Eddy Barrows

Eddy Barrows
Barrows at the New York Comic Con in Manhattan, October 9, 2010.
Born	Eduardo Barros Belém do Pará, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Area(s)	Penciller, Inker
Notable works	52 Action Comics Birds of Prey Countdown to Adventure Superman Teen Titans
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Eduardo Barros is a Brazilian comic book artist, better known by his pen name of Eddy Barrows. He is best known for his work at DC Comics on such titles as Birds of Prey, Countdown to Adventure, Action Comics, Superman, Teen Titans, and 52.

Barrows was born in Belém do Pará, Brazil. He and his parents moved to Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais when he was 2 years old. During his childhood, his mother brought home Turma da Mônica – a Brazilian comic by Maurício de Sousa – and works from the Disney company. She read them to him, and Barrows said that he fell in love with comics immediately. He still reads Turma da Mônica to this day. Chico Bento remains his favorite character. From there, he eventually started to draw. While never having gone to school specifically for art, Barrows studied animation for two to three years before becoming a working artist.

When Barrows was 22 years old, Belo Horizonte he began working by doing some pictures for school books, books for kids, and publicity agencies. During this time, Barrows gave up comics for a while. When he was 24, he returned to comics by doing tests for Art & Comics Studios. When he got approval, he began training for 6 months. Soon after, a career in comics was put on the fast track. His first work was a tie-in comic for the then-World Wrestling Federation on Stone Cold Steve Austin at Chaos Comics. After six issues of that series, Barrows felt he needed "more practice." He took a hiatus from comics and would come back when he felt ready.