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Ten Cent Takes

A podcast looking at comics history, pop culture, and how the two connect. Also: Swears.

Podcast · By Mike Thompson & Jessika Frazer · English · Official site

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Sep 9, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 9, 2026

    Issue 139: Robotix (opens the original)

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    This week we're looking at Robotix, Marvel's adaptation of a 1980s Hasbro property that desperately wanted to be the next Transformers. The comic is better than the cartoon, but it is missing the rad theme song.

  2. Episode · Sep 2, 2026

    Dollar Bin Discoveries: Futuriffic Edition (opens the original)

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    This week’s Dollar Bin Discovery is Futuriffic, with two very different visions of what the future looked like from the 1980s. Mike checked out Captain Power & the Soldiers of the Future #1, while Jessika explored Alien Worlds #1. Put on your shades, the future looks bright.

  3. Episode · Aug 26, 2026

    Issue 138: Ariane and Bluebeard (opens the original)

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    Put on your smartypants and warm up your pipes, we're going to the opera and checking out Ariane & Bluebeard! A comic adaptation by of a French opera, readers are in for a visual feast thanks to P. Craig Russell's incredible art.

  4. Episode · Aug 19, 2026

    Dollar Bin Discoveries: International Delights Edition (opens the original)

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    It's time to brush up on your foreign accents, because this week's DBD theme is "International Delights." Mike got into some very polite superhero action with Alpha Flight 130, while Jessika broke out her language mastery and read the French comic Les Sauveurs d'Esprits.

  5. Episode · Aug 12, 2026

    Issue 137: Dynamo Joe (opens the original)

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    It's time to go back to the 1980s, when giant robots ruled the pop culture landscape with rocket fists, and talking about Dynamo Joe! A love letter to Japanese media like Robotech and Gundam, we talk about how the comic is mostly a successful send-up to its source material

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