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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New episode! This week’s #DollarBinDiscovery theme is “Fighting Forces,” so we’re squaring up with some rock ‘em sock ‘em comics. Mike investigated the mystery of Adrenalynn: Weapon of War #1, while Jessika learned ninja secrets with TMNT #132. Listen anywhere but Spotify! #Comics #TMNT #Podcast

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

New episode! Just in time for Spooky Season, we're checking out The Legion of Night! A two-issue miniseries from Marvel with incredible art, this comic teams up several deep-cut characters for a horror adventure story that doesn't always work. Listen anywhere but Spotify! #Comics #Horror #1990s

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

New episode! Just in time for Back to School Season™, this week's theme is "Kids." Jessika read Thud #1, where an artist's life blurs with a comic character he created as a kid. Mike, meanwhile, read Action Comics #466, in which Lex Luthor founds the Baby-Sitters Club. Listen anywhere but Spotify!

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Gonna tell my kids this is The Baby-Sitters Club #comics #superman

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New episode! This week’s #DollarBinDiscovery is Futuriffic, with two different visions of what the future looked like in the 1980s. Mike checked out Captain Power #1, while Jessika explored Alien Worlds #1. Put on your shades, the future looks bright. Listen anywhere but Spotify! #Podcast #Comics

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New episode! Put on your smartypants and warm up your pipes: We’re heading to the opera! This week we're exploring Ariane & Bluebeard, P. Craig Russell’s stunning comic adaptation of the French opera. Come for the fairy-tale, stay for the absolutely jaw-dropping art. Listen anywhere but Spotify!

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

New episode! Break out your foreign accents, because this week's #DollarBinDiscovery theme is "International Delights." Mike read some polite superhero action with Alpha Flight 130, while Jessika got spooky with the French comic Les Sauveurs d'Esprits. Listen anywhere but Spotify! #Podcast

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It's time to go back to the 1980s, when giant robots ruled pop culture with rocket fists, and talk 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 Listen anywhere but Spotify! #Podcast

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

New episode! For this week's #DollarBinDiscovery, we're "Just Visiting" and checking out comics with major guest stars. For Mike's pick, the Justice League tussles with Hourman in Hourman #6. Meanwhile, Jessika watched the X-Men crash the party in Death's Head II #1. Listen anywhere but Spotify!

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

New episode! Slap on a tiara, this week's #DollarBinDiscovery theme is "Pretty Pretty Princess!" Mike checked out action-intense royalty with Xena: Warrior Princess #1, while Jessika opted for more precious content with Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld #1. Listen anywhere but Spotify! #Podcast

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

New episode! This week’s Dollar Bin Discovery theme is Brothers. Mike checked out a super-powered family feud with Brigade vol. 2 #2, and Jessika revisited The Beagle Boys #28, starring Duckburg’s criminal band of bumbling brothers. Listen anywhere but Spotify! #Comics #Podcast #DollarBinDiscovery

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

New episode! We're checking out American Honda Presents: Supergirl, two comics created as part of the 1980s National Safety Belt Campaign. Just how effective were these at convincing readers to buckle up? No idea. But they are two of the silliest comics we've read. Listen anywhere but Spotify!

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

New episode! This week’s #DollarBinDiscovery theme is Neon! Mike got into some vibrant sci-fi with Radical Dreamer #1. Jessika, meanwhile, checked out Deadpool: Back in Black #1, where black costumes still deliver colorful action. Grab your sunglasses and listen anywhere but Spotify!

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

New episode! Today, we're tackling Howard the Duck... not the character so much as infamous 1986 movie and Marvel's adaptation. We're talking about one of the strangest comic-book movies and if its tie-in comic improves on the source material. Spoiler: It doesn't. Listen anywhere but Spotify!

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

New episode! This week’s #DollarBinDiscovery theme is "High Octane!" Mike took a lap with Legends of NASCAR #6, bringing plenty of racing action and ’90s promotional energy, while Jessika dove into action-packed seas with Captain Nauticus & The Ocean Force. Listen anywhere but Spotify! #Comics

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

New episode! This week we're taking flight with our most niche comic yet, Engel: Pandoramicum. Originally designed to promote a German RPG, the comic expands one of the most fascinating tabletop settings of a fallen future with mixed results. Listen anywhere but Spotify! #Comics #Podcast #Engel

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

So what’s everyone up to tonight?

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

One of my prized possessions is the Ravage 2099 that didn’t have foil applied. I also just sent off my Stan Lee-signed copy to PSA to get it graded

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

New episode! We're channeling Prismatic Power VERY different comics. Mike suffered through Judgement Day #1 while Jessika discovered adventure in Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny #4. One shines with pulpy energy. The other shines because of its foil cover. Listen anywhere but Spotify!

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

New episode! This week’s theme is "Ooey Gooey" and features different kinds of comic sludge. Jessika dove into Warriors of Plasm #1 for a puddle of alien weirdness, while Mike checked out Captain America #395 (“The House That Dripped Dough!”) Listen anywhere but Spotify!

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

$1.50 well-spent at the library book sale

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This week, we’re jumping into light speed with Star Wars: Infinities, Dark Horse’s trilogy of “what if?” stories that remixed the original films. Join us as we explore how these comics spin the classic stories from a long time ago in a galaxy far away. Listen anywhere but Spotify! #StarWars

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Not just a comic: A multimedia experience! Monsters Extreme is a comics/prose sequel to a 1959 B-movie and is "soundtrack enhanced." Someone seriously thought reading a comic needed to be complicated.

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Lance Barnes: Post Nuke Dick is a post-apocalyptic noir parody that fully commits to the bit. It's basically Fallout mixed with hardboiled detective fiction... super chaotic and weird. #DollarBinDiscovery

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Comedy comes in very different flavors this week, as our latest #DollarBinDiscovery theme is "Haha." Mike dug up Dead Clown #1 for the finest in edgelord humor, while Jessika cracked up with Funnytime Features #3. Listen anywhere but Spotify!

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Wulf #1 brings back a ’70s barbarian for a modern reboot... nothing says "timeless" like swords, sorcery, and fighting with police. #DollarBinDiscovery

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Kicking off #MiniComicMonday with Conan: Sons of Bel, a limited edition mini-comic that came with the Xbox 360 game. The developer was based right here in Novato (local barbarian representation matters).

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

New grail acquired, just in time for #Maythe4th: The first comic appearance of Darth Maul. Is it “giving in” to the Dark Side when it’s your favorite Star Wars character?

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

For those of you in the Sonoma/Marin area: Help a lovely new comic shop in downtown Petaluma celebrate its first Free Comic Book Day!

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Marvel Mangaverse #1 by Ben Dunn, creator of Areala: Warrior Nun (who doesn't show up here). Instead, it’s Marvel doing its best anime impression… with mixed results. #DollarBinDiscovery

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

New episode! Our latest deep dive looks at Mr. Monster: Origins from Dark Horse. A satirical throwback to Golden Age horror comics with a modern twist, it's an origin story that (mostly) works as a sendup to the genre it love. Listen anywhere but Spotify!

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

When NOW Comics got ahold of the Green Hornet, they leaned into its “classic” energy with a memoir-style story called “My Last Case” and a cover by Jim Steranko. #DollarBinDiscovery

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Widely regarded as the worst Batman video game of all time, Dark Tomorrow received two promotional mini-comics. The second issue was packaged with the game and each platform came with a different cover. #MiniComicMonday

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Babewatch #1: The cover that’s truly a time capsule. #DollarBinDiscovery

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Between the chromium and the muscles, I’d like to remind everyone that 90s comics were all about minimal restraint.

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

New episode! This week’s theme is "Shapeshifters," where nothing stays the same for long. Mike rolled out with Transformers Generation 2 #1 for some classic robots-in-disguise action. Meanwhile, Jessika stepped into the chaos of Shade the Changing Man #1 (1990). Listen anywhere but Spotify!

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

This was so much fun to record! Also... I think I like Guy Gardner now?

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Nothing says high-octane storytelling like a... *checks notes* NASCAR comic with a hologram sticker of a car slapped on the cover.

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Remember the movie Running Scared? No? Well, its DVD received the only comic published by New Line Home Entertainment in 2007. #MiniComicMonday

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Proof that 90s comic collecting had zero chill. This is NOT a comic… it’s actually a sealed envelope full of laminated art cards. #Punisher #1990s

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Ten Cent Takes @tencenttakes.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Signed? Check. Gold prismatic foil? Check. Questionable 90s excess? Big ol’ check. #DollarBinDiscovery

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