Bio:

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. 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.

WildStorm Credits:

• Batman/Deathblow: After theFire
  
• Deathblow Vol 2 WorldStorm

Links:

Interviews

• Newsarama: The Big Picture: Brian Azzarello part 2 (06/29/2006)
• CBR: Death Returns from Holiday: Azzarello talks Deathblow

Sources:

• Wikipedia: Brian Azzarello