Brian Azzarello
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| Brian Azzarello | |
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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 hardboiled crime series 100 Bullets, published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo.
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[edit] Career
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).
In 2005, Azzarello began a new creator-owned series, the western Loveless, with artist Marcelo Frusin.[1] Also at Vertigo, his Filthy Rich original graphic novel was one of the two titles that launched the Vertigo Crime line.[2]
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,[3] followed by the First Wave limited series.[4]
[edit] Personal
Azzarello is married to fellow comic-book writer and illustrator Jill Thompson.[citation needed]
[edit] Influences
Azzarello cites Jim Thompson and David Goodis among his influences.[5][6]
[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 #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
- 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
- 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
[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
- Tales of the Unexpected #1-8 (2006-2007), back-up stories, DC Comics; with Cliff Chiang
[edit] Awards
Azzarello and Argentine artist Eduardo Risso, with whom Azzarello first worked on Jonny Double,[7] won the 2001 Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story for 100 Bullets #15–18: "Hang Up on the Hang Low".[8]
[edit] Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ "Azzarello Reimagines Doc Savage". Comic Book Resources. August 11, 2009. 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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- ^ 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
[edit] References
- Brian Azzarello at the Grand Comic-Book Database
- Brian Azzarello at the Comic Book DB
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Darko Macan |
Hellblazer writer 2000-2002 |
Succeeded by Mike Carey |
| Preceded by Jeph Loeb |
Batman writer 2003-2004 |
Succeeded by Judd Winick |
| Preceded by Joe Kelly |
Superman writer 2004-2005 |
Succeeded by Judd Winick |
