Hi everyone. I'm Mandy (supermandy on the forums, though I don't make it over there very often), the author of Life in the Gutter. I live in west central Illinois and work as a high school English teacher and student newspaper advisor as my day job. My love affair with comics is only about a year and a half old, and I only started buying monthlies in the last few months. But I have an addictive personality, so I tend to search for all possible information on a subject once I'm interested.

Life in the Gutter is simply my way of telling everyone my view of comic books, as it's probably much different from those of you who have been reading for many years. I'll give my opinion, and you can certainly tell me whether or not you agree; I won't hold it against you. Comments can be sent to me at gutterlife@gmail.com