(W) Tom Waltz (A/CA) Casey Maloney. Tom Waltz (w) * Casey Maloney (a & c) International superstar Gene Simmons creates his own version of the classic "stranger in a strange land" in this first collection of his all-new science fiction title* Zipper. After a daring escape from his other-dimensional home* the Nether Ether* denizen Xeng Ral finds himself on planet Earth lost* alone* curious and confused. Protected only by a specially equipped exo-suit* Xeng Ral sets out to explore his new world* finding both allies and enemies* all the while desperately evading those who would hunt him down from the Nether Ether. Written by Tom Waltz* with art by Casey Maloney (Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Space Between).