Freelancers #2 received a 'Rama Rating of 8 out of 10 on Newsarama,[REF] scoring higher than that week's issue of Avengers, and Wonder Woman.
Unite and Take Over: Stories Inspired By The Songs of The Smiths, an anthology series Esquivel contributed to, was named Best Comic Book Inspired by a Band in the 2012 "Best Of" issue of The Phoenix New Times.