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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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01:01:37

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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43:50

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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01:17:52

Issue 19: The Sandman Book Club (part 3)

Ten Cent Takes ·

2021/11/11

Once again, we're walking the moonlit path of dreams and discussing The Sandman. In this episode, we're talking about the fifth and sixth volumes: A Game of You and Fables & Reflections. ----more---- Mike: I don't think I'm getting a birthday present. I am relatively certain that they want to fire me out of a cannon into the sun Jessika: Hello. And welcome to Ten cent takes the podcast where we cause whiplash from rapid time leaps, one issue at a time. My name is Jessica Frasier and I'm joined by

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01:35:44

Issue 18: Horror Comics & Terror, Inc.

Ten Cent Takes ·

2021/10/28

Happy Halloween! We're joined by comics scribe Daniel "D.G." Chichester to talk about the history of horror comics, Marvel's return to the genre in the early 1990s, and the macabre anti-hero Terror (whom Chichester co-created). ----more---- Issue 18 Transcript Mike: [00:00:00] It's small, but feisty, Mike: Welcome to Tencent Takes, the podcast where we dig up comic book characters’ graves and misappropriate the bodies, one issue at a time. My name is Mike Thompson, and I am joined by my cohost,

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01:08:04

Issue 17: The Sandman Book Club (part 2)

Ten Cent Takes ·

2021/10/14

It's time to return to The Dreaming! This week, we're discussing the third and fourth volumes of Neil Gaiman's celebrated series. Come for the one-off stories of Dream Country, and give the devil his due when we cheer Lucifer's epic trolling of Dream in Season of the Mists. ----more---- Episode 17 Transcript Jessika: [00:00:00] I just, I like have had five sets of teeth in my life. They just keep growing bigger and bigger each set I got, Hello, and welcome to Ten Cent Takes, the podcasts where we

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01:05:03

Issue 16: Superman and RadioShack

Ten Cent Takes ·

2021/09/30

What happens when you combine two of the biggest brands of the early 1980s? You get RadioShack's TRS-80 Whiz Kids comics, with special guest stars from the DC Universe. Marvel at snarky teens sassing the Man of Steel, then laugh at how he makes them perform complex math with mediocre computers! ----more---- Episode 16 Transcript Mike: [00:00:00] I used to go into an office, and when I did that, I had a dog that everybody loved and I baked cookies every day. Hello, hello, hello, welcome to Ten Cent

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01:01:37

Issue 15: The Sandman Book Club (part 1)

Ten Cent Takes ·

2021/09/16

It's time for our first graphic novel book club. Starting this week, we're reading and discussing Neil Gaiman's celebrated work: The Sandman. Each book club episode will examine two volumes of the core Sandman series. Given the length of the overall series, the book club will be every other episode. ----more----

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57:08

Issue 14: The New Guardians

Ten Cent Takes ·

2021/09/02

This week, we're taking a look at The New Guardians! DC's short-lived attempt at a topical superhero comic is... look. Just strap in. This is one of the wildest comic rides you'll ever go on. ----more---- Episode 14 Transcript Mike: [00:00:00] Y'all need Satan. Mike: Welcome to Ten Cent Takes, the podcast where we cringe at cursed comics, one issue at a time. My name is Mike Thompson, and I am joined by my cohost, the taskmaster of trivia herself, Jessika Frazer. Jessika: Ooh, it is I. Mike:

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01:02:33

Issue 13: Superboy

Ten Cent Takes ·

2021/08/19

Today we're checking out a couple of Jessika's latest estate sale finds: Superboy 109 & 110. We discuss the history of the character and how he's evolved, as well as these two issues in particular. Are these swingin' sixties stories about the Boy of Steel any good? Well, no. Not really. But they certainly gave us something to talk about! ----more---- Episode 13 Transcript Jessika: [00:00:00] Dude. It's always fucking Florida, Mike: I can't think of anything that comes out of Florida that's

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47:06

Issue 12: U.S. 1

Ten Cent Takes ·

2021/08/05

Hop into your big rigs and get ready for a wild ride! In this episode, we're going to be talking about U.S. 1, Marvel's licensed series about a long-haul trucker who also happened to be a superhero.----more---- Episode 12 Transcript [00:00:00] Mike: If you're a middle-aged white guy, maybe trying to sit there and write about the troubles that indigenous people from other countries face, maybe don't do that. Just my ten cents. Welcome to Ten Cent Takes, the podcast where we hand-wave plot holes like

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57:29

Issue 11: The Ninja Turtles' Comic Evolution

Ten Cent Takes ·

2021/07/22

Hey, there, fellow heroes in a half-shell! This week, we're examining how the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles evolved across approximately 30 years and four comic book series. In this episode, we're looking at: The original Mirage series TMNT Adventures from Archie Comics The short-lived Image Comics series from the 90s IDW's 2011 series ----more---- Episode 11 Transcript [00:00:00] Jessika: You're going to cut all this bullshit, Mike: Oh yeah, of course. Jessika: Okay. Hello? Hello. Welcome to

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