Brian Azzarello

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".

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.

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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
Startling Stories: Banner (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
Batman: Broken City #620-625 (2003-2004), DC Comics; with Eduardo Risso
Superman: For Tomorrow, #204-215 (2004-2005), DC Comics; with Jim Lee
Lex Luthor: Man of Steel, five-issue miniseries (2005), DC Comics; with Lee Bermejo
Loveless (beginning 2005), Vertigo; with Marcelo Frusin
Deathblow (beginning 2006), Wildstorm; with Carlos D'Anda

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
Batman: Gotham Knights #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