Ten Cent Takes
A podcast looking at comics, pop culture, and how the two connect. Come for the history, stay for the swearing.
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Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
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.
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
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.
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
Thursday Dec 08, 2022
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.
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
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.
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
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.
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
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.
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
Thursday Nov 10, 2022
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.
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
Thursday Nov 03, 2022
No, it doesn't have anything to do with the incredible 1994 animated series. Yes, we wish we'd focused on those comics instead.
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Welcome back to Dollar Bin Discoveries! We had a ton of fun reading this week's selections: Jessika found the recent series Animal Castle and Mike discovered... a superhero created by the National Maritime Center. Strap in, everyone.
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Did you know that Marvel created a comic in the 1980s with the express purpose of licensing it into a line of action figures? Or that some of its art became a central piece of a musician's iconography? Buckle up, everyone. It's time to talk about The Saga of Crystar: Crystal Warrior.