Eric Michael Esquivel (born 1987[1]) is a Latino American[2] comic book writer and journalist, known for the 2018 series Border Town, which was cancelled following allegations that he had sexually and emotionally abused a female friend.

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

[7] In 2018, Esquivel began writing Border Town, a magic realist comics series with art by Ramon Villalobos, at the center of a relaunch of DC's Vertigo imprint.

[2] In December 2018, Esquivel was accused by a woman of subjecting her to ongoing sexual and emotional abuse several years previously; he disputed her account of their interaction.

[12][13] In 2020, Esquivel announced Alternate Empire, a publishing venture with Eddie Berganza, who had been terminated by DC in 2017 following sexual harassment allegations.