New Releases by Eddy Barrows

ODDITIES (TWO PLAYS) TWISTED follows Alice (of Alice in Wonderland fame) on a surrealistic and violent journey to discover the meaning of the Jabberwocky poem. HÄNSUNDGRET is a Black Comedy revision of the classic Grimm folktale "Hansel and Gretel." This Opera Sauvage is deviously performed by Dr. Daddy Longlegs'' traveling troupe of Carnival Freak Show entertainers. CREPE PAPER ASHTRAY explores the sickness of obsessive love in this play that gives a generous nod to David Lynch. Gekko and Betty live in squalor in an alternative reality where memories are erased, and sexual mania is controlled through therapy and the use of behavioral modification drugs. Betty is so obsessed with Gekko that she has begun to deteriorate and seeks to have his memory erased from her mind so that she can live in peace. Gekko loves Betty, but he is driven by sexual addiction and the "high" he gets from being loved by others. By the time these two get it together, it''s too late.

SEX ACTS is composed of 2 one-act plays linked together by one theme; the awkward social aspects of negotiating sex and companionship. TWO BOYS NAKED AT A BUS STOP -- While waiting for the bus, 2 guys at the end of their date, strip away their hang-ups, expectations and public personas revealing the vulnerable human beings hidden inside. BERNARDO''S BOOM-BOOM ROOM -- Bernardo lives his life through the chat room where it''s difficult to tell the liars and the predators looking for a gratuitous hook-up, from the true-hearts and the lonely looking for real companionship.

Sam McCormick, a painter of male anatomy, has died. It is after the funeral and after the reception when a mixed-bag of Sam''s eccentric friends gather in Sam''s studio for the reading of his Will. Drinks are mixed, stories are exchanged, confessions are made, and eventually, everything that Sam owns-THE PROOF OF HIS EXISTENCE-is left to young Able who now must deal with the disposing of Sam''s belongings in the same heartless manner in which he disposed of Sam''s heart.

Checkmate is on the hunt for the Outsiders! But something is afoul on Oolong Island. Then, Amanda Waller''s unauthorized Black Ops game is exposed! What does it mean for the future of Checkmate and of Amanda Waller? Also featuring Mademoiselle Marie and Kobra! Also ollects OUTSIDERS #47-49!

What fiend sliced up Pixie, a sexy pole-dancer from Club Ho-Ho, dumping her body on a vacant lot? Did Frosty break Bob Cratchit''s neck in a drunken, jealous fury? What''s the sick and twisted secret between Rudolph and Momma Gingerbread? Is the Little Match Girl really selling matches? Are Santa''s Helpers going to vote to deregulate Christmas? And what about that deathbed confession from Mr. Scrooge? It''s all here!!! Hot hot hot and on the QT . . . in the Christmas Confidential. A Christmas play in the noir tradition. Secret Santa Bonus Extra; also contains a version of the hilarious screenplay.

With Gotham City under attack from the Court of Owls, Batman and his allies must work together to stop the rampant corruption and violence.

The events of 2350 MAPLEWOOD BEND twist and turn as they unfold against the backdrop of an idyllic suburban neighborhood with its share of dirty secrets. There''s not a soul left unaffected or untarnished when a serial killer with a penchant for turning his victims into artistic shrines abducts picture-perfect teenager Gwen Berry. In a twist of fate, a fledging serial killer – eager to live out his basement fantasies – abducts both Gwen and her obsessed shrine builder for his own special purpose. Along side the suburban streets neighbors, schoolmates, husbands and wives, random strangers and even the police detectives working the case, reveal their dark sides, their hopes and ambitions, their dirty little secrets. The events keep twisting and turning until it all ends in the culmination of one man''s destiny to follow his true nature. This Cinematic Novel is written in the style of a screenplay with just enough technical jargon to keep the story as fast paced and exciting as a filmed experience without hindering the reader.

Superman meets the new Wonder Woman for the first time, but why can''t he shake the feeling that he already knows her? Then, Superman visits Boulder, Colorado, where The Flash made a strange discovery that relates to Superman. And in Salt Lake City, Batman arrives to revisit one of his earliest adventures with The Man of Steel.

Author J. Michael Straczynski picks up the saga after the devastating events of WAR OF THE SUPERMEN.Superman looks to reconnect with the roots of his battle for Truth, Justice and the American Way. “Grounded” begins as Superman visits Philadelphia-on foot-then continues in a small town in Ohio where, as in many towns, a number of its residents are from other places. But when the Man of Steel discovers that there are also a number of residents secretly from other worlds, he unravels a mystery that may have grave consequences for Earth.Collects SUPERMAN #700-706.

The Spanish Surrealist, Salvador Dalí, in his 20''s and tittering between genius and madness, is a mystical traveler through a series of fantastic surrealistic dreams recreating many of his great paintings. Dalí is a man who feels out of harmony with his time, wasting his genius in laughter, sperm and visions. He longs for someone to drive the demons away and give him back his soul. When Dalí encounters the formidable Gala during a meeting of the Surrealist Group, they unite in an experience of uncommon and stunning beauty; an experience that becomes legendary and culminates in a marriage lasting 56 years.

"Meet Ryan Choi -- the young hotshot professor filling the empty slot on Ivy University''s teaching staff --and who inadvertently fills the role as the all-new super-heroic Atom! "--Publisher''s website

The Threat: Unknown. The Mission: Critical. The Team: G.I. Joe. United by the twisted strategic genius of a madman, a deadly cabal of conspirators unleashes a savage assault on the very heart of America. The nation is defenseless against these faceless paramilitary hordes whose dread insignia is a striking cobra... Until a rogue Lieutenant Colonel forges a handful of hard-hitting soldiers into the ultimate elite fighting force: G.I. Joe!