Joe Ellis was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. After graduating from high school, he moved to Las Vegas, NV where he earned a BA degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Joe later moved to the Los Angeles area where he currently resides. After years of being a comic book fan, he decided to throw his hat in the ring and create one of his own. A short time later, Orange Martini Comics and the comic book series "Trifecta" were born. Joe is dedicated to creating entertaining stories with diverse characters and pulse pounding action.