TL Welker

Tara Leigh Stewart-Welker is the artist and author of Heartcore.

Before working on Heartcore, Welker worked on two seperate comics: White Silence, a serious comic that would serve as a prototype for Heartcore; and Unsound of Mind, a humor-oriented comic with a strong emphasis on gaming.

Welker is married to Stephen Stewart, who collaborates on the comic and provides the character of Syranon Glaed.

Welker describes herself as "[...] a terrible creature who constantly lusts for fountain drinks and will fall asleep anywhere, including on other people if they're not careful."

Her favorite author is Stephen King.

Her favorite video game series is Phantasy Star. Other video games she enjoys include, but do not limit to: Sonic the Hedgehog (mostly the classic titles), Skies of Arcadia, Fate Grand Order, Disgaea, and Yakuza (her favorite character being Goro Majima).

Her favorite movie is The Shawshank Redemption. She is also known to send copies of the ''Super Mario Bros. ''movie (her guilty pleasure) to friends and associates.