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{{about|the 2000s comic|the 1991 comic ''Toxic!''|Toxic!}}
{{dablink|For other use of the term Toxic, see [[Toxicity (disambiguation)]]. For the 1990s comic with the same name, see [[Toxic!]].}}
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'''''Toxic'' magazine''' was launched in September 2002 by London-based [[Egmont Publishing]] UK. The intention was to address the elusive boys' magazine market. By including reviews of DVDs, video games, movies, sport features and the like, combined with irreverent toilet humour and original comic strips, the magazine proved to be extremely successful and continues to be published.
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'''''Toxic'' magazine''' is a British comics magazine launched in September 2002 by London-based [[Egmont Publishing]]. The intention was to address the elusive boys' magazine market. The magazine's content was originally themed around [[gross out]] topics, although this has been significantly reduced over time. The magazine has proved to be extremely successful and the title continues to be published today.
''Toxic'' is "edited" by ''Team Toxic'', a group of creatures under the supervision of Doc Shock. Designed by the cartoonist [[Jon Rushby]], Team Toxic also appear in a regular two-page comic strip in the magazine, written and drawn by [[Lew Stringer]]. Other comic strips include ''Count Von Poo'' by [[Jamie Smart]], ''Rex'' written by John A. Short and drawn by Alex Paterson and starting in issue 116 ''Robin Hoodie'' by John A. Short and artist [[Laura Howell]]. Former editor Matt Yeo has stated, in an interview with John Freeman, "I've always said from day one that the comic content of TOXIC is essential to its success". [http://www.downthetubes.net/features/interviews/mattyeo280807_toxic100.html]


''Toxic'' is "edited" by ''Team Toxic'', a group of creatures under the supervision of Doc Shock.
The current comic strips are Busted Bieber, Team Toxic, Captain Gross, Bro Vs Bro and Luke's Spooks, as of August 2011.


Key content strands include movies, gaming (traditional and virtual world), TV, DVD, jokes, comics, sport, cars, celebrity, competition prizes and how-to.
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Initially launched as a monthly title, Toxic increased frequency to every three weeks with issue 14, then to fortnightly with issue 34.


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Initially launched as a monthly title, ''Toxic'' increased frequency to every three weeks with issue 14, then to fortnightly with issue 34.
Since January 2011, Toxic has been edited by former Shoot editor and Nuts journalist '''Frank Tennyson'''.


== References ==
Despite its title, it has no connection with the [[comics|comic]] ''[[Toxic!]]'' which appeared in the 1990s.
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Another magazine by the same name was launched in January 2005 with a focus on content for men. That ''Toxic'' magazine is currently being published as an online publication since February 2006.{{Citation needed|date=November 2008}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.toxicmag.co.uk/ Official homepage]
*[http://www.toxicmag.co.uk/ Official homepage]

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Latest revision as of 03:13, 23 April 2022

This article is about the 2000s comic. For the 1991 comic Toxic!, see Toxic!

Toxic
EditorTeam Toxic
CategoriesBoy's magazine
FrequencyFortnightly
Total circulation
(2017)		35,087[1]
First issueSeptember 2002 (2002-09)
CompanyEgmont
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.toxicmag.co.uk

Toxic magazine is a British comics magazine launched in September 2002 by London-based Egmont Publishing. The intention was to address the elusive boys' magazine market. The magazine's content was originally themed around gross out topics, although this has been significantly reduced over time. The magazine has proved to be extremely successful and the title continues to be published today.

Toxic is "edited" by Team Toxic, a group of creatures under the supervision of Doc Shock.

Key content strands include movies, gaming (traditional and virtual world), TV, DVD, jokes, comics, sport, cars, celebrity, competition prizes and how-to.

Initially launched as a monthly title, Toxic increased frequency to every three weeks with issue 14, then to fortnightly with issue 34.

References

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  1. ^ "UK Comic Sales - Last Updated February 2019". Google Docs. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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