On Wednesday November 26, acclaimed Syracuse-based comic book publisher AHOY Comics will publish THE TOXIC AVENGER COMICS #5, the latest issue in an all-new ongoing series masterminded by THE NIB founder and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Matt Bors, who will be writing the series. Each issue of THE TOXIC AVENGER COMICS’ first story arc will be illustrated by a different artist and showcase a different genre, such as horror (#1), crime (#2), sci-fi (#3), and romance (#4). Issue #5 is a fantasy-themed story written by Bors and illustrated by Fred Harper and Grim Wilkins, with covers by Harper and Wilkins. The first 2 pages of each issue in the arc are by Harper — leading up to issue #6, aka “Toxie Goes to Washington.”

THE TOXIC AVENGER COMICS #5

(W) Matt Bors 

(A) Grim Wilkins, Fred Harper

Cover A: Fred Harper

Cover B: Grim Wilkins

Dreamlike Fantasy issue! The Toxic Avenger, in his human form of Melvin Junko, picks up his mop and leads a pack of misfits through a post-apocalyptic hellscape on a mission to confront the new world’s mysterious rulers! 

November 26, 2025

FOC: October 27, 2025

Cover A: $4.99 

Cover B: $4.99 1:3 unlock