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Ten Cent Takes

71 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratings

A podcast looking at comics, pop culture, and how the two connect. Come for the history, stay for the swearing.

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Dollar Bin Discoveries: 80s Cartoon Edition!

February 02, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes - 36.4 MB

Just because they're beloved brands from the 1980s doesn't mean they're not in the dollar bins! Today we're talking about Transformers/Back to the Future and TMNT: The Armageddon Game.  ----more---- Get hyped! Our new site is almost done and we'll have which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Our banner art is original work by Sarah Frank  (htt...

Issue 51: Spanner’s Galaxy

January 26, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 146 MB

Pull on your pirate boots and ready your sheks, because it's time to talk about one of DC's strangest, least-known comic series from the 1980s: Spanner's Galaxy!  ----more---- Get hyped! Our new site is almost done and we'll have which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Hive: Tencenttakes   Our banner art is original work by Sarah Frank  (https...

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Orphan and the Five Beasts & Terminator vs Transformers

January 19, 2023 08:00 - 13 minutes - 25 MB

Mike and Jessika's latest discoveries show the dollar bins continue to bear fruit! This week, we're talking about Orphan and the Five Beasts from Dark Horse, as well as IDW's recent Terminator vs Transformers comic.  ----more---- Get hyped! Our new site is almost done and we'll have which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Our banner art is ori...

Issue 50: DC’s Super Powers

January 12, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 124 MB

We're revisiting Mike's childhood to take a long look at DC's Super Powers Collection, the action figures that inspired all sorts of tie-in products like puffy stickers, Play-Doh sets, and multiple comic book series from Jack Kirby.  ----more---- Get hyped! Our new site is almost done and we'll have which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Hive...

Dollar Bin Discoveries: The Heathens & St. Swithin’s Day

January 05, 2023 08:00 - 12 minutes - 22.9 MB

Welcome back to another episode of Dollar Bin Discoveries! This time, Mike and Jessika found some cool finds from legendary writers Grant Morrison and Cullen Bunn: St. Swithin's Day and The Heathens.  ----more---- Get hyped! Our new site is almost done and we'll have which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Hive: Tencenttakes   Our banner art i...

Issue 49: Firestar

December 29, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 112 MB

Another dollar bin find pays off! Jessika's discovery of the complete 1980s Firestar miniseries sent us down a rabbit hole complete with the realization that we're going to need to return to the character at some point in order to talk about another series.  ----more---- Get hyped! Our new site is almost done and we'll have which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro...

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Spectacular Spider-Man 53 and The Darkness/Superman

December 22, 2022 08:00 - 22 minutes - 41.4 MB

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: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Hive: Tenc...

Issue 48: DC’s Super-Star Holiday Special

December 15, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 122 MB

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: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes Mastodon: retro.pizza/@tencenttakes Hive: Tencenttakes   Our ...

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Alf #48 and Hero: Warrior of the Mystic Realm

December 08, 2022 08:00 - 13 minutes - 25.3 MB

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: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes   Our banner art is original work by Sarah Fra...

Issue 47: Fish Police

December 01, 2022 08:00 - 50 minutes - 92.4 MB

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: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes   Our banner art is original work by Sarah Frank  (https://www.lookmomd...

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Rain & The Sword of Sorcery

November 24, 2022 08:00 - 12 minutes - 23.1 MB

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: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes   Our banner art is original work by Sarah Frank  (h...

Issue 46: Marvel and DC’s Famine Relief Comics

November 17, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 122 MB

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 a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Email: [email protected] T...

Dollar Bin Discoveries: The Last Session & Hellcop

November 10, 2022 08:00 - 10 minutes - 9.29 MB

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 section.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: ...

Issue 45: The Gargoyle

November 03, 2022 07:01 - 1 hour - 111 MB

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: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes   Our banner art is original work by Sarah Frank  (https://www.lookmomdraws.com/)

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Captain Nauticus and Animal Castle

October 27, 2022 07:00 - 15 minutes - 28.4 MB

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: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes   Our banne...

Issue 44: The Saga of Crystar

October 20, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 122 MB

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 dedicated transcripts section.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram...

Dollar Bin Discoveries with Special Guest Sarah Cooke

October 13, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 39.2 MB

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 coming on the episode to talk about all her amazing projects (and dollar bin issues)! If you want ...

Issue 43: Clive Barker’s Hellraiser (w/D.G. Chichester!)

October 06, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 162 MB

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're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts sect...

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Action Comics & Instruction for Making a Proper Offering to Forgotten Gods

September 29, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 30.5 MB

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 section.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Faceboo...

Issue 42: Bats, Cats & Cadillacs

September 22, 2022 07:00 - 49 minutes - 91 MB

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: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes   O...

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Wild Thing and Lola XOXO

September 15, 2022 07:00 - 14 minutes - 26.9 MB

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 section.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Face...

Issue 41: The Star Trek/X-Men Crossovers

September 08, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 199 MB

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 have a dedicated transcripts section.  Special thanks to Veronica, Melissa, and Monte from ...

Dollar Bin Discoveries: AniMax and Lenore

September 01, 2022 07:00 - 20 minutes - 37.7 MB

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 transcripts section.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencen...

Dollar Bin Discoveries: Animax and Lenore

September 01, 2022 07:00 - 20 minutes - 37.7 MB

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 transcripts section.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencen...

Issue 40: Machine Teen

August 18, 2022 07:00 - 54 minutes - 101 MB

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: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes   Our banner art is original work by Sarah Frank  (https://www.lookmomdraws.com/)

Issue 39: Crazyman

August 04, 2022 07:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MB

This episode, we're traveling back to the early 90s to discuss a nuanced and empathetic look at mental health.  ----more---- Thanks again to Mike from Multiverse of Badness! You can check out that show here: MultiverseOfBadness.com, so head on over and smash that subscribe button!   Sources Cited:  DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle by Alan Cowsill and Alex Irvine Ron Goulart’s Great History of Comic Books Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide to Lost Universes Email: tencenttakes@...

Issue 38: Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa

July 21, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 166 MB

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 can find him on every podcast platform, or head over to https://anchor.fm/s/9161a01c/podcast...

Issue 37: Abortion Eve

July 07, 2022 07:00 - 30 minutes - 55.8 MB

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 Comix http://cbldf.org/2016/09/the-bust-orange-countys-war-on-underground-comix/  Women in Un...

Issue 36: The Punisher (1989 movie)

June 23, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 79.3 MB

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

Issue 35: Queer Kissing in Comics

June 16, 2022 07:00 - 21 minutes - 39.2 MB

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 queer history in comics, you should check out the LGBT Comics Timeline over at Gay League: h...

Issue 34: The Spider-Verse Films

June 09, 2022 07:00 - 2 hours - 230 MB

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: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes   Our banner art i...

Issue 33: DC’s Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (History of DND, Part 3)

May 26, 2022 07:00 - 58 minutes - 108 MB

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 about a decade ago by IDW. Those trades are titled "Dungeons and Dragons: Classics" and have sin...

Issue 32: The Dragonlance Saga (History of DND, Part 2)

May 12, 2022 07:00 - 53 minutes - 98.5 MB

Roll for initiative, players! We're onto part two of our look into the early history of Dungeons and Dragons in comic books. This episode, we're checking out The Dragonlance Saga, the first official DND comic books, which were eventually published by DC Comics.----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Sources cited:  SF Crows Nest interview with Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman: https://...

Issue 31:The Realm (History of DND, Part 1)

April 28, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 155 MB

Make a history check, players! Today we're kicking off a three-part look at the early history of Dungeons and Dragons in comic books. This episode we're talking about The Realm, a 1980s fantasy series from Arrow Comics that managed to deliver a DND-esque story about before the official brand hit comic shops. Joining us is Kelly Galten of the award-winning game shop Goblin Bros. ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a ...

Issue 31: The Realm (History of DND, Part 1)

April 28, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 155 MB

Make a history check, players! Today we're kicking off a three-part look at the early history of Dungeons and Dragons in comic books. This episode we're talking about The Realm, a 1980s fantasy series from Arrow Comics that managed to deliver a DND-esque story about before the official brand hit comic shops. Joining us is Kelly Galten of the award-winning game shop Goblin Bros. ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a ...

Issue 30: Aquaman (vol. 2)

April 14, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 113 MB

Are you ready to emerge from the depths of comics history as we finish Jessika's recent finds from a shop in Massachusetts? This week we're coasting the currents via Aquaman's second volume, a 1980s miniseries that wound up providing a soft reboot to the character and setting him up with the origin story that's pretty much been canon ever since.  ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  ...

Issue 29: The Saga of the Sub-Mariner

March 31, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 135 MB

It's time to dive into the depths of comic book history as we check out Jessika's recent finds from a shop in Massachusetts. This week we're checking out Saga of the Sub-Mariner, the 1988 series that re-introduced Marvel audiences to the long, long, looooooong history of Marvel's First Mutant.  ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes...

Issue 28: Debbie Does Dallas

March 17, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 110 MB

Alright, everybody. Let's get weird. This episode, we’re talking about Debbie Does Dallas: The movie, the comic, and the mysteries surrounding both.  ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Our friend Dale Lazarov of Sticky Graphic Novels has a Kickstarter! Go back it:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicmix/tapstuds-the-latest-project-from-sticky-graphic-novels  Ron Johnson’s ...

Issue 27: Chuck Norris’s Karate Kommandos

March 03, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 127 MB

Come for the badly-animated action scenes, stay for Chuck's bizarrely-read moral "lessons" delivered in a crop top and short shorts.  ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section.    Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes   Our banner art is original work by Sarah Frank

Issue 26: NFL SuperPro

February 17, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 122 MB

Just in time to take advantage of Superbowl hysteria, we're talking about NFL SuperPro! ----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 Lance from Comic Book Keepers for hanging out with us and lending his wit and charm expertise. Head over to Apple Podcasts and smash that subscribe button! The show's also on Twitter, so be sure to give it a follow: https://twitter.com/cbkcas...

Issue 26: The Sandman Book Club (Part 6)

February 03, 2022 08:00 - 43 minutes - 80.3 MB

Welp. This is it. The final episode of our Sandman Book Club. We're discussing Volume 10: The Wake, as well as our final thoughts on the series overall.  ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section.      Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes   Our banner art is original art by @Lookmomdraws

Issue 25: The Sandman Book Club (Part 6)

February 03, 2022 08:00 - 43 minutes - 80.3 MB

Welp. This is it. The final episode of our Sandman Book Club. We're discussing Volume 10: The Wake, as well as our final thoughts on the series overall.  ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section.      Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes   Our banner art is original art by @Lookmomdraws

Issue 24: Marvel’s Alterniverse (w/special guests Dear Watchers!)

January 20, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 67.5 MB

It's time to discuss the Alterniverse, Marvel's short-lived imprint that ran alternate-world stories (which included What If...? issues). As such, the hosts of Dear Watchers were gracious enough to cross over onto our show and fill in the gaps of our Marvel Multiverse knowledge.  ----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 Rob and Guido from Dear Watchers for hanging out ...

Issue 23: The Sandman Book Club (Part 5)

January 06, 2022 08:00 - 1 hour - 172 MB

This week, we discuss our thoughts on The Sandman Vol 9: The Kindly Ones. There was a lot we liked, as well as a lot we could've done without.  ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section.      Email: [email protected] Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tencenttakes   Our banner art is original art by @Lookmomdraws

Issue 22: The Marvel Holiday Specials

December 23, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 155 MB

'Tis the season to discuss the Holidays and their role in comic books. We take a look at the history of holiday comics in general, as well as the 1990s Marvel Holiday Specials in particular. ----more---- Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section.  Sources Cited: Marvel blog entry: "A Journey Through Marvel Holiday Specials Past" https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/a-journey-through-marvel-holiday-s...

Issue 21: The Sandman Book Club (Part 4)

December 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 146 MB

Things are starting to come to a head in our penultimate episode for The Sandman Book Club! Brief Lives follows the story of Dream and Delirium as they search the world for Destruction, their missing brother. Meanwhile, the next volume (The World's End) brings us another anthology with hints at what to expect in the final two volumes of the series.  ----more---- Jessika: I feel like I'm very straight passing recently. So I went out and ordered by self some doc Martins, just work there. The...

Issue 20: Deathmate (w/special guests Comic Book Couples Counseling!)

November 25, 2021 08:00 - 2 hours - 227 MB

What better way to talk about Deathmate then to do a crossover with another podcast? In this episode, we talk about the infamous 90s event with Brad and Lisa Gullickson (the hosts of Comic Book Couples Counseling)!  ----more---- Transcript forthcoming

Issue 19: The Sandman Book Club (part 3)

November 11, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 143 MB

Once again, we're walking the moonlit path of dreams and discussing The Sandman. In this episode, we're talking about the fifth and sixth volumes: A Game of You and Fables & Reflections.  ----more---- Mike: I don't think I'm getting a birthday present. I am relatively certain that they want to fire me out of a cannon into the sun Jessika: Hello. And welcome to Ten cent takes the podcast where we cause whiplash from rapid time leaps, one issue at a time. My name is Jessica Frasier and I'm ...

Issue 18: Horror Comics & Terror, Inc.

October 28, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 175 MB

Happy Halloween! We're joined by comics scribe Daniel "D.G." Chichester to talk about the history of horror comics, Marvel's return to the genre in the early 1990s, and the macabre anti-hero Terror (whom Chichester co-created).  ----more---- Issue 18 Transcript   Mike: [00:00:00] It's small, but feisty, Mike: Welcome to Tencent Takes, the podcast where we dig up comic book characters’ graves and misappropriate the bodies, one issue at a time. My name is Mike Thompson, and I am joined by ...

Issue 17: The Sandman Book Club (part 2)

October 14, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 125 MB

It's time to return to The Dreaming! This week, we're discussing the third and fourth volumes of Neil Gaiman's celebrated series. Come for the one-off stories of Dream Country, and give the devil his due when we cheer Lucifer's epic trolling of Dream in Season of the Mists.  ----more---- Episode 17 Transcript Jessika: [00:00:00] I just, I like have had five sets of teeth in my life. They just keep growing bigger and bigger each set I got,   Hello, and welcome to Ten Cent Takes, the podca...

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