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Ten Cent Takes

Mike Thompson & Jessika Frazer

A podcast looking at comics, pop culture, and how the two connect. Come for the history, stay for the swearing.

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27:02

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Fantastic Facial Hair Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/05/24

It's time for another Dollar Bin Discovery! This week, our theme is "Fantastic Facial Hair" so Mike and Jessika dug into the longboxes and came up with some gems. Mike picked up a copy of Mirror Walker from NOW Comics, while Jessika snagged Warp #1 from First Comics! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over

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01:00:36

Issue 59: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/05/17

Hold onto your drugs and strap into your time machines! We're going all the way back to the early 1970s (and then jumping back to the 2020s later) for this week's comic: The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers!----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Our banner art is original work

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26:09

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Sexy Spandex Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/05/10

If there's one thing you can rely on 90s comics for, it's attractive people in revealing spandex. This week, we're checking out Uncanny X-Men 320 (look no further than the cover image of Storm) and The Mighty Bombshells from Antarctic Press (look no further than the comic's name). ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over

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54:44

Issue 58: Spellbinders

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/05/03

Nearly 20 years after Spellbound, Marvel put out another miniseries featuring new magical heroes: Spellbinders. Like Spellbound, it never really caught on with readers. Unlike Spellobund, Mike and Jessika really enjoyed this story and wouldn't mind seeing more of it. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over

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19:56

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Obscure Fantasy Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/04/25

It's time for another couple of Dollar Bin Discoveries! Today, the topic is "Obscure Fantasy." Jessika picked up Earthlore: Reign of the Dragon Lord, while Mike snagged Krey! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Our banner art is original work by Sarah Frank

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01:20:19

Issue 57: Spellbound

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/04/20

Spellbound has it all: A brand new magical superheroine, cosmic space fantasy adventure, mutant guest stars, and the most 80s 80s fashion that ever 80s'd. Get ready for another wild –and totally forgotten– miniseries from Marvel! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Our

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18:24

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Dystopian Sci-Fi Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/04/13

Get ready for trips to other planets and terrible cities! This week, we're talking about two comics in the genre of dystopian science fiction. Jessika picked up Mars #3 from First Comics, while Mike checked out New York: Year Zero from Pacific Comics. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over

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01:00:53

Issue 56: World of Krypton (w/Paul Kupperberg!)

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/04/06

Today we're exploring DC's 1979 comic World of Krypton, which has the distinction of being the first comic book miniseries. But it's an extra special tour because the book's author, Paul Kupperberg, is our tour guide! Come for the sci-fi zaniness, stay for Paul's stories about DC in the 70s and 80s. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Paul Kupperberg Contact Info: Twitter: @PaulKupperberg Web:

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18:06

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Superhero Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/03/30

It's time to celebrate milestones with bigtime superheroes! In New Titans 100 we get mullets, body hair, and a wedding! In King in Black: Black Panther, we (possibly) get a funeral! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Our banner art is original work by Sarah Frank

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01:02:37

Issue 55: The Anniversary Episode!

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/03/23

We're celebrating our second anniversary today! Hard to believe the show's come as far as it has in the last two years! We definitely wouldn't be here without the support of everyone we've met along the way, so we created a special episode that included a bunch of our friends. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over

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31:39

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Bronze Age Edition (w/Paul...

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/03/16

We're traveling back to the Bronze Age for today's Dollar Bin Discoveries, as we're chatting with celebrated Bronze Age creator Paul Kupperberg! Not only do we talk about some wild comics from decades past, but we get to hear about what it was like working at DC comics in that era. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Paul Kupperberg Contact Info: Twitter: @PaulKupperberg Web:

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01:51:39

Issue 54: Psi-Force (with Fabian Nicieza!)

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/03/09

This week we're journeying to Earth-148611 (AKA Marvel's New Universe), taking a look at Psi-Force (AKA the teen superhero mash-up of New Mutants and Captain Planet), and talking about the comic with the man who wrote the majority of the series (AKA Fabian Nicieza). Get ready for an insider scoop on the New Universe, Marvel in the 1980s, and a lot of fun Jessika cackles! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to

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21:16

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Image Comics Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/03/02

Welcome back to Dollar Bin Discoveries! Today, Mike and Jessika managed to both bring a couple of books published by Image Comics to the Table. Mike is talking about one of the company's earliest comics (Shadowhawk II #2), while Jessika has one of its most recent (Starhenge). ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to

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01:06:32

Issue 53: The Stainless Steel Rat

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/02/23

This week, we're launching towards the stars so we can see brave new worlds and commit all sorts of cosmic crimes alongside James Bolivar diGriz, AKA "The Stainless Steel Rat." This collection of British comics from the same writer who gave us Soylent Green was a shockingly fun read. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. References: Wikipedia articles for Harry Harrison and The Stainless Steel Rat

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19:22

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Busty Babes Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/02/16

In a weird coincidence, Jessika and Mike both picked comics featuring... um... women with huge tracts of land. Anyway, tune in if you want to hear about Redfox and Cavewoman: Castaway! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Our banner art is original work by Sarah Frank

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01:22:34

Issue 52: Sachs & Violens

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/02/09

This week, we're looking at Marvel's "adult" thriller from the early 1990s, Sachs & Violens. Since one of the titular characters is a photographer from New York, we brought in an expert: Casey Fatchett, New York photographer and host of The Nerdy Photographer podcast! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to

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19:52

Dollar Bin Discoveries: 80s Cartoon Edition!

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/02/02

Just because they're beloved brands from the 1980s doesn't mean they're not in the dollar bins! Today we're talking about Transformers/Back to the Future and TMNT: The Armageddon Game. ----more---- Get hyped! Our new site is almost done and we'll have which will have a dedicated transcripts section. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Our banner art is original work by Sarah Frank

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01:19:33

Issue 51: Spanner’s Galaxy

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/01/26

Pull on your pirate boots and ready your sheks, because it's time to talk about one of DC's strangest, least-known comic series from the 1980s: Spanner's Galaxy! ----more---- Get hyped! Our new site is almost done and we'll have which will have a dedicated transcripts section. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Hive: Tencenttakes Our banner art is original work by Sarah

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13:38

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Orphan and the Five Beasts &...

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/01/19

Mike and Jessika's latest discoveries show the dollar bins continue to bear fruit! This week, we're talking about Orphan and the Five Beasts from Dark Horse, as well as IDW's recent Terminator vs Transformers comic. ----more---- Get hyped! Our new site is almost done and we'll have which will have a dedicated transcripts section. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Our banner art is original

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01:07:47

Issue 50: DC’s Super Powers

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/01/12

We're revisiting Mike's childhood to take a long look at DC's Super Powers Collection, the action figures that inspired all sorts of tie-in products like puffy stickers, Play-Doh sets, and multiple comic book series from Jack Kirby. ----more---- Get hyped! Our new site is almost done and we'll have which will have a dedicated transcripts section. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Hive:

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