Brian Azzarello
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Brian Azzarello is an American comic book writer best known for his gritty, noir-influenced work on series such as 100 Bullets and numerous titles for DC and its Vertigo imprint.
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| Brian Azzarello canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Brian Azzarello Context triple: [Vertigo, keyFigure, Brian Azzarello]
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Ed Brubaker
Ed Brubaker is an American comic book writer best known for his acclaimed runs on titles like Captain America, Daredevil, and Criminal, where he revitalized characters through noir-influenced, character-driven storytelling.
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Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb is an American comic book writer, television producer, and screenwriter known for his work on major Marvel and DC titles as well as shows like "Smallville" and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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Brian K. Vaughan
Brian K. Vaughan is an American comic book and television writer best known for acclaimed series such as Saga, Y: The Last Man, and his work on shows like Lost.
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Geoff Johns
Geoff Johns is a prominent American comic book writer and producer best known for revitalizing major DC Comics characters and serving as a key architect of the modern DC Universe.
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Bruce Timm
Bruce Timm is an American animator, writer, and producer best known for co-creating the DC Animated Universe, including Batman: The Animated Series.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Brian Azzarello Target entity description: Brian Azzarello is an American comic book writer best known for his gritty, noir-influenced work on series such as 100 Bullets and numerous titles for DC and its Vertigo imprint.
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A.
Ed Brubaker
Ed Brubaker is an American comic book writer best known for his acclaimed runs on titles like Captain America, Daredevil, and Criminal, where he revitalized characters through noir-influenced, character-driven storytelling.
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B.
Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb is an American comic book writer, television producer, and screenwriter known for his work on major Marvel and DC titles as well as shows like "Smallville" and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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Brian K. Vaughan
Brian K. Vaughan is an American comic book and television writer best known for acclaimed series such as Saga, Y: The Last Man, and his work on shows like Lost.
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Geoff Johns
Geoff Johns is a prominent American comic book writer and producer best known for revitalizing major DC Comics characters and serving as a key architect of the modern DC Universe.
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E.
Bruce Timm
Bruce Timm is an American animator, writer, and producer best known for co-creating the DC Animated Universe, including Batman: The Animated Series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American writer
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comic book writer ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Eisner Award
NERFINISHED
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Harvey Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Cliff Chiang
NERFINISHED
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Danijel Žeželj NERFINISHED ⓘ Eduardo Risso NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Bermejo NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcelo Frusin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rafael Grampá NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employer |
DC Comics
NERFINISHED
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Image Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ Marvel Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ Vertigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime comics
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noir ⓘ superhero comics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gritty writing style
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noir-influenced storytelling ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Brian Azzarello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notablePublicationImprint |
DC Black Label
NERFINISHED
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Vertigo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
100 Bullets
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Batman: Broken City NERFINISHED ⓘ Batman: Damned NERFINISHED ⓘ Before Watchmen: Comedian NERFINISHED ⓘ Before Watchmen: Rorschach NERFINISHED ⓘ Faithless NERFINISHED ⓘ Filthy Rich NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellblazer NERFINISHED ⓘ Joker NERFINISHED ⓘ Loveless NERFINISHED ⓘ Moonshine NERFINISHED ⓘ Spaceman NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonder Woman (The New 52) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
comic book writer
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screenwriter ⓘ |
| workFocus |
crime fiction
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mature readers comics ⓘ |
| wroteForSeries |
100 Bullets
NERFINISHED
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Batman NERFINISHED ⓘ Before Watchmen NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellblazer NERFINISHED ⓘ Superman NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonder Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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