Happy Geek Pride Day!!! In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review Podcast, Xan and Jaxie get to talk about Jaxie's favorite type of horror story, a zombie one. So get your zombie bug out bag ready as our hosts review the award winning horror action manga series I Am A Hero by Kengo Hanazawa In addition to the review, our intrepid hosts discuss terrible artwork, if removing your teeth is a sign of love and who would survive in a zombie apocalypse. Remember to Check out all the events at https://www.facebook.com/WhiteDuckEvents/?pnref=lhc and check out our panels at AnimeNext 2016 Hope you enjoy ----more---- Music For Episode: Intro Music - Hero by Skillet (Awake), Ending Music -Me Against The World by Simple Plan ( Still Not Getting Any... ) Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Forum http://spiraken.darkbb.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spiraken Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: Is L's intelligence powered by Sugar or something else?? Extra Random Question of the Week: Should you join a gun club in order to be ready for the zombie apocalypse?
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