Remember when comic readers were so obsessed with Venom that Marvel ended up using the character to raise funds for kids' charities? Twice? Saddle up, everyone: We're talking about Spider-Man: The Trial of Venom and The Incredible Hulk vs Venom. ----more---- For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. …

Grab those tiny peanut bags and forget to set your phone to Airplane Mode! This week's Dollar Bin Discoveries are set to the theme of "In Flight." Jessika picked up Ministry of Space 2 and Mike is looking at Crash Ryan 1! ----more---- For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmai…

Satisfy your sweet tooth and then slap on some stamps! This week we're checking out the mail-away comics Marvel put out as part of a marketing campaign with several candy brands in the 1990s! ----more---- For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes I…

We're getting all dolled up and checking out some books worthy of the runway. For this week's fashion-themed Dollar Bin Discovery, we're looking at Models, Inc 1 and Fashion In Action's Summer Special! ----more---- For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tenc…

It's finally happened! We're taking a comic we covered for a Dollar Bin Discovery and doing a proper deep dive on the series. Jessika is leading this week's discussion on Alter Ego, an extremely meta homage to pulp comics by industry icons Ron Harris and Roy Thomas. ----more---- For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencentta…

What does a pulp hero from the 1930s have in common with a bunch of meddling teenagers? They're Mike and Jessika's choices for this episode's theme of "classic characters!" Mike checked out The Shadow 1, while Jessika picked up Scooby Doo, Where Are You 83! ----more---- For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/t…

Do you love freedom? Do you love it almost as much as the sweet, sweet taste of Bubble Drink? Well, good news! This week, we're talking about the dystopian sci-fi police story Justice Warriors with the comic's creators Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson! ----more---- For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts.…

Grab your lightsabers! Find some spice to smuggle! Maybe smooch your sibling! In honor of May the Fourth: It's a very special Star Wars edition of Dollar Bin Discoveries! ----more---- For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttak…

This week we're talking about Amalgam Comics, the publisher that mashed up DC and Marvel comic characters! So it only makes sense to honor our show format and create a very special Dollar Bin Discovery episode with the help of a special guest expert! ----more---- For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcri…

Let's do some graverobbing! This week we're digging up Mort the Dead Teenager, one of the strangest comics Marvel ever put out in the 1990s. Joining us to talk about the book is zombie expert and comic creator Will Robson! ----more---- For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gma…

It's time to throw on some comfy sweats, grab your favorite beverage, and burrow under your favorite blanket because we're talking about cozycore comics! Mike picked up Superman Meets the Quick Bunny, while Jessika snuggled up to Star Wars: Ewoks! ----more---- For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts…

Howdy, partner! This week's Dollar Bin Discoveries has us checking out some Wild West-themed comics. Mike came across an issue of the Justice League tangling with DC's Weird West heroes and Jessika rode into town with Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddies! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.te…

What happens when you really want to put Godzilla in your comic but don't have the rights anymore? Well, if you're Marvel, you have Iron Man fight a knockoff kaiju. Buckle up, folks! We brought in Godzilla expert Nick Marino to talk about this arc, and it's an absolute blast. ----more---- For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www…

Are you ready to listen to us talk about heroes you've (probably) never heard of? This week, we're looking at some lesser-known superhero books: Mike's checking out Pantheon while Jessika is reading Alter Ego from First Comics! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcrip…

When is a comic not so much a comic and more a synesthesiastic pulp fever dream? This week, Jessika's taking us on a tour of one of the most avant garde comics ever: Steve Aylett's Hyperthick! ----more----For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes I…

It's March! Which means it's Women's History Month! This week, the Dollar Bin Discoveries are Women's History-related. Jessika picked up Female Force: Hillary Clinton, while Mike brought in Death Talks About Life. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: ten…

What do you get when you mix 70s pulp with 90s Xtreme™ aesthetics and use “gold ink” as your marketing gimmick? The answer is Bloodseed, one of the final books from Marvel UK in the 1990s! ----more----For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Insta…

February isn't over yet, which means there's (probably) still romance in the air! So this week's Dollar Bin Discovery theme is "Unlikely Couples." Somehow, Mike and Jessika both picked up Top Cow/Marvel crossovers: Silver Surfer/Weapon Zero and Witchblade/Wolverine. They're not good! Surprise! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript o…

What happens when you're a comics publisher in the 80s and don't understand that Mickey Mouse isn't in the public domain yet? Well, you wind up with The Uncensored Mouse. ----more----For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttake…

A comic each day keeps the doctor at bay! This week's #DollarBinDiscoveries explores healthcare comics. Mike found the DC Comics Good Health Activity Book, while Jessika discusses Health and Wealth: A Graphic Guide to the US Healthcare System. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttak…

New episode! We're fast-forwarding from 1986 to 1994 so we can talk about Phantom 2040, the *other* show that put a King Features character in a cyberpunk future and got a Marvel Comic adaptation! ----more----For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttak…

It's time to expand (or shrink) our horizons and discuss Comics of Unusual Size. Mike picked up Captain America Meets the Asthma Monster and Jessika's talking about Yikes! no. 1 ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencen…

Today we're looking at Defenders of the Earth, the Marvel comic (and cartoon!) that took Platinum Age characters and combined them the sleek dazzling veneer of the 1980s! Just how well does this property hold up when you get past the nostalgia? We're about to find out! ----more----For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencent…

We're talking about comics that pick up where TV shows leave off! Mike found a low-key grail with Superman Adventure 5 and Jessika is getting in touch with her inner space cowboy courtesy of All New Firefly 1! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencent…

Today, our focus is on Jonni Thunder, the sharp-witted private investigator hailing from the pages of DC Comics! Jonni skillfully breathed new life into a Golden Age character from the Justice Society, tailored for the discerning readers of the 1980s. Curious about the comic's quality? Stick around; we're on the case! ----more----For the transcript…

Are these women powerful enough to shatter expectations? We'll find out! In the last Dollar Bin Discoveries of the year, we're checking out comics focused on "Strong" female characters. Jessika read Elektra: Root of Evil #3 and Mike checked out Valeria the She-Bat #1! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over …

What do you get when you cross ultra-violent violent satire with holiday specials, then sprinkle in some 90s Xtreme™ on top? Why, The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special, of course! ----more----For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @…

Gold never goes out of style! For today's Dollar Bin Discovery, we brought two gold foil comics to the table to talk about. Mike finally had an excuse to talk about Ravage 2099, while Jessika found The Infinity Crusade no. 1! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts…

It just wouldn't be the end of the year without an appearance by Dan "D.G." Chichester! This week we're talking about Charlemagne, the series he wrote for Defiant Comics, as well as his return to Marvel with Daredevil: Black Armor! ----more---- Dan is amazing! You can follow him on social media and should subscribe to his newsletter: Twitter: DGChi…

No, you don’t need glasses! Today’s Dollar Bin Discoery theme is “Seeing Double,” and we came up with some WILD issues. Jessika read Barbi Twins Adventures and Mike was underwhelmed by Superman: King of the World! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: ten…

Let's talk about Dakota North: comic book badass, model, and private eye. Joining us to discuss what is arguably the best female-starring miniseries from Marvel in the 80s is fellow comic nerd and author Dr. Gordon Schmidt! ----more---- Gordon is awesome! You should follow him and support his book: Leaders Assemble: Leadership in the MCU (Amazon) T…

Let's go for some ride-alongs on this week's Dollar Bin Discoveries and talk about police-themed comics! Mike picked up the first issue of Darkminds, a sci-fi noir detective story with anime aesthetics. Jessika, meanwhile, is checking out the first issue of DC's adaptation of the 1980s cartoon, COPS! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the trans…

Just because October is done and dusted doesn't means we're done with Spooky Season! Today we're talking about Route 666, CrossGen's 2002 horror series. ----more----For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @Tencenttakes Instagram: @Tencenttakes Facebook: /Tence…

We're checking out some superhero crossovers this week and talking about special team-up issues we found in the dollar bins. Jessika's coming to the table with Tomb Raider/Witchblade and Mike's telling us about Witchblade / Aliens / The Darkness / Predator: Mindhunter. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over…

Spooky Season™ continues! This week we're talking about the *ahem* charming graphic novel, Witch For Hire! We also go on tangents about solid horror movies and fantasy comics, as well as what high school was like for us and why you couldn't pay us to go back as teens today. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head…

Let's go back. Back to a simpler time. A time when brand-name sugary cereals were required for quality sleepovers. A time... of Saturday Morning Cartoons. Joining us this week is amazing comics scribe David M. Booher! Not only is he a connoisseur of quality kids' comics, but he also has a new book of his own out! And he's telling us all about it! -…

This week we're getting Friday, October 13th! Which is also Mike's wedding day! So we're talking about the comic adaptation of Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday and even got writer Andy Mangels to share some behind-the-scenes stories about what it was like working on that book! ----more---- Andy is an amazing writer and you should totally suppor…

We're getting in touch with our inner teenagers this week for a very DRAMATIC edition of Dollar Bin Discoveries. Mike brought Avengers Arena #1 into the mix, while Jessika is coming to the table with Turtles in Time #3. That's right, it's an episode all about 2010s teen drama! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, h…

Who else is ready to MIND PRIME? That’s right, we’re looking at Six From Sirius, the 1980s mystical sci-fi miniseries (originally) from Marvel. This comic has everything: Robot men disguised as people, magical space elders, and even some mild nudity.----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tenc…

We're getting strange and silly for this week's Dollar Bin Discoveries episode and looking at parody comics! Jessika read Marvel's self-satire Power Pachyderms, while Mike checked out The Adventures of Rick Raygun and Quasi-Nodoze. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/trans…

In honor of National Video Games Day and the recent PS5 release of Baldur's Gate 3, we're looking at Baldur's Gate in comics! We're primarily focusing on the original comic (which wasn't ever sold in stores) and also checking out more recent tie-ins. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.ten…

It's been a while since we focused on queer comics, so we're taking a look at LGBTQIA+ comics in this week's episode of Dollar Bin Discoveries! Jessika came across an issue of Strangers in Paradise #1, while Mike's discussing Quantum Teens Are Go #1. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.ten…

Weirdness. The category is “Black and White Weirdness.” Indy comics from bygone publishers, these are some of the most unique comics we’ve picked up from the dollar bins: Meet Comix 1 and ThunderMace 1! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@g…

Today, we're traveling back to the 1980s to look at Fright Night. But because we're talking about 80s horror, we brought in an expert: Acclaimed comic writer David M. Booher! We're talking about the movie's overt queerness, the comic's myriad production issues, and how David's series Specs is out in trade. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the…

We're digging into some detective comics from the 80s! Mike and Jessika both came to the table with comics from 1986, but the stories are as different as can be. Mike found the second issue of Whodunnit? while Jessika picked up Dick Tracy 3-D! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttak…

Jessika takes us on a deep dive down the Marvel Comics rabbit hole to explore the early history of Allison Blair (AKA Dazzler). Not only do we check out the early history of her comic series, we explore how Marvel gave us a "mature" story with Dazzler: The Movie, plus her extended media presence. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcrip…

The 90s were the Wild West for gimmick comic books, and we found some doozies to talk about today. Jessika picked up Stormwatch 0, while Mike snagged Hellstorm: Prince of Lies 1... just truly bonkers issues. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencentta…

We're talking about Beauty and the Beast again! But this time, we're looking at the comics from the 1987 TV series. There are more of them than you'd think, and more fun than you'd expect! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitt…

Did you know that Smokey Bear had a comic book? Have you ever heard of Cat-Man and his sidekick, Kitten? These are two of the most wholesome comics we've ever come across in the dollar bins... It's a feel-good episode, for once! ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcri…

Remember this romantic superhero miniseries from the early 1980s? Us, neither. The important takeaways are that Dazzler rules, Beast drools, and Doctor Doom's presence makes no sense. ----more---- Our new site is live! For the transcript of this episode, head over to https://www.tencenttakes.com/transcripts. Email: tencenttakes@gmail.com Twitter: @…