Brian Azzarello

Infobox Comics creator


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nationality = American
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notable works = 100 Bullets
awards = Eisner Award 2001

Brian Azzarello (born in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American comic book writer. He came to prominence with "100 Bullets", published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo. He and Argentine artist Eduardo Risso, with whom Azzarello first worked on "Jonny Double", won the 2001 Eisner Award for "Best Serialized Story" for "100 Bullets" #15–18: "Hang Up on the Hang Low".Citation | last = Irvine | first = Alex | author-link = Alexander C. Irvine | contribution = 100 Bullets | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The Vertigo Encyclopedia | pages = 11-17 | publisher = Dorling Kindersley | place = London | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4122-5]

Azzarello has written for "Batman" ("Broken City", art by Risso; "Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire", art by Lee Bermejo, Tim Bradstreet, & Mick Gray) and "Superman" ("For Tomorrow", art by Jim Lee).

His run of Vertigo's "Hellblazer" series was controversial, with some fans complaining he reduced protagonist John Constantine to a background character.Fact|date=February 2007 Though, his work on the title did win him an Eisner Award nomination.

In 2005, Azzarello began a new creator-owned series, the western "Loveless", with artist Marcelo Frusin.

As of 2007, Azzarello is married to fellow comic-book writer and illustrator Jill Thompson.

Bibliography

Full comic books

* "Primer", #1 (1996), Comico; with Vincent Proce
* "Jonny Double" (1998), four-issue miniseries, Vertigo; with Eduardo Risso
* "100 Bullets" (beginning 1999), Vertigo; with Eduardo Risso
* "Hellblazer" #146-174 (2000-2002), Vertigo; with Marcelo Frusin, Richard Corben, Steve Dillon, Guy Davis and Giuseppe Camuncoli
* "" (2001), four-issue miniseries,' Marvel Comics; with Richard Corben
* "El Diablo" (2001), four-issue miniseries, Vertigo; with Danijel Zezelj
* "Cage" (2002), five-issue miniseries, Marvel Comics; with Richard Corben
* "Spider-Man's Tangled Web" #14 (2002), Marvel Comics; with Raven (co-writer) and Giuseppe Camuncoli (penciller)
* "Sgt. Rock: Between Hell and a Hard Place" (2003), DC Comics; with Joe Kubert
* "Batman/Deathblow: After the fire" (2003), three-issue miniseries, DC Comics/Wildstorm; with Lee Bermejo
* "" #620-625 (2003-2004), DC Comics; with Eduardo Risso
* "", #204-215 (2004-2005), DC Comics; with Jim Lee
* "", five-issue miniseries (2005), DC Comics; with Lee Bermejo
* "Loveless" (beginning 2005), Vertigo; with Marcelo Frusin
* "Deathblow" (beginning 2006), Wildstorm; with Carlos D'Anda
* "Joker", original graphic novel (2008), DC Comics; with Lee Bermejo

hort stories

* "Weird War Tales" #1 (1997), "Ares", Vertigo; with James Romberger
* "Gangland", #1 (1998), "Clean House", Vertigo; with Tim Bradstreet
* "Heartthrobs" #2 (1999), "The Other Side of Town", Vertigo; with Tim Bradstreet
* "Strange Adventures" #4 (1999), "Native Tongue", Vertigo; with Essad Ribic
* "" #8 (2000), "Batman Black & White", DC Comics; with Eduardo Risso
* "Vertigo Secret Files: Hellblazer" #1 (2000), one story, Vertigo; with Dave Taylor
* "Flinch" #2, 10 & 13 (2000) "Food Chain", "Last Call", and "The Shaft", Vertigo; with Eduardo Risso, Daniel Zezelj & Javier Pulido
* "Winter's Edge" #3 (2000) "100 Bullets: Silencer Night", Vertigo; with Eduardo Risso
* "Wildstorm Summer Special" (2001), "Zealot: Apple Read"; Wildstorm; with Brian Stelfreeze
* "9-11 - The World's Finest Comic Book Writers & Artists Tell Stories to Remember" #2 (2002), "America's Pastime", DC Comics; with Eduardo Risso
* "JSA All-Stars" #6 (2003), Golden Age Dr. Mid-Nite story, DC Comics; with Eduardo Risso
* "DC Comics Presents: Green Lantern" #1 (2004), "Penny for Your Thoughts, Dollar For Your Destiny", DC Comics] ; with Norm Breyfogle
* "Solo" #1 & 6 (2005) "Low Card in the Hole" and "Poison", DC Comics; with Tim Sale and Jordi Bernet
* "Tales of the Unexpected" #1-8 (2006-2007), back-up stories, DC Comics; with Cliff Chiang

References

Other sources

* [http://www.sequart.com/swampthingPOSTMOORE4.htm The Continuity Pages] : Hellblazer, Brian Azzarello Era (2000-2002)
* [http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=202 Brian Azzarello's work] on ComicBookDB.com
* [http://www.comics.org/search.lasso?query=azzarello&type=writer&sort=alpha&Submit=Search The Grand Comics Database Project] listing for Brian Azzarellosuccession box | title="Hellblazer" writer| before=Darko Macan
after=Mike Carey| years=2000-2002succession box | title="Batman" writer| before=Jeph Loeb
after=Judd Winick| years=2003-2004succession box | title="Superman" writer| before=Joe Kelly
after=Judd Winick| years=2004-2005