Oni Press has revealed another look ahead at Toxic Summer #1, alongside two never-before-seen variant covers for Toxic Summer #1’s 48-page debut from iconic artist and Eisner Award-winner Francesco Francavilla! Eisner Award-nominated creator Derek Charm’s sandy summer horror is the perfect way to get your feet wet before beach season– both Francisco Francavilla’s contaminated cover and Toxic Summer’s double-sized first issue make their debut May 1st! 

Best friends Ben and Leo had the perfect summer planned after high school graduation. As lifeguards in the idyllic beach town of Port Dorian, they were planning for three months of hot guys, late-night bonfires, and no regrets . . . until a toxic spill of unknown properties on the beach transformed their dream summer into a waking nightmare. Now Port Dorian is flooded with panicked tourists, a local researcher is paralyzed while investigating the spill, and a horrifying pack of subhuman monstrosities is snatching beachgoers in the night.

Mix one part Riverdale with one part The Creature from the Black Lagoon and drink it down fast because this bi-monthly horror shocker comes packed with enough acidic sludge, perverted beach maniacs, and ill will to ruin anyone’s first summer away from home! The nightmare beach party begins with a double-sized, 48–page blast on May 1st when Derek Charm’s Toxic Summer #1 slithers into comic shops everywhere – featuring covers from Derek Charm, W. Scott Forbes, Skylar Patridge, and a special corrosive yellow “Radioactive Waste Fifth Ink” sketch variant!