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===Sexual assault allegations===
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Esquivel deleted his social media in response to sexual assault allegations in December of 2018. The allegations resulted in Esquivel's
Esquivel deleted his social media in response to sexual assault allegations in December of 2018. The allegations resulted in Esquivel's
creative collaborators on "Bordertown" to leave the wildly popular series. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2018/12/12/artist-and-colorist-leave-border-town-in-response-to-abuse-allegations-against-writer-eric-m-esquivel/|title= Artist and colorist leave DC Vertigo’s ‘Border Town’ in response to abuse allegations against writer Eric M. Esquivel |author = Forrest Hollingsworth |website=Adventures In Poor Taste |accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref>
creative collaborators on "Bordertown" to leave the series. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2018/12/12/artist-and-colorist-leave-border-town-in-response-to-abuse-allegations-against-writer-eric-m-esquivel/|title= Artist and colorist leave DC Vertigo’s ‘Border Town’ in response to abuse allegations against writer Eric M. Esquivel |author = Forrest Hollingsworth |website=Adventures In Poor Taste |accessdate=12 December 2018}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 20:44, 17 December 2018

Eric M. Esquivel
Esquivel with his book, The Blackest Terror, 2012 Phoenix Comic Con
Born (1987-02-10) February 10, 1987 (age 37)
Gurnee, Illinois, United States
NationalityAmerican
CollaboratorsJames Fry
Carl Scacchitano
emecomics.com

Eric Michael Esquivel is an American comic book writer and journalist.

Personal life

Esquivel was born in Gurnee, Illinois on February 10, 1987. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles.[citation needed]

Sexual assault allegations

Esquivel deleted his social media in response to sexual assault allegations in December of 2018. The allegations resulted in Esquivel's creative collaborators on "Bordertown" to leave the series. [1]

Career

Original characters

Esquivel is the co-creator, along with artist James Fry, of the Sonic the Hedgehog villain "The War Walrus", and the co-creator, along with artist Carl Scacchitano, of the Mega Man villain "Dubstep Man".

Prose

Esquivel is the author of the G.I. Joe novella "Storm Shadow: 21st Century Boy", featuring the characters Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes.

He is the co-creator and author of the Roberto Roberto e-book series for Frederator Books.

Journalism

Esquivel has worked as a journalist and critic, writing for such websites as Bleeding Cool,[2] Fox News Latino,[3] Bookmans Entertainment Exchange,[4] and The Tucson Citizen.[5]

British hip-hop artist Akira the Don named his record Unkillable Thunderchrist after Esquivel's book Thor: Unkillable Thunder Christ.[citation needed]

Calabrese's music video for "The Dead Don't Rise"[6] features references to Poppa Rock, a character created by Esquivel for the Calabrese comic book series, published by Spookshow records.

Esquivel was drawn into Boom! Studios' Regular Show #7 by regular series artist Allison Strejlau.[7]

Bibliography

  • Childish Delusions of Grandeur and Superiority #1-#2
  • The Adventures of Bikini Automatic #1 (one-shot)
  • Calabrese! #1, #2
  • Horrible Little People (OGN)
  • Reasons Why Superman is Better Than God (mini-comic)
  • Awesomenaut (OGN)
  • Zombies vs. Cheerleaders #3 (collected in Zombies vs. Cheerleaders Volume One TPB), #4, #5, #7, Volume II #2
  • Robot <3 Kaiju (one-shot)
  • Girl Scouts in Space (one-shot)
  • The Golden Age: Blackest Terror (mini-comic)
  • The Golden Age: The Owl (mini-comic)
  • Blackest Terror (one-shot)
  • Normal #1 ('zine)
  • Unite And Take Over: Stories Inspired By The Songs of The Smiths Volume Two (OGN Anthology)
  • Thor: Unkillable Thunder Christ (one-shot)
  • American History Z (OGN Anthology)
  • Electric Youth #1 (one-shot)
  • Freelancers #2-#6
  • Autobiographical-Erotic Asphyxiation (a comic strip, appearing in The Tucson Weekly)
  • The Legend Of Oz: The Wicked West Volume Two, #6-#8
  • The In Crowd #1-#4
  • The Spider's Web #3
  • Smell Ya Later (An ongoing comic strip, appearing in the Tucson Weekly)
  • Bravest Warriors #13
  • BOO! #3
  • Adventure Time #27 & #28
  • Loki: Ragnarok And Roll #1-#4
  • Grimm Fairy Tales: Wonderland #22-#25, Age Of Darkness one-shot
  • Grimm Fairy Tales: The Dark Queen (one-shot)
  • Sonic the Hedgehog #265
  • Mega Man #41-#44
  • Roberto Roboto Volume One, "Domo Arigato!"
  • G.I. Joe - Storm Shadow: 21st Century Boy
  • Super Sonic Digest #11

Further reading

Video interviews

Audio interviews

References

  1. ^ Forrest Hollingsworth. "Artist and colorist leave DC Vertigo's 'Border Town' in response to abuse allegations against writer Eric M. Esquivel". Adventures In Poor Taste. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  2. ^ Johnston, Rich. "Journalism". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  3. ^ Esquivel, Eric. "Free Comic Book Day in Tucson". Fox News Latino. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  4. ^ Bookman, Bob. "Donald Glover Cast as Miles Morales in 'Spider-Man' Cartoon". Bookmans. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Esquivel, Eric. "Time to bid adieu to readers, face 'film'-flam world". The Tucson Citizen. Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-01-22. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Calabrese. "Dead Don't Rise". Spookshow Records. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
  7. ^ "Regular Show #7". eMeComics.com. BOOM! Studios. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
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