Ten Cent Takes

It's December, which means it's officially Holiday Season! We're kicking the new month off with some comics that teach us all the true meaning of Christmas: unhinged dollar bin comics!

Mike found the…

We're bringing back another Dollar BIn Discovery and looking a literal landshark: Sharkasaurus! 

Jessika is taking us on a tour of the property's history, including the short film that inspired the g…

It's time to return to the dollar bins! This felt like a week where we needed a fun topic, so Jessika went with "Heroes Being Goofy Goobers."

Mike picked up Action Comics 560 for some Ambush Bug sil…

We're taking a mental health break (like many of you probably are) this week. As such, we're re-releasing one of our favorite episodes: Chuck Norris' Karate Kommandos. 

This is one of our favorite ep…

It's the episode Mike's wanted to record ever since we started the podcast! This week we're looking at Nightcat, Marvel's 1991 pop star who sings like she's straight out of 1986!

We're looking at bot…

In honor of Halloween this week, we picked up some spooktacular comic booOOooOoks in the dollar bins!

Jessika read the creepy and fantastical adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's Conqueror Worm. Mike... w…

It's still October, which means we're still covering Spooky Season™ comics! This week, we're talking about Stephen King's Creepshow.

Joining us for this episode is 1980s Stephen King expert (and frie…

Howdy pardner. This week, we're hanging out in the saloon and checking out some Western comics!

Mike brought the Mad Max-esque Hex #1 to the table, while Jessika picked up the classic Ringo Kid #7.

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In honor of Spooky Season™ officially arriving, we're looking at Planet of Vampires! This 1970s horror comic (initially written by Larry Hama!) aims to deliver a sinister dystopian story, but serves …

Have you ever looked at a comic and thought that it looks ridiculous and terrible... but you *have to* read it?

Us neither. Anyway, this week's Dollar Bin Discovery theme is "Absurd Abominations."

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The superhero with one of the craziest costumes in the Marvel Universe in his own miniseries! It's got everything: A bonkers storyline! Nick Fury! Psychic flashbacks! Comics Code-approved orgies! 

Ma…

Did you know September is Bi Pride Month? That means it's time for us to scope out some Dollar Bin Discoveries featuring proud bi characters!

Jessika scoped out Old Lady Harley 3 while Mike read Hell…

Did you know Street Fighter has 80 different comic books? Did you also know that it all started with Malibu's Street Fighter series in 1994, which is one of the worst things you'll ever read?

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In honor of National Video Game Day coming up, this week's Dollar Bin Discovery theme is video games!

Both of us looked at adaptations of 90s games. Jessika picked out Sonic the Hedgehog: In Your Fac…

This week, we're diving into Cyberella! More awkward misses than satirical hits, this short-lived cyberpunk series from an equally short-lived DC Comics imprint isn't nearly as funny as it tries to b…

For this week's Dollar Bin Discovery, the theme is "breakouts." 

Jessika picked out Rogue #2, because it was the first time the X-man got a solo comic. Mike decided to look at the X-Men Stridex issue…

Did you know Marvel officially created the most generic superhero comic of all time back in the 80s? Well, they did. And it's an absolute fever dream of a book. Get ready, because we're talking about…

Lights! Camera! Action! This week on Dollar Bin Discoveries, we're exploring comics connected to Hollywood. 

Mike picked up Predator vs Magnus Robot Fighter 1, while Jessika read Wonder Woman 28. 

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Who's ready to turn on the tube and rot their brains? Today we're checking out Video Jack, the 1980s satirical comic that attempts to skewer television culture.

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This week on Dollar Bin Discoveries, we surrendered to the heat and checked out some summer-themed books. 

Both of us (strangely) came to the table with two Vertigo books from the 1990s. Jessika pick…