Ten Cent Takes

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.  ----more---- Get hyped! Our new site is almost done and we'll have which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Email:  tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter:  @Tencenttakes...

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.  ----more---- Get hyped! Our new site is almost done and we'll have which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Email:  tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter:  @Tencenttakes Instagram:  @Te...

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.  ----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...

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.  ----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...

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.  ----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 Instag...

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.  ----more---- To find a local foodbank, check out Feeding America's website: https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank   Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together...

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.  ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts secti...

No, it doesn't have anything to do with the incredible 1994 animated series. Yes, we wish we'd focused on those comics instead.  ----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...

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.  ----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...

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.  ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a d...

Welcome back to Dollar Bin Discoveries, the sub-series where we talk about interesting comics we've come across while digging through dollar bins. This week, we're joined by comics writer Sarah Cooke to talk about her first comic Kickstarter and discuss Mercury Heat, Batman: Shadow of the Bat 28, and the first issue of the strange 90s series Poe! ----more---- Special thanks to Sarah Cooke for comi...

What's your pleasure, sir? Today we're talking about Clive Barker's Hellraiser, the first comic to... embrace... the iconic horror franchise. We were incredibly lucky to talk about this Epic Comics series with none other than D.G. Chichester, who Clive Barker described as the "Godfather" of Hellraiser and served as both an editor and writer on the book!----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We'...

Welcome back to Dollar Bin Discoveries, the sub-series where we talk about interesting comics we've come across while digging through dollar bins. This week, we're talking about Action Comics 645 and Instruction for Making a Proper Offering to Forgotten Gods. ----more----   Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts sec...

Hello, all you ghouls and goblins! We're kicking off Spooky Season (as is our godless-given right) and talking about the short-lived 1990 series Bats, Cats & Cadillacs. It might not have lasted long, but it certainly made an impression on us! ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Email:  tenc...

Welcome back to Dollar Bin Discoveries, the sub-series where we talk about interesting comics we've come across while digging through dollar bins. This week, we're talking about Marvel UK's WildThing (or Nikki Doyle: WildThing, it's a little unclear) and Lola XOXO. ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts...

In honor of Star Trek Day 2022, we're taking a look at the Star Trek/X-Men crossovers of the 1990s.  BUT! Because we're discussing two socially progressive properties crossing over, we've invited the amazing hosts from the SJW Comic Book Club onto our show! So sit back, relax, and make it so.  ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will...

We're officially a weekly show! Welcome to our first (mini) episode of Dollar Bin Discoveries, the show where we talk about interesting issues we come across while looking for episode topics. In this episode, we discuss AniMax #1 and Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl (v2) #1.  ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated...

It's time to boot up our robot brains and talk about Marvel's least-memorable android: The Machine Teen!----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 F...

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Howdy, pardner! This week, it's time to saddle up and embrace the Code of the West as we talk with Alphabet Flight about the cult 90s cartoon Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa! ----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 Art from Alphabet Flight for joining us on this episode! You...

We'll get back to doing funny episodes about goofy moments in comic history in two weeks, but we decided to adjust our schedule. Today, we're talking about Abortion Eve, an underground feminist comic that came out shortly after Roe v Wade was decided, and what's happening now that the Supreme Court has overturned that case. ----more---- Sources Cited:  The Bust: Orange County’s War on Underground...

Let's go back, BACK, BACK(!) to the 80s and talk about one of the first Marvel superhero movies to ever come out: The Punisher starring Dolph Lundgren! And –because we're talking about a classic 80s movie– we brought in some experts: Santos and Freddy from the incredible podcast 88 Miles Per Hour. So sit back, relax, and get ready to murder some criminals... 80s style.  ----more----   Transcripts...

Hello, everyone, and Happy Pride!  In honor of Pride 2022, we're doing a mini-episode to talk about a little queer history in the four-color realm. Today, we're discussing the first same-sex kisses in mainstream comics.  ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  If you'd like to learn more about...

It's time to get bit by a suspicious spider and slip into some spandex! This week we're joined by our Podcast BFFs Dear Watchers for a roundtable discussion about the various Spider-Man films and how they're all connected. ----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.c...

Alright, nerds! Today we're talking about the 1988 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons from DC Comics.  Important topics covered: How DC and TSR started working together, which god would serve the best drinks in Waterdeep, and what's the cringiest spell to cast.  ----more---- ***** CORRECTION: We learned after this episode dropped that Advanced Dungeons & Dragons *was* collected and reprinted in trades ab...