Erica Schultz is an American comic book writer, letterer, and editor. She is best known for writing the 2018 Daredevil Annual for comic book publisherMarvel, her urban fantasy series Forgotten Home with ComiXology Originals, participation in DC Comics' 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. She also worked at Neal Adams' Continuity Studios, doing art work and design work, including inking and coloring on books such as Batman: Odyssey, The First X-Men, and Blood. Additionally, Schultz was an animator on Marvel's Astonishing X-Men motion comic. 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 Burbank International Film Festival. In 2014, Schultz scripted Revenge: The Secret Origin of Emily Thorne, Marvel's Original Graphic Novel based on ABC's Revenge, in collaboration with TV series writer Ted Sullivan. In 2015, Schultz was chosen by Gail Simone 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 G. Willow Wilson. Schultz also wrote a story titled "Pop Goes the World" for the Vertigo Comics anthology Vertigo Quarterly: SFX #1. In 2016, Schultz participated in the first DC Writers Workshop class taught by Scott Snyder. She was also published in DC Comics' New Talent Showcase #1 for her Hawkgirl story with artist Sonny Liew. In December 2016, Dynamite Entertainment announced Schultz, along with artist Maria Sanapo, would be relaunching the Charmedcomic 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 Image Comics' Where We LiveLas Vegas Shooting Benefit Anthology, and in April, Action Lab Comics 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 Kubert School. Schultz's story, "Future Shocks: The Switch" was included in 2000 AD Prog 2145, published in August 2019. In October, ComiXology announced Schultz's mini-series Forgotten Home would be exclusive to the platform's ComiXology Originals digital comic books. In February 2020, Schultz was announced as an editor for Mad Cave Studios. Schultz has also served as a letterer on multiple comic books, including Neal Adams' "Batman Zombie" in DC's Batman: Black and White #1, Alan Moore's "Big Nemo" and Garth Ennis' "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.
