Overview
“Laugh-out-loud humor and wildly fun"" —Booklist ""A good choice for teen readers looking for a fun, LGBTQIA+, high-octane romp."" —School Library Journal Perfect summer plans become a nightmare beach party in this slimy, spooky, madcap summer mystery from Eisner Award winner Derek Charm (Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, Jughead)! 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. Collecting Toxic Summer #1–3.
Full Product Details
Author: Derek Charm ,
Derek Charm
Publisher: Oni Press,US
Imprint: Oni Press,US
Dimensions:
Width: 16.80cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 25.90cm
Weight: 0.340kg
ISBN: 9781637156445
ISBN 10: 1637156448
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 22 April 2025
Recommended Age: From 13 to 99 years
Audience:
Young adult
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General/trade
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Teenage / Young adult
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
“Laugh-out-loud humor and wildly fun, lurid art will propel readers right through the narrative… Best suited for more mature readers, with all the vibes of a 1990s summer MTV show.” * <B><I>Booklist</I></B> * ""With bright neon colors throughout and plenty of crude humor, it’s the perfect mix of summer fun and queer boy friendship with no romantic entanglements between the two to complicate the book’s charm."" * <I><B>The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books</B></I> * ""A good choice for teen readers looking for a fun, LGBTQIA+, high-octane romp."" * <I><B>School Library Journal</B></I> *
Author Information
Derek Charm is an Eisner Award-winning comic artist, illustrator, and character designer for animation. He was the artist on several monthly comic runs, including Jughead and Jughead’s Time Police for Archie Comics, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl for Marvel, and Star Wars Adventures for Lucasfilm/IDW. Outside of comics he has worked for Marc Jacobs, Pepsi, DreamWorks, and Warner Bros. Animation.
