Steve Ekstrom received his Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing from Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia. From 2007 to 2011 Steve was a leading contributor for Newsarama.com and Shotgun Reviews. Over the past several years, Ekstrom has published comics with 803 Studios, Desperado Publishing/ Image Comics, Zuda/ DC Comics, Tin Star Studios and Top Shelf Productions. He is also an accomplished poet; having received an Academy of American Poets Award in 2001.
In October 2014, Ekstrom launched his first ongoing webcomic project, Cannibal Island.
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