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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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44:23

Issue 124: The Girl in the Bay

Ten Cent Takes ·

2026/01/14

This week we're reading The Girl in the Bay, a supernatural drama about lost time, second chances, and the unsettling idea of someone else living your life.After vanishing in 1969, Kathy Sartori resurfaces fifty years later to confront an eerie double and the life she never got to live. It’s a moody, introspective story about identity, grief, and new beginnings.

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23:51

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Things With Wings Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2026/01/07

This week’s Dollar Bin Discovery takes flight with "Things With Wings." Mike cracked open SilverHawks #1 and got in touch with his inner space cop, while Jessika checked out a winged menace in Rune #1.

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46:54

Issue 123: Within Our Reach

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/12/31

This week we're unwrapping Within Our Reach, the early ’90s holiday benefit anthology. Created to raise funds for Sempervirens and amfAR, the book features a mix of superheroes and social causes into one seasonal package. Festive, earnest, and unexpectedly weird in turns, it’s a holiday special worth reading.

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28:13

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Long Underwear Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/12/24

’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the bins,Not a hero was stirring without long undies underneath. This week’s Dollar Bin Discovery celebrates Long Underwear, so Jessika is checking out Herbie #1 from Dark Horse, while Mike read Glory & Friends Christmas Special.

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61:38

Issue 122: Hercules- Prince of Power

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/12/17

Today we’re going (back) to the future with Hercules: Prince of Power vol. 2. Will we get lost without the context of the prequel? Will Marvel’s biggest himbo in space win us over? Is Skyppi the Skrull a trans allegory? Tune in to find out!

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15:40

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Sci-Fi Crime Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/12/10

This week, we're blasting off into Sci-Fi Crime, where the future is shady and everyone's moral compass is a bit off. Mike checked out the preview issue of Crimson Skies, a pulpy mix of air pirates and alternate history, while Jessika dove into the wonderfully chaotic Aristocratic X-Traterrestrial Time-Traveling Thieves #1. It’s heists, hijinks, and high-concept nonsense.

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84:05

Issue 121: Comics and the AIDS Crisis

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/12/03

Our latest deep dive tackles how comics confronted (and often struggled to confront) the AIDS epidemic throughout the 1980s and 90s. There's everything from groundbreaking moments of compassion to outrageously offensive books. We check out what the medium got right, what it got very wrong, and why these stories still matter.

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18:56

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Native American Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/11/26

This week’s Dollar Bin Discovery theme honors Native American Heritage Month with a look at comics with Native characters across the decades.Mike read Avengers #682, where a legacy hero gets swept into a cosmic crisis, while Jessika explored the trippy, time-bending world of Timespirits #1.

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67:30

Issue 120: Dan Dare (2007)

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/11/19

This week we're diving into Garth Ennis’s 2007 Dan Dare series. It's a grim, yet surprisingly heartfelt reboot of a character better known for stiff-upper-lip sci-fi adventures.

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14:37

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Elderly Icons Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/11/12

This week on Dollar Bin Discoveries, we’re celebrating comics’ Elderly Icons... because heroes don’t retire, they just get grumpier. Mike visits a superpowered retirement community in Welcome to Tranquility #1, while Jessika rides into battle with Crone #1.

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18:42

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Pumpkin Spice Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/11/05

This week’s #DollarBinDiscovery is serving up some Pumpkin Spice chaos! Jessika conjures up Curse Words #3, while Mike brews trouble with Wolverine & The X-Men #3. The perfect blend of magic, mutants, and cozy autumn vibes.

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61:40

Issue 119: Tron

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/10/29

Greetings programs! We're downloading into The Grid and checking out Tron: Ghost in the Machine! A comic sequel to a video game that Disney would rather we forget. It tried to keep the Grid alive before the next reboot came along and derezzed it from canon.

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19:54

Dollar Bin Discoveries: "Horrotica" Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/10/22

Today, we’re turning down the lights for some "Horrotica" comics. Jessika dives into Chains of Chaos #1 from Harris Comics, while Mike explores Jenna Jameson’s Shadow Hunter #0. It’s monsters, mayhem, and just a little bit of questionable seduction. Listen anywhere but Spotify!

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65:16

Issue 118: Eclipso the Darkness Within

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/10/15

This week, we’re diving into one of DC’s most chaotic crossovers: Eclipso: The Darkness Within. It’s a 90s comic event where black diamonds turned heroes into villains, friends into enemies, and comic covers into storage hazards.

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16:23

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Indy Horror Edition

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2025/10/08

This week on Dollar Bin Discoveries, we’re getting spooky with our Indy Horror theme! Mike braves the chaotic carnage of Scotch McTiernan’s Halloween Party, while Jessika dives into Spend the Night #1, a slasher throwback with serious scream-queen energy. Indie scares, dollar bin style!

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58:16

Issue 117: Legacy

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/10/01

In 1993, Majestic Entertainment launched their first comic, Legacy — except it wasn’t just a comic, it was also a series of trading cards. It dropped right as the comic bubble burst, but the behind-the-scenes drama ended up way more entertaining than the book itself.----more----

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23:06

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Signature Select Edition

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2025/09/24

This week on Dollar Bin Discoveries, the theme is Signature Select! Mike cracks open his SDCC-exclusive signed copy of Warrior #1 (written by the Ultimate Warrior), while Jessika leaps into Spring-Heel Jack #3 from Rebel Studios. Big signatures and wild stories await!----more----

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46:25

Issue 116: 'Mazing Man

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/09/17

Today we’re shining a light on ‘Mazing Man, the cult DC character who makes the world a better place through small acts of kindness. Join us as we examine this silly, sweet, and strange 1980s cult classic.

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21:43

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Sweet Like Candy Edition

Ten Cent Takes ·

2025/09/10

This week’s Dollar Bin Discoveries is “Sweet Like Candy”! Mike unwraps some oddball weirdness with Reese’s Pieces #2, while Jessika digs into the goofy mayhem of Groo vol. 2 #40. Tune in for comics that are silly, satirical, but probably not sugar-free.

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18:52

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Ye Olde Comics Edition

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2025/09/03

This week, we’re digging up some history with our “Ye Olde Comics” theme! Jessika dives into Kill Shakespeare #5, a mash-up of the Bard’s greatest hits. Mike cracked open Yang #1 from 1973—a kung fu comic that’s got more problematic content than it does punch.

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