In this episode, we, and our guest the multi-talented Luke Herr, aka Koltreg, discuss Tomohiro Hasegawa’s manga Moriking. If you can only read one bug-based Shonen Jump manga about human-looking insects vying for world domination via various competitions - including ramen eating contests - this is the one. Show Notes: Episode art by Jennifer Zhu (IG: art_by_toast) You can find our guest at: lukeherr.com, his comics at gumroad.com/koltreg, and on Twitter @koltreg Shonen Flop has a discord! Find it at https://discord.gg/4hC3SqRw8r Shoutouts: Weekly Cooldown: anchor.fm/wkcooldown Squidtalks: @squidtalks Forever Adventures: foreveradventurenetwork.home.blog The Nerd Alternative:anchor.fm/nerdalternative
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