We welcome writer Matt Bors back to the show to get the radioactive scoop on The Toxic Avenger vs. The Noxious Offender, the next chapter in AHOY Comics’ increasingly wild corner of Tromaville, which is available for pre-order now from your local comic shop and all fine retailers. Matt teases how Toxie and Noxie’s showdown gets surprisingly personal, with parenthood, bad influences, alternate life paths, and family baggage bubbling underneath the usual generous helping of mutants, gore, exploding body parts, and toxic insanity.

Along the way, we talk about reinventing the Toxic Crusaders, drawing from his own experiences as a dad, finding artists who excel at “gore and goop,” and the strange afterlife of his decade-old “Mr. Gotcha” meme. There are also tantalizing hints about more Toxie projects lurking in the radioactive shadows, plus an exclusive reveal involving the newest Toxic Avenger movie.

Toxie vs. Noxie #1 lands in stores on October 7, 2026 but you should order yours by September 7! Not only does it secure your copy, but it helps comic shops determine how many copies to order for others.

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