Brian Azzarello
| Brian Azzarello | |
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 Azzarello at the 2011 New York Comic Con. |
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| Born | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
| Notable works | 100 Bullets Hellblazer Loveless Lex Luthor: Man of Steel Joker |
| Awards | Eisner Award (2001) |
Brian Azzarello (born in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American comic book writer. He came to prominence with the hardboiled crime series 100 Bullets, published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo.
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[edit] Career
Aside from 100 Bullets, Azzarello has written for Batman ("Broken City"; "Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire"; "Joker"), Hellblazer and Superman ("For Tomorrow and Lex Luthor: Man of Steel"). In 2003, upon being assigned to write both the Batman and Superman titles, Azzarello told the Chicago Tribune, "DC is giving me the keys to both cars in the garage, the Mazerati and the Ferrari,...Somebody told me, `Don't drive drunk.'"[1] Prior to his rise to prominence as a writer, he was best known as the line editor for Andrew Rev's incarnation of Comico.
In 2005, Azzarello began a new creator-owned series, the western Loveless, with artist Marcelo Frusin.[2] Also at Vertigo, his Filthy Rich original graphic novel was one of the two titles that launched the Vertigo Crime line.[3]
He also designed First Wave, a new fictional universe for DC Comics, separate from the main DC Universe/DC Multiverse. It starts with a Batman/Doc Savage one-shot,[4] followed by the First Wave limited series.[5]
[edit] Influences
Azzarello cites Jim Thompson and David Goodis among his influences.[6][7]
[edit] Personal life
Azzarello is married to fellow comic book creator Jill Thompson.[8] The couple reside in Chicago.[1]
[edit] Bibliography
Full-length comic books and graphic novels include:
- Primer #1 (1996), Comico; with Vincent Proce
- Jonny Double (1998), four-issue mini-series, Vertigo; with Eduardo Risso
- 100 Bullets (1999–2009), 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 mini-series, Marvel Comics; with Richard Corben
- El Diablo (2001), four-issue mini-series, Vertigo; with Danijel Zezelj
- Cage (2002), five-issue limited series, Marvel MAX; with Richard Corben
- Spider-Man's Tangled Web "The Last Shoot" #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:
- Batman/Deathblow: After the Fire (2003), three-issue mini-series, DC Comics/Wildstorm; with Lee Bermejo
- Batman: Broken City #620-625 (2003–2004), DC Comics; with Eduardo Risso
- Joker (2008), original graphic novel, DC Comics; with Lee Bermejo
- Batman in Wednesday Comics (2009): with art by Eduardo Risso
- Flashpoint: Batman Knight of Vengeance (2011): with art by Eduardo Risso
- Superman: For Tomorrow #204-215 (2004–2005), DC Comics; with Jim Lee
- Lex Luthor: Man of Steel (2005), five-issue limited series, DC Comics; with Lee Bermejo
- Loveless (beginning 2005 - ending 2008), Vertigo; with Marcelo Frusin, Danijel Zezelj, and Werther Dell'Edera
- Deathblow (beginning 2006), Wildstorm; with Carlos D'Anda
- Doctor 13: Architecture and Morality, Tales of the Unexpected #1-8 (2006–2007), back-up stories, DC Comics; with Cliff Chiang
- Filthy Rich (2009), B&W original graphic novel, Vertigo Crime; with Victor Santos
- First Wave:
- Batman/Doc Savage Special (November 11, 2009), 56-page, prestige-format one-shot, DC Comics; with Phil Noto
- First Wave (2010), 6-issue limited series, DC Comics; with Rags Morales
- Wonder Woman (2011) ongoing with Cliff Chiang
- Spaceman (2011) ongoing with Eduardo Risso
[edit] Short 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
- 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
- The Spirit #6 (2010) "The Man I Love", DC Comics; with Eduardo Risso
[edit] Awards
Azzarello and Argentine artist Eduardo Risso, with whom Azzarello first worked on Jonny Double,[9] won the 2001 Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story for 100 Bullets #15–18: "Hang Up on the Hang Low".[10]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Mowatt, Raoul V. (November 14, 2003), "Chicagoan takes a flier with Superman, Batman", Chicago Tribune, archived from the original on November 13, 2011, http://www.webcitation.org/63AtzMzUn, retrieved November 13, 2011
- ^ Irvine, Alex (2008), "Loveless", in Dougall, Alastair, The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 116–117, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5, OCLC 213309015
- ^ Karen Berger on the Vertigo Crime Line, Newsarama, August 15, 2008
- ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (August 11, 2009). "Azzarello Reimagines Doc Savage". Comic Book Resources. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=22498. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ Renaud, Jeffrey (October 12, 2009). "Azzarello Pulps Up DCU With "First Wave"". Comic Book Resources. http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=23294. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
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- ^ Dan Phillips. "The Joker's Wild Ride". IGN. http://comics.ign.com/articles/923/923283p3.html.
- ^ Rockford Register Star staff. (November 7, 2005). "Meet a couple of comic book creators". The Rockford Register Star. Pg. 1E
- ^ Irvine, Alex (2008), "Jonny Double", in Dougall, Alastair, The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 112, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5, OCLC 213309015
- ^ Irvine, Alex (2008), "100 Bullets", in Dougall, Alastair, The Vertigo Encyclopedia, London: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 11–17, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5
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