Jerry Scott is one of only four cartoonists to have two comic strips distributed simultaneously to over 1,000 newspapers each day. He provides the writing for both Zits and Baby Blues, and won the Reuben Award in 2001. He credits his childhood paper route with kindling his interest in comics. Scott lives in California with his wife, Kim.

Co-creator Jim Borgman and his wife are the proud parents of five children. Known for his political cartoons as well as his work on Zits, Jim has won a Pulitzer Prize and also many awards from the National Cartoonists Society, including the Reuben Award. Both he and Jerry have lots of experience with teenagers.