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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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Issue 39: Crazyman

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/08/04

This episode, we're traveling back to the early 90s to discuss a nuanced and empathetic look at mental health. ----more---- Thanks again to Mike from Multiverse of Badness! You can check out that show here: MultiverseOfBadness.com, so head on over and smash that subscribe button! Sources Cited: DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle by Alan Cowsill and Alex Irvine Ron Goulart’s Great History of Comic Books Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide to Lost

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01:30:45

Issue 38: Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/07/21

Howdy, pardner! This week, it's time to saddle up and embrace the Code of the West as we talk with Alphabet Flight about the cult 90s cartoon Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa! ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. Special thanks to Art from Alphabet Flight for joining us on this episode! You can find him on every podcast platform, or head over to https://anchor.fm/s/9161a01c/podcast/rss and

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Issue 37: Abortion Eve

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/07/07

We'll get back to doing funny episodes about goofy moments in comic history in two weeks, but we decided to adjust our schedule. Today, we're talking about Abortion Eve, an underground feminist comic that came out shortly after Roe v Wade was decided, and what's happening now that the Supreme Court has overturned that case. ----more---- Sources Cited: The Bust: Orange County’s War on Underground Comix http://cbldf.org/2016/09/the-bust-orange-countys-war-on-underground-comix/ Women in Underground

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01:26:36

Issue 36: The Punisher (1989 movie)

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/06/23

Let's go back, BACK, BACK(!) to the 80s and talk about one of the first Marvel superhero movies to ever come out: The Punisher starring Dolph Lundgren! And –because we're talking about a classic 80s movie– we brought in some experts: Santos and Freddy from the incredible podcast 88 Miles Per Hour. So sit back, relax, and get ready to murder some criminals... 80s style. ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated

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21:24

Issue 35: Queer Kissing in Comics

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/06/16

Hello, everyone, and Happy Pride! In honor of Pride 2022, we're doing a mini-episode to talk about a little queer history in the four-color realm. Today, we're discussing the first same-sex kisses in mainstream comics. ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. If you'd like to learn more about queer history in comics, you should check out the LGBT Comics Timeline over at Gay League:

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02:05:52

Issue 34: The Spider-Verse Films

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/06/09

It's time to get bit by a suspicious spider and slip into some spandex! This week we're joined by our Podcast BFFs Dear Watchers for a roundtable discussion about the various Spider-Man films and how they're all connected. ----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

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58:52

Issue 33: DC’s Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (History...

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/05/26

Alright, nerds! Today we're talking about the 1988 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons from DC Comics. Important topics covered: How DC and TSR started working together, which god would serve the best drinks in Waterdeep, and what's the cringiest spell to cast. ----more---- ***** CORRECTION: We learned after this episode dropped that Advanced Dungeons & Dragons *was* collected and reprinted in trades about a decade ago by IDW. Those trades are titled "Dungeons and Dragons: Classics" and have since gone

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53:46

Issue 32: The Dragonlance Saga (History of DND, Part 2)

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/05/12

Roll for initiative, players! We're onto part two of our look into the early history of Dungeons and Dragons in comic books. This episode, we're checking out The Dragonlance Saga, the first official DND comic books, which were eventually published by DC Comics.----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. Sources cited: SF Crows Nest interview with Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman:

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01:24:39

Issue 31: The Realm (History of DND, Part 1)

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/04/28

Make a history check, players! Today we're kicking off a three-part look at the early history of Dungeons and Dragons in comic books. This episode we're talking about The Realm, a 1980s fantasy series from Arrow Comics that managed to deliver a DND-esque story about before the official brand hit comic shops. Joining us is Kelly Galten of the award-winning game shop Goblin Bros. ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated

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01:01:37

Issue 30: Aquaman (vol. 2)

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/04/14

Are you ready to emerge from the depths of comics history as we finish Jessika's recent finds from a shop in Massachusetts? This week we're coasting the currents via Aquaman's second volume, a 1980s miniseries that wound up providing a soft reboot to the character and setting him up with the origin story that's pretty much been canon ever since. ----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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01:13:41

Issue 29: The Saga of the Sub-Mariner

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/03/31

It's time to dive into the depths of comic book history as we check out Jessika's recent finds from a shop in Massachusetts. This week we're checking out Saga of the Sub-Mariner, the 1988 series that re-introduced Marvel audiences to the long, long, looooooong history of Marvel's First Mutant. ----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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01:00:08

Issue 28: Debbie Does Dallas

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/03/17

Alright, everybody. Let's get weird. This episode, we’re talking about Debbie Does Dallas: The movie, the comic, and the mysteries surrounding both. ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. Our friend Dale Lazarov of Sticky Graphic Novels has a Kickstarter! Go back it: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicmix/tapstuds-the-latest-project-from-sticky-graphic-novels Ron Johnson’s “The

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01:09:30

Issue 27: Chuck Norris’s Karate Kommandos

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/03/03

Come for the badly-animated action scenes, stay for Chuck's bizarrely-read moral "lessons" delivered in a crop top and short shorts. ----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 Frank

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01:06:38

Issue 26: NFL SuperPro

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/02/17

Just in time to take advantage of Superbowl hysteria, we're talking about NFL SuperPro! ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. Special thanks to Lance from Comic Book Keepers for hanging out with us and lending his wit and charm expertise. Head over to Apple Podcasts and smash that subscribe button! The show's also on Twitter, so be sure to give it a follow:

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Issue 25: The Sandman Book Club (Part 6)

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/02/03

Welp. This is it. The final episode of our Sandman Book Club. We're discussing Volume 10: The Wake, as well as our final thoughts on the series overall. ----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 art by @Lookmomdraws

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01:13:45

Issue 24: Marvel’s Alterniverse (w/special guests...

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/01/20

It's time to discuss the Alterniverse, Marvel's short-lived imprint that ran alternate-world stories (which included What If...? issues). As such, the hosts of Dear Watchers were gracious enough to cross over onto our show and fill in the gaps of our Marvel Multiverse knowledge. ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. Special thanks to Rob and Guido from Dear Watchers for hanging out with us

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01:33:50

Issue 23: The Sandman Book Club (Part 5)

Ten Cent Takes ·

2022/01/06

This week, we discuss our thoughts on The Sandman Vol 9: The Kindly Ones. There was a lot we liked, as well as a lot we could've done without. ----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 art by @Lookmomdraws

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01:24:24

Issue 22: The Marvel Holiday Specials

Ten Cent Takes ·

2021/12/23

'Tis the season to discuss the Holidays and their role in comic books. We take a look at the history of holiday comics in general, as well as the 1990s Marvel Holiday Specials in particular. ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. Sources Cited: Marvel blog entry: "A Journey Through Marvel Holiday Specials

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01:19:46

Issue 21: The Sandman Book Club (Part 4)

Ten Cent Takes ·

2021/12/09

Things are starting to come to a head in our penultimate episode for The Sandman Book Club! Brief Lives follows the story of Dream and Delirium as they search the world for Destruction, their missing brother. Meanwhile, the next volume (The World's End) brings us another anthology with hints at what to expect in the final two volumes of the series. ----more---- Jessika: I feel like I'm very straight passing recently. So I went out and ordered by self some doc Martins, just work there. These are my

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02:04:14

Issue 20: Deathmate (w/special guests Comic Book...

Ten Cent Takes ·

2021/11/25

What better way to talk about Deathmate then to do a crossover with another podcast? In this episode, we talk about the infamous 90s event with Brad and Lisa Gullickson (the hosts of Comic Book Couples Counseling)! ----more---- Transcript forthcoming

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