Jerry Scott is one of only four cartoonists to have two comic strips distributed simultaneously to over 1,000 newspapers each. Jerry provides the writing for both Baby Blues and Zits.

He credits his childhood paper route with kindling his interest in comics. Scott lives in California with his wife and two daughters.

Rick Kirkman provides the illustrations for Baby Blues. He won the the Reuben Award in 2012 for his work on the strip. Other work has appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, Saturday Review, and Good Housekeeping. Kirkman lives in Arizona with his wife and two children.