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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Episodes

Wednesday Feb 12, 2025

This week’s Dollar Bin Discoveries theme is Four-Color Fantasies, with Mike exploring Tales of the Realm #1 and Jessika diving into the 1980s Sectaurs #1. Tune in for some epic sword-and-sorcery (and insect warrior) action!
 

Issue 102- Ape Nation

Wednesday Feb 05, 2025

Wednesday Feb 05, 2025

We’re swinging into Ape Nation, the bananas crossover between Planet of the Apes and Alien Nation—two prolific sci-fi universes collide in this wild miniseries!

Wednesday Jan 29, 2025

In the latest Dollar Bin Discoveries, we dive into the world of high-tech thrillers—where gadgets meet edge-of-your-seat action! Tune in for some wild, underrated gems that’ll have you questioning what’s real and what’s just a glitch.
Jessika found Shatter -the first mainstream comic entirely created on a computer– while Mike picked up The Amazing Spider-Man: Riot at Robotworld!

Issue 101: Comico's Fathom

Wednesday Jan 22, 2025

Wednesday Jan 22, 2025

This week we're diving deep into the world of Fathom, the 1980s superhero comic from Comico!  Join us as we surf through character’s history, and discuss whether it was a splash hit!

Wednesday Jan 15, 2025

It's time for a new episode of Dollar Bin Discoveries! This week's theme is "Hard-Boiled," which means it's time to get dark and edgy! Both of us snagged some very different comics, but each one is totally unhinged.
Jessika checked out the satirical The Trouble With Girls, while Mike picked up Mack Bolan: The Executioner!
 

Issue 100!

Wednesday Jan 08, 2025

Wednesday Jan 08, 2025

It's our 100th full-length episode! That means we're looking at and discussing some cool 100th issues from a couple of comic series  which are harder to find than you might expect– in between talking about our favorite moments of the show.
We can't believe we've managed to reach this point, so thanks to all our friends and listeners for supporting us so far. Here's to another 100!

Wednesday Jan 01, 2025

We're checking out some heavenly bodies with our Dollar Bin Discoveries! This week's theme is "Femmes in Space", which led us to look at some out-of-this-world comics. 
Mike picked up The Outer Space Babes and Jessika read Space Bandits!

Wednesday Dec 25, 2024

Merry Christmas, everyone! We're re-releasing an episode specifically focused on the holiday. Our look into the DC Super-Star Holiday Special has been one of our most popular deep dives since we released, and it's also one of our favorites. We'll be back on a regular release schedule next week with a new dollar bin discovery, Merry Christmas, everyone.

Wednesday Dec 18, 2024

This week we're diving into the spooky side of the season with a look at holiday horror comics!
From twisted holiday tales to eerie creepy conspiracies we're unwrapping the dark side of the holidays with Some Strange Disturbances: A Cold Winter's Eve and The X-Files!

Wednesday Dec 11, 2024

Ever wondered what happened when Marvel and Electronic Arts threw the rulebook out the window and introduced a whole new batch of imperfect villains? 
This week, we're diving into Marvel Nemesis: The Imperfects, the comic series that brought us a cursed take on the Marvel Universe with some truly questionable character designs.

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