‘Toxic Summer’: Read The Hunky First Issue Exclusively On Dread Central
Get ready for one weird beach party in Toxic Summer, the three-issue comic from Eisner Award winner Derek Charm (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Jughead)! In a previous statement, Charm said of the new series, “Inspired by classic beach movies, gross out teen horror, Mad Magazine, and my own insane friendships, this is a story that has been cooking for some time.” And we have an exclusive look at the entire first issue!
In Toxic Summer:
Best friends Ben and Leo are ready to celebrate the summer after graduation by patrolling the beaches of idyllic seaside town Port Dorian as lifeguards—allowing them to also check out the hottest hunks and snag invites to the best parties, of course. But they arrive to find that a mysterious toxic spill has turned the water unswimmable and littered the shore with rotting fish carcasses. Their jobs become beach cleanup and the hunks are nowhere to be seen—like hermit crabs.
When they save a local historian with suspiciously glowing eyes from the water, and tentacled monsters begin snatching people in the night, Ben and Leo have to team up with the only other teens in town to uncover the cause of the spill, save their new friends and family, and try to get this sexy summer back on track before it’s too late…
Check out the first issue below exclusively on Dread Central!
Toxic Summer, which collects issues #1-3, releases on April 22, 2025, from Oni Press.
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