thomaszahler
Okay, here we go… I'm Thom Zahler, cartoonist, writer, artist, letterer, bon vivant. I'm graduated the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art, a kind of artistic boot camp, and have been working as an artist ever since. Five years ago, I quit working for The Man and went out on my own full-time, and never looked back. Along the way, I've worked for a diverse bunch of companies, including Marvel Comics, Image Comics, Warner International Publishing, Lone Star Press and Claypool in the comics field. Outside of comics, I'm a successful cartoonist, illustrator, logo and web designer, having worked for Prilosec, The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Scene Magazine, the Fort Worth Weekly and many, many more. Along the way I've won some awards, both local and national, including the Cleveland Press Club Award and the national Society for Marketing Professional Services award. I've published a few books along the way. Most recently, I've been the writer/artist/everything else on the critically acclaimed Love and Capes, the heroically super situation comedy, featuring the Crusader and his girlfriend Abby. The series tackles the tough questions: When do you tell your girlfriend you wear a cape? Is there ever a good time to tell your girlfriend you have X-Ray Vision? What do you get your girlfriend for Christmas when she knows you can crush coal into diamonds? It's a great book, and the thing I'm currently most proud of. You can read some of the first book as a webstrip at http://www.loveandcapes.com/. Check it out, you'll be glad you did! I also wrote and drew the Raider series, an action-adventure spy book in the same vein as Alias and The Pretender. That one's available here: http://www.raidercomic.com. I keep a blog pretty regularly, posting a lot of art there before anywhere else, including panels from the third Love and Capes at http://www.thomz.com/wordpress. And my main site, with a pretty good smattering of what I do, is at http://www.thomz.com. I'll be chatting and posting here, and you can always reach me via e-mail at tz@thomz.com.
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[ Posted by Project4Publishing on Apr 27th, 2007 9:23 PM ]...
I like that Telephone Booth smooch man! Have fun on FCBD! |
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[ Posted by incrediman on Mar 20th, 2007 4:11 AM ]...
Hey Thomas I just wanted to drop you a line and say that is was really great seeing you at the New York Comic Book Convention, and as always love the comic. |
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[ Posted by Scottland_Downs on Mar 18th, 2007 1:30 AM ]...
Thanks for the add Thom! Hope to see you at this year's MOC!  1 Reply [ Latest posted on March 18th, 2007 8:28 AM ]
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 [ Posted by thomaszahler on Mar 18th, 2007 8:28 AM ]...
Count on it! |
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[ Posted by AlexApprobation on Feb 11th, 2007 7:22 AM ]...
Thanks for the add! I really dig Love and Capes so far! |
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[ Posted by bat_blog on Jan 7th, 2007 6:42 PM ]...
THANX FOR THE ADD! If you're a BATMAN FAN then I want to invite you to check out the BAT-BLOG webpage!
There's a ton of Batman-Related articles featuring Vintage Bat-Toys, Batman Wallpapers, Batman Videos, etc..
http://tomztoyz.blogspot.com |
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[ Posted by illustrators_lounge on Dec 27th, 2006 5:49 PM ]...
Love and Capes looks great! The whole package fits together nicely from the characters to the typography. Nice! Pass by the Lounge any time |
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[ Posted by wpds on Dec 21st, 2006 11:19 AM ]...
Hey thanks for the ADD I was actually by your table at Megacon once. |
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[ Posted by sareara on Dec 20th, 2006 3:34 PM ]...
*pounce* how are you? 1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 21st, 2006 6:44 AM ]
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[ Posted by thomaszahler on Dec 21st, 2006 6:44 AM ]...
Pretty good. Busy busy busy, but pretty good. How be you?
--TZ |
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[ Posted by Gatorbobo on Dec 20th, 2006 10:18 PM ]...
Thom,
Thanks for the add. I've met you several times at MegaCon in Orlando! Will you be there this year?
Bobby 1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 21st, 2006 6:43 AM ]
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[ Posted by thomaszahler on Dec 21st, 2006 6:43 AM ]...
Bobby--
I've got a space there, but I might wind up cancelling this year. The deadline for the fourth issue of Love and Capes (which I have to start immediately after I finish #3 sometime next week) is really kicking my butt this year.
--TZ |
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[ Posted by tim_oshea on Dec 20th, 2006 11:31 PM ]...
Thom,
Thanks for the add, sir. We met at Baltimore Comicon, I believe, years ago. Please drop me a line if you're interested in doing a Q&A about Love and Capes. 1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 21st, 2006 6:41 AM ]
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[ Posted by thomaszahler on Dec 21st, 2006 6:41 AM ]...
Absolutely. Just drop me an e-mail and we'll figure it out.
--TZ |
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[ Posted by barrygregory on Dec 19th, 2006 5:25 PM ]...
Hey Thom! Thanks for the add. I'm enjoying Love and Capes quite bit. Nice job on that.
I hope your past tense usage ("wrote and drew") in the Raider mention in your content area is not to infer that the series is ... over? Is it?
Happy Holidays!
Barry Gregory 2 Replies [ Latest posted on December 19th, 2006 7:00 PM ]
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[ Posted by thomaszahler on Dec 19th, 2006 6:53 PM ]...
I suppose it's past tense in the "Oh, Lord, I can't think about doing Raider AND Love and Capes". I'm hoping to get enough of a Name from LnC that I can bring back Raider well at some point.
Love and Capes is an easy sell, and you can evangelize it pretty easy. Raider, on the other hand, is a lot more complicated.
But to answer to your original question, it's not over, it's just on hiatus.
--TZ |
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[ Posted by barrygregory on Dec 19th, 2006 7:00 PM ]...
Good to know. You gonna be in the artists alley at Megacon again this year?
Barry Gregory |
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[ Posted by bill_williams on Dec 18th, 2006 6:46 PM ]...
Say, is that image from the latest issue of Love and Capes? 1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 19th, 2006 12:43 PM ]
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[ Posted by thomaszahler on Dec 19th, 2006 12:43 PM ]...
Technically it's from the fourth issue, coincidentally a FREE COMIC BOOK DAY issue, too. Thanks for mentioning it.
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[ Posted by ScottDMSimmons on Dec 18th, 2006 9:44 PM ]...
Hi Thom!
Glad you could join us! Hope all is going great for you! Your artwork is so fun.
Scott 1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 19th, 2006 12:43 PM ]
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[ Posted by thomaszahler on Dec 19th, 2006 12:43 PM ]...
Thanks for having me!
--TZ |
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[ Posted by PaulStorrie on Dec 19th, 2006 11:29 AM ]...
Links, man! Links to your sites! People want to slurp in the splendor of LoveandCapes.com and the lessor splendor, though still slendiferous, of ThomZ.com.
Keep this up and you'll lose your hard won reputation as Mr. Networking!
PDS 1 Reply [ Latest posted on December 19th, 2006 12:42 PM ]
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[ Posted by thomaszahler on Dec 19th, 2006 12:42 PM ]...
Sorry, I was busy doing the work of the people... well, working on the next Love and Capes!
--TZ |
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[ Posted by matthaley on Dec 18th, 2006 6:43 PM ]...
Thom Zahler is the "Sweetest Boy In The World (tm)". |
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