Erica Schultz is an American comic book writer, letterer, and editor. She is best known for writing the 2018 ''

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, her urban fantasy series ''Forgotten Home'' wit
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participation in

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' first Writers Workshop, and her creator-owned crime series, ''M3''.

Career

Schultz worked as an art director at an advertising agency in New York City, and then started working at

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. Originally she was an animator on Marvel's ''

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'' motion comic, but continued doing art and design work, including inking and coloring on books such as ''Batman: Odyssey'', ''The First X-Men'', ''The Coming of the Supermen'', and ''Blood''. In 2010/2011, Schultz co-created the Vices Press crime series ''M3'', with Vicente Alcázar. It won the 2012 award for Best Comic Book at the

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. In 2014, Schultz scripted ''Revenge: The Secret Origin of Emily Thorne'',

's Original Graphic Novel based on ABC's ''

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'', in collaboration with TV series writer Ted Sullivan. In 2015, Schultz was chosen by

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as one of the many female writers to be involved with Dynamite Entertainment's ''Swords of Sorrow'' crossover series. Schultz wrote the ''Swords of Sorrow: Black Sparrow & Lady Zorro'' One-Shot and also co-wrote the ''Swords of Sorrow: Masquerade & Kato'' One-Shot with

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. Schultz also wrote a story titled "Pop Goes the World" for the

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anthology ''Vertigo Quarterly: SFX'' #1. In 2016, Schultz participated in the first DC Writers Workshop class taught by

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. She was also published in DC Comics' ''New Talent Showcase'' #1 for her Hawkgirl story with artist

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. In December 2016,

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announced Schultz, along with artist Maria Sanapo, would be relaunching the ''

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'' comic book series, based on the television show that ran from 1998 to 2006. In addition to the release of Schultz's ''Charmed: A Thousand Deaths'' in 2017, she was also announced as editor of Tee Franklin's ''Bingo Love'' graphic novel published by Image Comics and as a contributing writer to Space Between Entertainment's ''Destiny, NY Volume 2.'' In March 2018, Schultz was announced as a contributor to

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' ''Where We Live'' Las Vegas Shooting Benefit Anthology, and in April,

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announced that Schultz's ''Twelve Devils Dancing'' comic series with artist Dave Acosta would premiere under their Action Lab/Danger Zone imprint. In May 2018, Schultz was announced as the new writer for Dynamite Entertainment's ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' beginning with issue #6 and as the writer for Marvel's 2018 ''Daredevil Annual''. In April 2019, Schultz was announced as lettering instructor for Comics Experience, and in August, Schultz was announced as a writing and storytelling teacher for the

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. Schultz's story, "Future Shocks: The Switch" was included in 2000 AD Prog 2145, published in August 2019. In October,

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announced Schultz's mini-series ''Forgotten Home'' would be exclusive to the platform's

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digital comic books. ''Forgotten Home'' has since gone on to be nominated for five 2020 Ringo Awards including Best Writer (Schultz), Best Inker (Marika Cresta), Best Cover Artist (Natasha Alterici), Best Letterer (Cardinal Rae), and Best Series. In February 2020, Schultz was announced as an editor for Mad Cave Studios. In May 2021, Schultz launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund an original graphic novel titled ''The Deadliest Bouquet''. Near the end of 2021,

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announced a new series for 2022 titled ''Bylines in Blood'' co-written by Schultz and Van Jensen. Then in December 2021,

provided a free digital comic book in collaboration with

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titled ''The Power of Light'' written by Schultz. In May 2022,

announced that ''The Deadliest Bouquet'' would be re-released as monthly issues published by Image in August. In July,

released ''

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Black, White & Blood'' #3 featuring Schultz's short story "Wrong Turn" focused on Jake Lockley, illustrated by artist David Lopez. During the 2022 New York Comic Con,

revealed that Schultz would write a 5-issue miniseries, ''X-23: Deadly Regenesis'' as well as a new miniseries called ''Hallows' Eve'', with both comic books to release in March 2023. Schultz has also served as a letterer on multiple comic books, including

' "Batman Zombie" in DC's ''Batman: Black and White'' #1,

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's "Big Nemo" and

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' "Red Horse" for ''Electricomics,'' and she lettered the entire ''Swords of Sorrow'' series. Schultz lettered Dynamite's ''Red Sonja'', ''Dejah Thoris'', and ''Vampirella'' titles in 2016.

Bibliography (Writing Credits)

*
M3
' (#1-#12) (Vices Press, 2011) - M3 #1 won Best Comic for the 2012 Burbank International Film Festival - *
Odyssey Presents: Valkyrie vs. Venus
' #1 (TidalWave Productions, 2012) *
Revenge: The Secret Origin of Emily Thorne
' (Marvel, 2014) - Co-writer with Ted Sullivan *
The Unauthorized Biography of Winston Churchill: A Documentary
' (Vices Press, 2014) *
Rise
' #2 "Brothers In Arms" (Northwest Press, 2015) *
Vertigo Quarterly: SFX
#1'' "Pop Goes The World" (Vertigo/DC, 2015) *
Swords of Sorrow: Masquerade & Kato
' (Dynamite Entertainment, 2015) - Co-writer with

*
Swords of Sorrow: Black Sparrow & Lady Zorro
' (Dynamite Entertainment, 2015) *
Cheese: A Love Story
' (Vices Press, 2015) *
The 27 Club: A Comics Anthology
' "A Seminal Vintage" (Action Lab Entertainment and Red Stylo Media, 2015) - Nominated for a 2016 Harvey Award for Best Anthology *
Swords of Sorrow: The Complete Saga
' TPB (Dynamite Entertainment, 2016) *
Aw Yeah Comic!
' #12 "Boss Appreciation Day" (Aw Yeah Comics! 2016) *
New Talent Showcase
' #1 "Hawkgirl: Weapons of War" (DC Comics, 2016) *
Charmed: A Thousand Deaths
' (#1-#5 & TPB) (Dynamite Entertainment, 2017) *
Where We Live: A Benefit for the Survivors in Las Vegas
' "Daddy's Little Girl" (Image Comics, 2018) - Winner for the 2019 Ringo Award for Best Anthology *
Oneshi Press Quarterly Anthology
' #4 "Heartbreaker" (Oneshi Press, 2018)
''Oneshi Press Quarterly Anthology'' #5
"Gabrielle" (Oneshi Press, 2018) *
Twelve Devils Dancing
' (#1-#6) (Action Lab Danger Zone, 2018) *
Xena: Warrior Princess
' Vol. 2 (Dynamite Entertainment, 2018) *
Daredevil Annual
' (Marvel, 2018) *''Corpus: A Comic Anthology of Bodily Ailments'' "This is How it Feels" (Corpus, 2018) *
Destiny, NY
' Vol. 2 "Sister, Sister" (Space Between Entertainment, 2018) *
This Nightmare Kills Fascists
' "Bishop Takes Rook; Knight Takes Pawn" (A Wave Blue World, 2018) *
Twelve Devils Dancing
' TPB (Action Lab Danger Zone, 2019) *
The Good Fight
' "Long Overdue" (Adam Ferris Productions, 2019) *
Marvel Universe: Time and Again
' TPB (Marvel, 2019)
''2000 AD'' Prog 2145
"Future Shock: The Switch" (2000 AD, 2019) *
Bettie Page Halloween Special
' "War of the Worlds" (Dynamite Entertainment, 2019) *
Strange Tails
' (Vices Press, 2019) - Nominated for a 2020 Ringo Award for Best Anthology *
Forgotten Home
' (Vices Press, comiXology Originals, 2019) - Nominated for five 2020 Ringo Awards for Best Writer, Best Inker, Best Cover Artist, Best Letterer, and Best Series *
The Silver Spurs of Oz
' (Capstone Publishing, 2020) *
Aw Yeah Comics!
' #14 "All The World's A Stage" (Aw Yeah Comics! 2020) *
Maybe Someday
' "Ghost in the Apartment" (A Wave Blue World 2020) - Nominated for a 2021 Ringo Award for Best Anthology *
Legacy of Mandrake
' (Red 5 Comics, Stonebot Comics, King Features, 2020) *
The Deadliest Bouquet
' (Vices Press, 2021; Image Comics, 2022) *
The Power of Light
' (Marvel, 2021) *
Bylines In Blood
' (AfterShock, 2022) - Co-writer with Van Jensen *
Moon Knight: Black, White, and Blood
' (Marvel, 2022)

References

External links

Interview with Erica Schultz on Marvel's "The Watcher"
*San Diego Comic-Con 201
Women of Marvel panel
podcast.
PREVIEWSworld "Women In Comics" month interview from March 20157 Reasons We Need More HAWKGIRL by Erica Schultz and Sonny LiewNYCC ’22: The WOMEN OF MARVEL return to the Big Apple with new titles!
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