Ten Cent Takes
@tencenttakes.bsky.social
A podcast looking at comics history, pop culture, and talking about how the two connect. Also: swears.
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Ten Cent Takes
@tencenttakes.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Ten Cent Takes | Mike Thompson & Jessika Frazer
A podcast looking at comics, pop culture, and how the two connect. Come for the history, stay for the swearing.
tencenttakes.podbean.com
Hello, new followers!
We’re a podcast focused on weird/interesting comics and examining how they tied into pop culture/history.
We take a queer-friendly, feminist viewpoint, swear a lot, and also talk about dollar bin finds.
If that’s up your alley, check us out:
tencenttakes.podbean.com
We’re a podcast focused on weird/interesting comics and examining how they tied into pop culture/history.
We take a queer-friendly, feminist viewpoint, swear a lot, and also talk about dollar bin finds.
If that’s up your alley, check us out:
tencenttakes.podbean.com
This week’s Dollar Bin Discovery theme is Lovesick, and we’re looking at some VERY different comics. Mike checked out JLA #90 for superhero heartbreak, while Jessika explored Beta Sexus #2 for a super steamy sci-fi story.
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks #Podcast
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks #Podcast
February 18, 2026 at 6:17 PM
This week’s Dollar Bin Discovery theme is Lovesick, and we’re looking at some VERY different comics. Mike checked out JLA #90 for superhero heartbreak, while Jessika explored Beta Sexus #2 for a super steamy sci-fi story.
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks #Podcast
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks #Podcast
I’m so sorry
If I ever meet the hosts of @tencenttakes.bsky.social I'm going to bring a stack of comics for them to sign. Not books they've worked on, books I bought because of the podcast! 🤣
February 17, 2026 at 8:15 PM
I’m so sorry
Sunday night sorting.
February 16, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Sunday night sorting.
It’s raining. Time to sit down and re-read one of the first comics I ever bought as a kid (but recently found again in the dollar bins).
February 16, 2026 at 12:12 AM
It’s raining. Time to sit down and re-read one of the first comics I ever bought as a kid (but recently found again in the dollar bins).
New episode! Today we're checking out Marvel’s Earthworm Jim, which has no right being as good as it is. Considering how wild the source material is, it's a miracle that Marvel in 1995 managed to capture the crazy humor of the video game.
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #Marvel #EarthwormJim
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #Marvel #EarthwormJim
February 11, 2026 at 6:17 PM
New episode! Today we're checking out Marvel’s Earthworm Jim, which has no right being as good as it is. Considering how wild the source material is, it's a miracle that Marvel in 1995 managed to capture the crazy humor of the video game.
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #Marvel #EarthwormJim
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #Marvel #EarthwormJim
New episode! This week’s #DollarBinDiscovery theme is “feeling green,” so we dredged up cash and cackling villains. Jessika read 1st Issue Special #2 to meet the Green Team—a squad of kid millionaires—while Mike took on Green Goblin #1 for a dose of cackling chaos.
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
February 4, 2026 at 6:17 PM
New episode! This week’s #DollarBinDiscovery theme is “feeling green,” so we dredged up cash and cackling villains. Jessika read 1st Issue Special #2 to meet the Green Team—a squad of kid millionaires—while Mike took on Green Goblin #1 for a dose of cackling chaos.
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
Just got served an ad for that Melania movie and I’ve never been more ashamed of my algorithm
January 29, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Just got served an ad for that Melania movie and I’ve never been more ashamed of my algorithm
New episode! Today we’re checking out M. Rex, the two-issue oddity that inspired Generator Rex (and somehow predicted Pride & Prejudice & Zombies). The series may have been short-lived, but it had an outsized pop-culture legacy.
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks #1990s #GeneratorRex
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks #1990s #GeneratorRex
January 28, 2026 at 6:17 PM
New episode! Today we’re checking out M. Rex, the two-issue oddity that inspired Generator Rex (and somehow predicted Pride & Prejudice & Zombies). The series may have been short-lived, but it had an outsized pop-culture legacy.
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks #1990s #GeneratorRex
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks #1990s #GeneratorRex
An important update after a weekend of new floors and bookshelves.
January 27, 2026 at 6:17 PM
An important update after a weekend of new floors and bookshelves.
New episode! This week’s #DollarBinDiscovery is all about Double Trouble: That means it's 2X the fun and 2X the chaos. Mike spun into Web of Spider-Man #117 while Jessika read the wonderfully weird Dragonfly and Dragon Man. When comics double up, things get stranger.
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
January 22, 2026 at 11:26 PM
New episode! This week’s #DollarBinDiscovery is all about Double Trouble: That means it's 2X the fun and 2X the chaos. Mike spun into Web of Spider-Man #117 while Jessika read the wonderfully weird Dragonfly and Dragon Man. When comics double up, things get stranger.
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
We’re reflooring our bedroom, which means taking down the bookshelves. These are half of our graphic novels
Anyway, our shelves are empty now and I wanna buy more books.
Anyway, our shelves are empty now and I wanna buy more books.
January 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
We’re reflooring our bedroom, which means taking down the bookshelves. These are half of our graphic novels
Anyway, our shelves are empty now and I wanna buy more books.
Anyway, our shelves are empty now and I wanna buy more books.
Some days, you find yourself taking your life into your own hands to buy a coffin shelf for your wife off Facebook Marketplace. Then you find yourself filling it with all your wedding centerpieces.
Anyway.
Anyway.
January 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Some days, you find yourself taking your life into your own hands to buy a coffin shelf for your wife off Facebook Marketplace. Then you find yourself filling it with all your wedding centerpieces.
Anyway.
Anyway.
New episode! This week we're reading The Girl in the Bay, a supernatural drama about lost time, second chances, and the unsettling idea of someone else living your life.
It’s a moody, introspective story about identity, grief, and new beginnings. Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks
It’s a moody, introspective story about identity, grief, and new beginnings. Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks
January 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
New episode! This week we're reading The Girl in the Bay, a supernatural drama about lost time, second chances, and the unsettling idea of someone else living your life.
It’s a moody, introspective story about identity, grief, and new beginnings. Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks
It’s a moody, introspective story about identity, grief, and new beginnings. Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks
Jesus Christ, Frank. Calm down.
January 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Jesus Christ, Frank. Calm down.
This week’s Dollar Bin Discovery takes flight with "Things With Wings."
Mike cracked open SilverHawks #1 and got in touch with his inner space cop, while Jessika checked out a winged menace in Rune #1. Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks #Marvel #Silverhawks
Mike cracked open SilverHawks #1 and got in touch with his inner space cop, while Jessika checked out a winged menace in Rune #1. Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks #Marvel #Silverhawks
January 7, 2026 at 6:17 PM
This week’s Dollar Bin Discovery takes flight with "Things With Wings."
Mike cracked open SilverHawks #1 and got in touch with his inner space cop, while Jessika checked out a winged menace in Rune #1. Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks #Marvel #Silverhawks
Mike cracked open SilverHawks #1 and got in touch with his inner space cop, while Jessika checked out a winged menace in Rune #1. Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics #ComicBooks #Marvel #Silverhawks
January 5, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Today’s reading. A better title would’ve been “What If Star Wars Was Written By Edgelords”
January 4, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Today’s reading. A better title would’ve been “What If Star Wars Was Written By Edgelords”
Don’t send help. I’m exactly where I want to be.
January 3, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Don’t send help. I’m exactly where I want to be.
January 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Made it by the skin of my teeth.
December 31, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Made it by the skin of my teeth.
This week we're unwrapping Within Our Reach, the early ’90s holiday benefit anthology. The book features a mix of superheroes and social causes into one seasonal package. Festive, earnest, and unexpectedly weird in turns, it’s a holiday special worth reading.
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics
December 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This week we're unwrapping Within Our Reach, the early ’90s holiday benefit anthology. The book features a mix of superheroes and social causes into one seasonal package. Festive, earnest, and unexpectedly weird in turns, it’s a holiday special worth reading.
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics
Listen anywhere but Spotify!
#Comics
December 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
There’s something wonderful about realizing people held and loved the same book you’re looking at now, years ago and thousands of miles away.
#Comics #graphicnovels
#Comics #graphicnovels
December 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
There’s something wonderful about realizing people held and loved the same book you’re looking at now, years ago and thousands of miles away.
#Comics #graphicnovels
#Comics #graphicnovels
Genuinely stunned at how hard my family went with the gifts this year. Murray Chrysler, everyone.
#comics #comicbooks #merrychristmas
#comics #comicbooks #merrychristmas
December 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Genuinely stunned at how hard my family went with the gifts this year. Murray Chrysler, everyone.
#comics #comicbooks #merrychristmas
#comics #comicbooks #merrychristmas