Nokturnal Bliss – A Novel by E.J. Amaral
Luis and James lived life on the edge—reckless, untouchable, and chasing the next high in the neon-lit chaos of Los Angeles. To the outside world, they had it all: fast cars, beautiful women, and an endless blur of wild nights. But beneath the surface, their world was unraveling.
Amidst the adrenaline and excess, the women in their lives saw the cracks forming—love twisted by danger, loyalty tested by betrayal, and dreams slipping through their fingers. Some tried to save them. Others refused to be collateral damage. But in a city where illusions are everything, the truth is often the hardest thing to see.
A raw, gripping tale of love, loss, and self-destruction, Nokturnal Bliss pulls you into the heart of a world where passion and chaos collide. In the end, every choice has a price. The question is—who will be left to pay it?
The One-Eyed Sailor –A Graphic Novel by E. J. Amaral
introduces the first-ever Popeye origin story, set against the backdrop of 1938–1952. Adapted from Edward Amaral’s screenplay, it breathes new life into the iconic characters, telling the dark and compelling tale of a lonely sailor whose obsession with a whore—unaware that she is, in fact, his childhood friend—leads him down a path of transformation.
'Popeye' the cartoon was violent! Each episode ended with attempted murder and our protagonist was hopelessly obsessed with a hypergamous and promiscuous woman, who just might have been a prostitute / whore. Regardless of her infidelity and disdain for Popeye, he takes her back at every turn. Popeye's need for love, extended to his need for respect, magnified by his failures, is a man helplessly addicted to a strength giving substance, that can only be satiated with violence toward the opposition. This hardback is larger ( 8.25 x 11) and includes 10 additional pages of preliminary art, process and forward from the author Edward Amaral that is masterfully illustrated by Maysam Barza.