| Brian Azzarello | |
|---|---|
 Azzarello at Lucca Comics & Games 2016 | |
| Born | August 11, 1962 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | 100 Bullets Before Watchmen: Comedian / Rorschach Hellblazer Joker Lex Luthor: Man of Steel Loveless Wonder Woman |
| Awards | Eisner Award (2001) |
Brian Azzarello (born August 11, 1962) is an American comic book writer and screenwriter who first came to prominence with the hardboiled crime series 100 Bullets, published by DC Comics' mature-audience imprint Vertigo. Azzarello is best known for his numerous collaborations with artists Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets, Batman: Broken City, Spaceman, Moonshine) and Lee Bermejo (Batman/Deathblow, Luthor, Joker, Batman: Damned), his contributions to the Watchmen prequel project Before Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns sequel series DK III: The Master Race, as well as for his stints on the long-running Vertigo series Hellblazer and The New 52 relaunch of the Wonder Woman title.