Collecting the latest Tromaville adventures of Toxie and friends (as well as some very fearsome foes), The Toxic Avenger Volume 2: Love and Blight trade paperback will hit shelves on March 11th from AHOY Comics, and to celebrate the anticipated release, we've been provided with The Toxic Avenger Comics #1 issue (written by Matt Bors with artwork from Fred Harper) for Daily Dead readers to enjoy in its entirety, featuring Toxie's discovery that "Something is Mutating the Children" (a nod to James Tynion IV and Werther Dell'Edera's comic book series Something is Killing the Children).

To read the full issue of The Toxic Avenger Comics #1, click on the cover (featuring artwork by Fred Harper) below or click this PDF link!

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TOXIC AVENGER VOLUME 2: LOVE AND BLIGHT TP

(W) Matt Bors
(A) Fred Harper, Various
Cover: Fred Harper

A corpse in a rainswept alley—a murderous A.I.—an abomination that disappears children! Who you gonna call? The Toxic Avenger, as he shambles through horror, crime, science fiction, romance, and fantasy stories in this volume, also introducing the TOXIC CRUSADERS. Written by two-time Pulitzer finalist Matt Bors, with art by master Toxie artist Fred Harper and a variety of top talents.

March 11, 2026
$17.99 / $24.99 CAN

  • Derek Anderson
    About the Author - Derek Anderson

    Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.

    When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.

  • Derek Anderson
    About the Author : Derek Anderson

    Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.

    When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.