: Jacen Burrows & Andy Troy; Erica Henderson

Editor: Tom Peyer

Publisher: Ahoy Comics

Price: $4.99

Release Date: June 17, 2026

 

 

The violently funny sword-and-sorcery epic 

from Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows!  

 

 

More sword-and-sorcery mayhem from the co-creator of The Boys! Babs, Izzy, and Culpepper are cast away on the rapids of a body of liquid so disgusting we don’t even want to tell you what it is until we already have your money. Plus, the raft they’re riding might not be completely dead, in quite a gross way. 

 

 

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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 how this series started, see my review of Babs: The Black Road South #1. 

The Forgotten Divine Review

 

The Forgotten Divine Review

Writer: Mark Russell

Artist: Russ Braun

Colorist: Paul Little

Letterer: Rob Steen

Publisher: Ahoy Comics

Price: See the Kickstarter Page

Release Date: June 9, 2026

 

Rodney Coleman had a good life. Then his marriage fell apart. Still, the military trained him to be an army of one. So, homeless and unemployed, Rodney pitches a tent in the desert and contemplates his life. Where will he find inspiration? And how will he get a new start in life? Let's leap into The Forgotten Divine and see!

 

Story

Each time he visits Doc, the VA counselor offers Rodney guidance. But Doc doesn’t have it all together either. He has also seen his dreams dashed. So, Doc shares stories that his father told him. He speaks about a man who impressed his father during his tour of Vietnam. Yet the question remains for both men: what is the secret of happiness?

 

In The Forgotten Divine, Rodney can't forget his years in Afghanistan. Not only did it mark him physically. But coming back proved a difficult adjustment. Missing out on those early years of his marriage also took a toll. Still, Rodney frames every problem he encounters through the lens of his training as a Master EOD. When his subordinates struggled to defuse explosive ordnance, they came to him. Now, no longer a leader and lacking people who need him, Rodney’s future looks bleak.

 

As Mark Russell ponders the plight of soldiers struggling to adjust to civilian life, he also questions how we define our roles in society. Rodney’s dreams make him wonder if he doesn’t belong for a reason. The visions he sees while asleep make his hours awake feel like a hallucination from which he cannot escape. Yet as Rodney shares his dreams with others, he discovers that when they sleep, they also partake in the same dreams. And like Rodney, these people also believe they receive these special insights for some greater purpose in The Forgotten Divine.

 

Art

Outside a worn strip mall, helium balloons anchored by a sandwich board on a terminal island, and a window sticker alert visitors to a Veterans Administration mental health center. Rodney sits on a folding chair in jeans, a hoodie, and a camouflage jacket. Doc sits behind his desk, enjoying a corndog. As Doc shares his dad's experiences in Saigon, monks sit, clasped hands and crossed legs. Yet as Rodney stares at Doc, his unkempt beard failing to disguise the scar crossing his cheek, Rodney looks anything but Zen.

 

As Paul Little applies bright colors to Russ Braun's art, the browns, yellows, and reds of Earth's desert contrast with a vision of pink, purple, and red foliage outside a domed city. Greens and blues dominate a glimpse inside a secret world, where white-gray aliens behold a giant pink-purple eye. Unlike Rodney, the aliens evoke the monks in Vietnam, as they act in concert, each at one with their community.

 

Rob Steen fills white balloons with black uppercase dialogue, while blue boxes reveal Rodney's thoughts and narration. Other people's off-camera dialogue appears in white narrative boxes, as they give him everything he fears, and yet everything Rodney needs. Thanks to Ahoy Comics and Superfan Promotions for providing a review copy.

 

Final Thoughts

Once, Rodney felt like he belonged. But over time, everything society promised him became a lie. Still, no one wants to be alone. Mark Russell ponders what gives our lives meaning and how far we will go to defend our beliefs in the sociological science fiction story The Forgotten Divine.

 

Rating 9.6/10

 

For a look inside, see my preview of The Forgotten Divine.

 

To support this project, see the Kickstarter page for The Forgotten Divine. 

The Forgotten Divine Preview

 

Rodney Coleman had a good life. Then his marriage fell apart. Still, the military trained him to be an army of one. So, homeless and unemployed, Rodney pitches a tent in the desert and contemplates his life. Where will he find inspiration? And how will he get a new start in life?

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The Forgotten Divine Preview
Writer: Mark Russell
Artist: Russ Braun
Colorist: Paul Little
Letterer: Rob Steen
Publisher: Ahoy Comics
Price: See Kickstarter Page
Release Date: June 9, 2026

 

AHOY Comics Launches its Debut Kickstarter For

THE FORGOTTEN DIVINE

A Satirical Sci-Fi Drama from Writer Mark Russell and Artist Russ Braun

Featuring Righteous Variant Covers by Mark Russell, Russ Braun, and Matt Bors

And A Slew of Unforgettable Campaign-Exclusive Extras

“I never miss a Mark Russell book, ever.”

—Patton Oswalt, co-creator and co-writer of Minor Threats

Since 2018, Syracuse-based indie publisher AHOY Comics has made its reputation on witty satires, acclaimed creators, and a commitment to bold and risk-taking storytelling. Now the funnybook publisher behind The Toxic Avenger, Second Coming, Justice Warriors, The Wrong Earth and more is launching its debut Kickstarter for THE FORGOTTEN DIVINE, a satirical science fiction drama from writer Mark Russell (SECOND COMING) and artist Russ Braun (The Boys). THE FORGOTTEN DIVINE will be the first of AHOY’s new AHOY Select line, their pop-up imprint for direct to consumer releases. The inaugural campaign from the publisher that asks its readers to Expect More will offer exclusive campaign-only covers, unique AHOY goodies, and more tantalizing perks yet to be announced. Sign up here to be notified when the campaign goes live.

“THE FORGOTTEN DIVINE is about why people join cults, assign meaning to mysteries, and find comfort in their own persecution,” said writer Mark Russell. “I feel like we can all either relate to these characters or see someone we know in them. We’re all looking for our Forgotten Divine.”

Meet Rodney Coleman, an unhoused veteran whose sleep is haunted by dreams of a faraway planet. (At least, he thinks they’re dreams.) Soon Coleman connects with others plagued by dreams of the same world and finds himself at the head of a UFO cult. The group's shared effort to understand their visions is heartfelt at first—but over time it descends into unreality, conspiracy, paranoia, violence, and conceivably… revelation. 

“THE FORGOTTEN DIVINE is a challenging story, both to read and to draw,” said artist Russ Braun. “The subtleties involved in the storytelling required a lot of thought; the slow evolution, ramp up, and ultimate impact is a testament to Mark's writing. Visually, we got to put some stuff out there that hasn't been seen before and that's always a blast for me. We took some risks, but I think AHOY, Mark, and I are known for that and it definitely paid off.”

The campaign includes a slew of unique tiers and exclusive extras that only the “Expect More-igans” at AHOY could dream up, including a paperback edition signed by writer Mark Russell; exclusive hardcover editions featuring variant covers by Russ Braun, Matt Bors, and Mark Russell; enamel pins featuring AHOY fan-favorite characters; prints; bathrobes; hour-long Zoom calls with Mark Russell, Russ Braun, and Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer; and (most crucially) a virtual lock of Tom Peyer’s hair. More extras and add-ons will be announced during the campaign.

"Mark thinks deeply, and his ideas are often challenging and original. But for me it's his command of character that really puts his stories over the top,” said Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer. “He's interested in people—and you can say the same about Russ. You won't see better 'acting' in a comic; the emotions he portrays are nuanced and completely on-target. If we read stories to be less alone, Mark and Russ consistently crush the assignment."

Not convinced yet? Well, tough cookie, we asked one of the world's funniest men to read the book, and he said this entirely of his own free will…

“Russell and company have produced yet another poignant, hilarious, and so-true-it-stings look at the times we’re living in — and what might be in store. I never miss a Mark Russell book, ever.

 —Patton Oswalt (Minor Threats)

Visit the campaign for THE FORGOTTEN DIVINE here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicsahoy/the-forgotten-divine-by-mark-russell-and-russ-braun?ref=ch2gds 

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

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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 the creators

Mark Russell is an author, comic book writer, and cartoonist living and toiling in Portland, Oregon. The works he is known for include God Is Disappointed in You, a modern re-telling of the Bible, The Flintstones, Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles (Winner of the 2019 GLAAD Award for Outstanding Comic), Not All Robots (Winner of the 2022 Eisner Award for Best Humor Comic), and Superman: Space Age, which tells the story of Superman and his loved ones, living against the backdrop of Cold War America. As far as he knows, all his books are still in print.

Russ Braun has been drawing comics for over 30 years, with time out for a 7-year stint with Walt Disney Feature Animation. Known for his expressive characters and storytelling on everything from Batman, Swamp Thing, Fables, and Jack of Fables, Russ is best known for his frequent collaborations with Garth Ennis, including The Boys, Night Witches, their creator-owned book, Jimmy’s Bastards, and its new sequel Jimmy’s Little Bastards.

 

The Toxic Avenger Comics #9 Preview

 

 

Doctor Planet may have a suit that contains the nuclear furnace raging inside him. Still, his body is slowly rotting away from beta decay. And while he follows acting President Karn's orders, the new superhero and Secretary of Energy feels his conscience erode with each scripted line of dialogue. 

President Karns has suspended the Constitution to give himself extraordinary powers. And while Yvonne and Lydia Flick hide from Karns' police state, Toxie lays battered and beaten in Biohazard Holding. Can anyone help Toxie escape? Or will Karns gain complete control over the US government, before handing over the Earth to the Smogulans?

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THE TOXIC AVENGER COMICS #9 

Writer: Matt Bors 

Artist & Cover Artist: Fred Harper

Publisher: Ahoy Comics

Price: $4.99

Release Date: June 3, 2026 

Continuing the most intense Toxie epic yet! Framed for the murder of U.S. President Young, the Toxic Avenger is confined under threat of permanent imprisonment in an isolation camp for mutations!

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

 

For what happened last time, see my preview of Toxic Avenger Comics #8.

For how this story arc began, see my review of Toxic Avenger Comics #6.