Toxic Avenger Officially Confirmed To Return In All-New Comic Book Series

Image via Troma Films / Courtesy of Everett Collection Published Aug 6, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Jason is an award-winning journalist whose writing career dates back to when he developed the ability to use a crayon. He, most notably, worked previously as a "professional fan," as he likes to call it, at CinemaBlend, for which he wrote about anything and everything under the pop culture umbrella... especially Batman. His passion for the art of cinema began even earlier, stemming from repeat viewings of The Wizard of Oz. This initially led him to pursue a career in filmmaking -- and even work briefly in the industry as an extra in the straight-to-video family film, Alice Upside Down -- before deciding that his talents would be better served discussing and showing appreciation for the various forms of entertainment he is passionate about. It is the ultimate honor for a superhero who was not originally introduced in a comic to eventually make their way to the graphic medium. One of the most iconic characters of this kind is the title hero of the 1984 B-movie classic, The Toxic Avenger. The hulking, hideously deformed mutant of superhuman size and strength made his comic book debut in his own M...