In 1984, Lloyd Kaufman and the Troma Team introduced The Toxic Avenger to an unsuspecting world. No one could have expected the response The Toxic Avenger received, earning rave reviews in The New York Times and The Village Voice and playing theatrically in New York City for a year. Since then, Toxie has grown from a cult icon to an indelible part of the American lexicon. In the space of forty years, Tromaville's favorite hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength has traveled from movies to comics to TV to the World Wide Web. Toxie's brilliant career has produced three theatrical sequels: The Toxic Avenger Part II, Part III: The Last Temptation Of Toxie, and Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV, an animated television series – Toxic Crusaders – numerous spin-off comic books published both by Marvel Comics and Troma's own independent comics imprint, action figures, games, Topps trading cards, designer jewelry, and more merchandise then you can shake a mop at. In 2025, Cineverse is releasing Macon Blair's big budget cinematic reinvention of The Toxic Avenger in theaters nationwide.
