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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Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
If there's one thing you can rely on 90s comics for, it's attractive people in revealing spandex. This week, we're checking out Uncanny X-Men 320 (look no further than the cover image of Storm) and The Mighty Bombshells from Antarctic Press (look no further than the comic's name).
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Nearly 20 years after Spellbound, Marvel put out another miniseries featuring new magical heroes: Spellbinders. Like Spellbound, it never really caught on with readers. Unlike Spellobund, Mike and Jessika really enjoyed this story and wouldn't mind seeing more of it.
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
It's time for another couple of Dollar Bin Discoveries! Today, the topic is "Obscure Fantasy." Jessika picked up Earthlore: Reign of the Dragon Lord, while Mike snagged Krey!
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Spellbound has it all: A brand new magical superheroine, cosmic space fantasy adventure, mutant guest stars, and the most 80s 80s fashion that ever 80s'd. Get ready for another wild –and totally forgotten– miniseries from Marvel!
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Thursday Apr 13, 2023
Get ready for trips to other planets and terrible cities! This week, we're talking about two comics in the genre of dystopian science fiction. Jessika picked up Mars #3 from First Comics, while Mike checked out New York: Year Zero from Pacific Comics.
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Thursday Apr 06, 2023
Today we're exploring DC's 1979 comic World of Krypton, which has the distinction of being the first comic book miniseries. But it's an extra special tour because the book's author, Paul Kupperberg, is our tour guide! Come for the sci-fi zaniness, stay for Paul's stories about DC in the 70s and 80s.
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
It's time to celebrate milestones with bigtime superheroes! In New Titans 100 we get mullets, body hair, and a wedding! In King in Black: Black Panther, we (possibly) get a funeral!
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
We're celebrating our second anniversary today! Hard to believe the show's come as far as it has in the last two years! We definitely wouldn't be here without the support of everyone we've met along the way, so we created a special episode that included a bunch of our friends.
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
Thursday Mar 16, 2023
We're traveling back to the Bronze Age for today's Dollar Bin Discoveries, as we're chatting with celebrated Bronze Age creator Paul Kupperberg! Not only do we talk about some wild comics from decades past, but we get to hear about what it was like working at DC comics in that era.
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
This week we're journeying to Earth-148611 (AKA Marvel's New Universe), taking a look at Psi-Force (AKA the teen superhero mash-up of New Mutants and Captain Planet), and talking about the comic with the man who wrote the majority of the series (AKA Fabian Nicieza). Get ready for an insider scoop on the New Universe, Marvel in the 1980s, and a lot of fun Jessika cackles!