(July 15, 2024) AHOY Comics, the independent Syracuse-based publisher known for its blisteringly funny satires, will be getting toxic at San Diego Comic-Con this July with a panel featuring author and legendary director Lloyd Kaufman (Troma), comic creators Matt Bors (Toxic Avenger, Justice Warriors), Mark Russell (Second Coming), Tyrone Finch (Deadweights), Melissa F. Olson (Project Cryptid), Juan Castro (The Wrong Earth), and writer/AHOY Ops guy Stuart Moore (Captain Ginger). The panel, which takes place on Friday July 26 from 5–6 pm in Room 28DE, will also feature an ashcan comic giveaway that shows readers a first look at THE TOXIC AVENGER, Pulitzer finalist Matt Bors and artist Fred Harper’s take on the satirical superhero that spawned five films, a cartoon, action figures, a musical, and a Marvel comic book series.
“There’s a sweet spot in pop culture that’s my favorite place to live, where high ideals merge with low trash and genius melds with drooling idiocy,” said AHOY Editor-in-Chief Tom Peyer. “It’s in the anti-cynicism of old MAD magazines, the righteous settling-for-each-other that still drives The Simpsons, and the grossout fights for a just and unpolluted world in TOXIC AVENGER. For AHOY Comics to join forces with Toxie is an honor we don’t take lightly.”
“Last year at Comicon I approached Lloyd Kaufman about an idea I had to revive The Toxic Avenger as a comic book,” said writer Matt Bors. “This year, we’re on a panel together to talk about the new series as well as all the abnormal mutations we’ve developed since our last meeting. We’ll be showing a preview of the story I’m making with artist Fred Harper, where teenager Melvin Junko, his bullies, and the whole town of Tromaville find themselves knee-deep in toxic waste. A mysterious corporation Biohazard Solutions linked to the spill has the town under strict quarantine and definitely has everyone’s best interests in mind, just trust them.”
“Toxie loves comic books—but only the most fantoxic when it comes to the books he licenses!” said author and director Lloyd Kaufman. “Since it is known that AHOY Comics are at the top of the mop, we are all honored and overjoyed: Michael Herz, the TROMA team and I rejoice!”
The full description of the panel is as follows:
AHOY Comics Gets Toxic!, Friday, 7/26/24, 5:00PM – 6:00PM, Room: 28DE.
AHOY Comics has made a name for itself on the comics scene with its acclaimed creators, witty satires, and commitment to bold and risk-taking storytelling. Join author and legendary director Lloyd Kaufman (Troma), comic creators Matt Bors (Toxic Avenger, Justice Warriors), Mark Russell (Second Coming), Tyrone Finch (Deadweights), Melissa F. Olson (Project Cryptid), Juan Castro (The Wrong Earth), and AHOY Ops guy Stuart Moore (Captain Ginger) for this can’t-miss panel discussion about the future of the publisher that asks its readers to expect more. Get the scoop on exciting upcoming projects like award-winning writer Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows’ sword-and-sorcery satire Babs; Pulitzer finalist Matt Bors and Fred Harper’s take on Troma’s Toxic Avenger; Tom Peyer, Jamal Igle and Castro’s epic multiversal satire The Wrong Earth; Russell, Bryce Ingman and Peter Krause’s gut-bustingly funny superhero parody My Bad; the star-studded, cryptid-packed anthology series Project: Cryptid; and so much more!
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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. The independent, Syracuse-based company is the brainchild of publisher Hart Seely, an award-winning reporter whose humor and satire has appeared in The New York Times and on National Public Radio. AHOY’s editor-in-chief Tom Peyer is committed to publishing comics with a (dark) sense of humor with titles like the religious satires SECOND COMING and HIGH HEAVEN, the superhero parodies THE WRONG EARTH and MY BAD, the sci-fi spoofs CAPTAIN GINGER and HIGHBALL, the time travel tales PLANET OF THE NERDS and G.I.L.T., and the humor/horror anthology series EDGAR ALLAN POE’S SNIFTER OF BLOOD.
