L. Krecic aka "Mongrel Marie", aka "Mongie" is an illustrator, concept artist, ex-code-monkey, part-time amazonian princess, lvl17 elven-mage, retired tuba player, and a up-and-coming manga artist. Living in Kansas City, Mongie has read and studied manga for 18 years and has numerous educational videos and articles discussing manga creation, character design, and story-building. Her artwork can be seen on IGN, AdultSwim, YouTube, Freeblades, and ImagineFX Magazine.