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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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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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12:29

Dollar Bin Discoveries: The Heathens & St. Swithin’s Day

Ten Cent Takes ·

2023/01/05

Welcome back to another episode of Dollar Bin Discoveries! This time, Mike and Jessika found some cool finds from legendary writers Grant Morrison and Cullen Bunn: St. Swithin's Day and The Heathens. ----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

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01:01:02

Issue 49: Firestar

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/12/29

Another dollar bin find pays off! Jessika's discovery of the complete 1980s Firestar miniseries sent us down a rabbit hole complete with the realization that we're going to need to return to the character at some point in order to talk about another series. ----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:

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22:35

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Spectacular Spider-Man 53 and...

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/12/22

We're back for another Dollar Bin Discovery! Today, we're looking at Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #53 (and how strangely problematic it is), as well as the first issue of The Darkness/Superman crossover miniseries. ----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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01:06:27

Issue 48: DC’s Super-Star Holiday Special

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/12/15

It's that time of year! Time for friends, time for joy, and time for weird comics! This year, we're checking out the Superstar Holiday Special which is one of the wildest anthology issues we've ever come across. ----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

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13:50

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Alf #48 and Hero: Warrior of...

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/12/08

Today we're discussing two early 90s Marvel comics we found in the dollar bins. One of them is a series most people never heard of, the other is... um... mildly upsetting because of its cover content. ----more----Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Our banner art is original work by Sarah

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50:27

Issue 47: Fish Police

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/12/01

What happens when you mix pulp noire narrative devices, anthropomorphic fish, and the male gaze? You get Fish Police, one of the strangest indy comics to ever hit the 1980s. ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Our banner art is original work by Sarah

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12:38

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Rain & The Sword of Sorcery

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/11/24

This week, we've got a broad spectrum of dollar bin comics: Jessika found a copy of the excellent Rain (released earlier this year) and Mike wound up picking up The Sword of Sorcery from 1973. ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Our banner art is original work by Sarah

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01:06:22

Issue 46: Marvel and DC’s Famine Relief Comics

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/11/17

Today we're talking about how –during the early 80s– some of the top creators in comics came together to help raise money for famine relief in Africa. The results are... wild, to say the least. ----more---- To find a local foodbank, check out Feeding America's website: https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts

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10:08

Dollar Bin Discoveries: The Last Session & Hellcop

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/11/10

Welcome back to Dollar Bin Discoveries! We had a ton of fun reading this week's selections: Jessika brought a DND-inspired series called The Last Session (ahem) to the table and Mike discovered a late 90s dark fantasy series called... wait for it... Hellcop. ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts

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