IN CROWD #2 (OF 4)
Eric M Esquivel (A) C. B. Zane (CA) C. B. Zane, Corey Knaebel
I’ve got THREE BOOKS in this month’s Previews World catalog!
Maybe if I get FOUR books in the Diamond Previews Catalog, then my Dad will love me.
Page 268 – The Legend of Oz Wicked West #8 (5/29/2013) $3.50
Eric M Esquivel (A) Carlos Reno (CA) Carlos Reno, Nei Ruffino
“Jack Pumpkinhead squares off against and old friend who was believed dead – and maybe he would have been better off if he stayed that way”
Page 345 – Zombies Vs. Cheerleaders Vol. 2 #2 (5/29/2013) $3.99
Eric M. Esquivel, Steven L. Frank & others (A) Jason Pederson & others
Page 345 – Zombies Vs. Cheerleaders Vol. 1 TPB #2 (5/29/2013) $19.95
Eric M. Esquivel, Steven L. Frank, others (A) Jason Pedersen, others“The eternal war between cheerleaders and zombies continues! Reprinting Zombies Vs. Cheerleaders #4-7 as well as the Becky & Bob one-shot and the Hack/Slash Meets Zombies Vs. Cheerleaders crossover! All of the hot covers are featured, too! Get caught up on the terrifying, yet hilarious, adventures that reside within the pages of ZvC!”
Holy cripes! The Legend of Oz: Wicked West #6 drops 3/13!
It’s the best book about about a magical, pumpkin-themed cowboy you’ll read in March! Guaranteed.
“Based out of Tucson, Arizona, Eric M. Esquivel is quickly rising up the ranks as one of the better young writers in comics. He has done creator owned books at Moonstone Books with his takes on The Blackest Terror and Thor: Unkillable Thunder Christ. He has also moved on to be a mainstay at Big Dog Ink writing many of their books and recently has tackled Freelancers for BOOM! Studios.” – ACME – Arizona Comic Mini Expo 2013 http://acmecon.wordpress.com/guests/
“We also have plans to expand the Critter universe further this summer with the debut of the In Crowd mini series written by Eric Esquivel. It will be released alongside the main Critter title as our High Tide storyline takes place featuring the return of the fan favorite villain, Tidepool.” – http://amazingarizonacomiccon.com/2012/12/amazing-arizona-interview-with-big-dog-ink/
AWW, YEAH.
I love those crazy kids.
Plus: everyone who has ever enjoyed hearing me bitch about Post-New-52 Aquaman on a panel is going to love my arc…
Hi, e’rybody! My name is Eric M. Esquivel, and I’m an author. I write comics, prose, screen plays, critical analyses and little bits of journalism.
My work has inspired a record by UK Hip Hop artist Akira The Don:
…And a music video by “The World’s Greatest Horror Rock Band”, Calabrese:
We’re also puttin’ out issue #2 of the Calabrese Comic this year!
My most recent release is Electric Youth, from BDI.
It’s about the world’s fastest teenager doin’ his damnedest to outrun adulthood, and the responsibilities that come with it.
A couple of very talented dudes said some very nice things about it:
“Eric M. Esquivel writes pop superheroes with a punk rock sense of humor.” – Jamie S. Rich, It Girl
“Fast, breezy super-hero action–with brains, heart and soul enough to make Electric Youth more than just another fleet-footed slacker. This is the perfect comic to take me back to the glory days of my previous favorite speedster. My pal, Eric Esquivel is light years ahead of the pack!” – Brian Augustyn, The Flash
Tom Hutchison is handin’ me the reigns to The Legend Of Oz: Wicked West (ongoing) #6-#8. I get to tell the secret origin of Jack Pumpkinhead, and I couldn’t be happier. He’s basically the Boba Fett of The Wicked West. It ships March 2013.
I’m writing five issues (at least) of something for Boom! Studios, but I’m not allowed to say what it is…even though if you Google my name + “Boom! Studios” a couple sites have leaked it.
Oh, comics…
I have been a rabid fan of Boom! for years. Working for them is hands down the most surreal thing that has ever happened to me.
There’s a 4 issue superhero team thing comin’ out through BDI this summer with my name on it, that’ll tie into their epic High Tide crossover event!
That’s all I am legally allowed to say.
*Spoilers: I wrote Lana Del Rey and Aquaman into it.*
Ander Sarabia and I have a story in the upcoming American History Z anthology, the third installment in the New York Times Best Selling Fubar original graphic novel series. A preview copy debuted at The Baltimore Comic Con on September 8th 2012. The real one ships around the world mid-2013.
Alex Diotto and I have a piece in the Vic Boone anthology! That one should drop in the first quarter of 2013. It’s my love letter to Andy Warhol and Arthur Fonzarelli.
I’ve got a short piece in Zombies Vs. Cheerleaders #8. It’s a spy-fi thing, with pencils by Jason Pedersen, inks by Rich Koslowski (Archie Meets Kiss!), and a title sequence by Hannah Nance Partlow.
I’m responsible for Thor: Unkillable Thunder Christ, published by Moonstone Books. It scored a 9.8 review from Multiversity. Here’s a few sample pages, via Bleeding Cool. And here’s a Comic Book Therapy interview. Score a copy here.
I also wrote this one thing called Blackest Terror, that people seem to dig. Here’s a Newsarama interview, and a Ghetto Manga interview I gave, regarding it. Score a physical copy here, or a digital copy here. And here’s a comic strip he appears in. He’ll appear again in the pages of of Ghetto Manga Magazine.
I have a Facebook Page, a Twitter, a tumblr, and a Wikipedia Entry.
“Eric M. Esquivel writes pop superheroes with a punk rock sense of humor.” – Jamie S. Rich, It Girl
“Fast, breezy super-hero action–with brains, heart and soul enough to make Electric Youth more than just another fleet-footed slacker. This is the perfect comic to take me back to the glory days of my previous favorite speedster. My pal, Eric Esquivel is light years ahead of the pack!” – Brian Augustyn, The Flash
Electric Youth hits shelves 11/28! Pre-order your copy today (SEP120873), or don’t.
So, I wrote a comic for Big Dog Ink. How cool is that?
In short: Electric Youth is a young superhero with a devil-may-care attitude and the rugged good looks of a Ryan-Gosling-type-guy. Nothing is off limits for the dude–he can do anything he wants, with whomever he wants, wherever he wants, whenever he wants…but he can’t outrun the consequences of his actions…
I’m super stoked. It’s the first time I’ve ever written for someone else’s characters, in someone’s else’s universe.
A big thanks go out to Tom Hutchison at Big Dog Ink for givin’ me the gig. If you’re not reading The Legend of Oz: Wicked West and Critter, then we’re no longer friends.
Also: It’s drawn by Rene Michiletti (Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, Gladiator vs. Supreme). That man is legendary. It’s an honor to have my name printed next to his.
Here’s the official solicitation:
Electric Youth Special
Written By: Eric M. Esquivel
Art By: Rene Michiletti, Rob Hawkins
Cover By: Rene Michiletti.
Order Code: SEP120873
Description: Electric Youth is the fastest man on Earth, but even he can be caught in the time/space web that Paradox is weaving across the universe. This hot headed hero is about to get an education in the ways of the world by a man who claims to know how everyone’s story ends.
28 pages, $3.50.
The cover to my Electric Youth one-shot hit the internet today.
I wrote it, and Rene Micheletti (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Supreme vs. Gladiator, Battlestar Galactica) illustrated it.
My life is ridiculously cool. Thanks for being a part of it
So, things have been really weird recently. I’ve made a bunch of changes to my life/the way I function.
Some of them were really great ideas that proved to be conducive to productivity and my general health and all of that–others were giant mistakes that I regret every second of every day.
Growing up on superheroes has made me a big believer in proactivity and martydom–a super dangerous combination. I tend to be impulsive and make decisions I believe to be in others’ best interests, before actually consulting the concerned party. Because I am an arrogant turd with a Superman tattoo.
I’ve learned that it’s important to slow shit down and involve other people in drastic life decisions from now on. It’s too late to repair the damage I’ve done thus far, but it’s something to remember in the future.
I’ve also learned that my life is way more fun when I create work while emotionally disengaged from the result. I really, really enjoy the process of making stuff. Like, it’s kind of the only thing I care about in the entire world. But when I stress out about how it’ll be received/when it’ll come out/who’ll publish it, it ruins the entire process for me.
I’ve learned to just immerse myself in the joy of workin’, to surround myself (physically, not just online) with people who have similar goals and neuroses, and to look at myself as the product I’m constantly working on, rather than the books.
I guess I’m learning to be more self-centered, hopefully in the most positive sense of that word–and also to invest more in the people I’m lucky enough to know. Even though it’s way riskier than emotionally attaching to a fictional ideal.
I BLAME THIS ENTIRE QUARTER-LIFE-CRISIS ON THE FUCKING DC REBOOT.
Anyway, here’s what I’ve been up to in between making drastic, self-sabotaging gestures:
“And this is a Bleeding Cool Exclusive—I’ve literally not told a single soul about this until right now—I’m also writing a 3 issue mini-series spinning off the “Jack Pumpkinhead” character from The Legend of Oz: Wicked West into his own story” – Eric M. Esquivel
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/05/14/eric-esquivel-and-his-unkillable-thunder-christ/
I have a story in UNITE AND TAKE OVER II, which is a graphic novel series that converts Smiths songs into sequential art vignettes. It’s exactly as cool as it sounds.
You probably noticed that the cover is by my friend/frequent collaborator Jason Pedersen (Laws Are For Poor People, Zombies vs. Cheerleaders, that movie thing I keep talking about).
Order a copy here, off my super fancy Amazon Author Page: amazon.com/author/ericmesquivel
And that’s the Phoenix Comicon Exclusive cover by Alfred Trujillo that’s limited to, like, two copies or something ridiculous like that.
You should probably pick one up and then flip it on ebay for a kajillion dollars.
I really, really like how 90’s/hypersexualized it is, in light of the fact that The Smiths’ front man, Morrissey, was notoriously asexual. It’s super funny. And well-illustrated.
I’ve got a story in Zombies Vs. Cheerleaders #7, drawn by David J. Cutler (Northern Guard).
I’m really, really proud of this one. It’s on par with Ander’s and my story from #4.
Here’s a preview page:
And here’s Jesse James Comics’ variant cover for The Phoenix Comicon:
Umm…I’m also working on a couple of movies with the guys at Cubed Root Films. That feels weird to type.
The first one is a short film set in the comic book industry (who’d have thunk it?), and you can be involved if you want/if you know how to draw: http://www.facebook.com/ericMesquivelFanPage/posts/10150926851103676
I’m trying to get Blackest Terror written is as “Best Public Official” in my local alternative newspaper’s “Best Of” competition: http://www.facebook.com/events/117371375066051/
Oh, and I did a Bleeding Cool interview with Jesse James Criscione recently: http://www.bleedingcool.com/2012/05/14/eric-esquivel-and-his-unkillable-thunder-christ/
Please, Rao, pre-order a copy of Thor: Unkillable Thunder Christ from your local retailer. Or from an online vendor.
I need to buy shoes, a bed, and a scooter. Or possibly the best transformer ever, that turns into all three!
If I haven’t killed myself by then, or antagonized someone else’s brother into doing the job for me, I’ll be at The Phoenix Comicon at the end of this month. And I’ll have new stuff to sell. And I’ll be on panels and stuff. I was invited as a guest, so that’s pretty cool. You know what that means? FREE SANDWICHES!
Speaking of conventions: I was also confirmed as a REAL LIFE ADULT PROFESSIONAL COMIC BOOK WRITER GUY by The San Diego Comic Con International folks, which means that I can get in for free now, which means that I’m totally going.
Maybe I’ll see you there?*
*Again: if I don’t totally kill myself.
Oh! Oh! Oh!
Akira The Don (a “nerd rapper” from The U.K) named his next record “Unkillable Thunder Christ”, after my book. And I think I’m going to record an intro for it? Or something?
Watch this: http://youtu.be/9zrRab1S65A
Read this: http://www.akirathedon.com/?p=30759
Alright. That’s all I’ve got.
Enough about my crazy ass, what are you up to?
Drop me a link in the comments section below, get at me on Twitter, or hit me up on Facebook and share your work/experience/story with me.
We’ve got to stick together, man. The world is harsh and unforgiving and it tries its damnedest to crucify the people who are doin’ their best to make it a better, stranger place.
Be a Thunder Christ. Swing that hammer. Fight back.
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