Steve Ekstrom

Steven Randall Ekstrom (born November 11, 1976) is an American journalist and writer of comic books, fiction, and poetry. He was born at Moody Air Force Base near Valdosta, Georgia.

Professional History

Ekstrom is best known for his work on Newsarama.com as a journalist within the American comic book industry. He is also a regular contributor at ShotgunReviews.com 1.

Initially, he started out reviewing comic books independently via MySpace.com under the pseudonym "The Masked Comic Dork", in an attempt to enter the American comic book industry. By December 2006, he was recruited by Troy Brownfield to write for Shotgun Reviews and the Best Shots review column on Newsarama.com .

Ekstrom began freelancing for Newsarama.com in February 2007 when he provided the website with coverage of MegaCon 2007 in Orlando, Florida--interviewing Mike Carey. and reporting on an award ceremony for [...] Giordano.

As a comic book writer, his first published work with artist Douglas Draper Jr., an eight page horror comic titled "Breakfast", was published by 803 Studios in their second annual anthology series, Sequential [...]: Slop 2 in March 2008. "Breakfast" was printed for a second time by Desperado Publishing in issue 20 3 of the anthology series Negative Burn in July 2008.

Currently, Ekstrom is working on several creator-owned projects as well as a graphic novel while providing timely content for Newsarama.com.

Educational Background

Ekstrom received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature with a minor focusing in Creative Writing from Valdosta State University in 2005. During his tenure at VSU, he served as editor of the university's literary magazine, Odradek, in 2000 as Editor Emeritus and again in 2001 as the Editor.

Awards and Accolades

In 2001, Ekstrom received an award from the Academy of American Poets through Valdosta State University for his endeavors as a collegiate level poet.

Bibliography

Comics

  • Breakfast - (with Douglas Draper) Sequential [...]: Slop by 803 Studios (March 2008)
  • Breakfast - (with Douglas Draper) Negative Burn #20 by Desperado Publishing (July 2008)
  • Through Leaves, Over Bridges - (with Aaron Pittman) Unpublished
  • The Mantle - (with Mikael Begkvist) TBA
  • Unhinged - (with Douglas Draper & Jesse Turnbull) TBA
  • Apnea - TBA
  • The Painting - TBA

Noteworthy Articles/ Reviews

Fiction

  • Thick and Complicated - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (1999)
  • Submersed - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (2000)

Poetry

  • Counterfeit Adoration - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (1999)
  • Some Woman - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (1999)
  • Divine - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (1999)
  • Our Date Spilt... - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (1999)
  • Internal Dialogue - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (2000)
  • Seeing - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (2000)
  • audience - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (2000)
  • jackpot umbrellas - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (2000)
  • Parody of Kristin Prevallet - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (2000)
  • The Cycle Built for Two - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (2001)
  • stranger - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (2001)
  • colow yellow, please peek out - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (2001)
  • The Pop-Up Book - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (2001)
  • white cake gone bad - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (2001)
  • Hades' Frustration in Four Parts - Odradek: Valdosta State University Literary & Arts Magazine (2001)

Random

  • Not Quite What I Was Expecting: Six-Word Memoirs By Writers Famous & Obscure - Harper Perennial, ISDN: 0061374059 (February 2008)