Thom Zahler, a graduate of the Kubert School is the creator of the superhero romantic comedy Love and Capes, as well as the writer and artist of the inaugural issue of IDW's My Little Pony micro-series. He has lettered and inked for dozens of companies, and co-wrote the Star Trek: The Next Generation short story "'Til Death" in the Sky's The Limit collection. Zahler also has a successful career as an commercial illustrator and cartoonist, having worked for The Cleveland Indians, ClearChannel, the Colorado Rockies, Scene Magazine and many others.