Daniel Clowes
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Daniel Clowes is an American cartoonist and graphic novelist best known for his darkly humorous, character-driven comics such as "Ghost World" and "David Boring."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Daniel Clowes canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13008747 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Daniel Clowes Context triple: [Fantagraphics Books, hasAuthor, Daniel Clowes]
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A.
David Clowes
David Clowes is a British businessman best known for rescuing and owning Derby County Football Club through his company Clowes Developments.
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B.
Dave McKean
Dave McKean is a British illustrator, photographer, and graphic artist renowned for his dark, surreal mixed-media artwork in comics, book covers, and collaborations with authors like Neil Gaiman.
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C.
Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton is an American animator, cartoonist, and independent filmmaker renowned for his distinctive hand-drawn style and surreal, often darkly comic animated shorts and features.
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D.
Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson is an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the influential comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes."
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E.
Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola is an American comic book artist and writer best known for creating the dark, folklore-infused Hellboy universe and for his distinctive, shadow-heavy visual style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Daniel Clowes Target entity description: Daniel Clowes is an American cartoonist and graphic novelist best known for his darkly humorous, character-driven comics such as "Ghost World" and "David Boring."
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A.
David Clowes
David Clowes is a British businessman best known for rescuing and owning Derby County Football Club through his company Clowes Developments.
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B.
Dave McKean
Dave McKean is a British illustrator, photographer, and graphic artist renowned for his dark, surreal mixed-media artwork in comics, book covers, and collaborations with authors like Neil Gaiman.
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C.
Bill Plympton
Bill Plympton is an American animator, cartoonist, and independent filmmaker renowned for his distinctive hand-drawn style and surreal, often darkly comic animated shorts and features.
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D.
Bill Watterson
Bill Watterson is an American cartoonist best known as the creator of the influential comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes."
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E.
Mike Mignola
Mike Mignola is an American comic book artist and writer best known for creating the dark, folklore-infused Hellboy universe and for his distinctive, shadow-heavy visual style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartoonist
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comics artist ⓘ graphic novelist ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century comics
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21st-century comics ⓘ |
| adaptedToFilm |
Art School Confidential (2006 film)
NERFINISHED
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Ghost World (2001 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Terry Zwigoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coWroteScreenplayFor |
Art School Confidential (2006 film)
NERFINISHED
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Ghost World (2001 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| created | Eightball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1961-04-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Pratt Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Clowes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative comics
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dark comedy ⓘ graphic novel ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | alternative comics movement ⓘ |
| name | Daniel Clowes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Eisner Award
NERFINISHED
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Harvey Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
David Boring
NERFINISHED
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Eightball NERFINISHED ⓘ Ghost World NERFINISHED ⓘ Ice Haven NERFINISHED ⓘ Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron NERFINISHED ⓘ Patience NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartoonist
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comics writer ⓘ graphic novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| residence | Oakland, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
character-driven storytelling
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darkly humorous tone ⓘ |
| wrote |
David Boring
NERFINISHED
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Ghost World NERFINISHED ⓘ Ice Haven NERFINISHED ⓘ Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron NERFINISHED ⓘ Patience NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daniel Clowes Description of subject: Daniel Clowes is an American cartoonist and graphic novelist best known for his darkly humorous, character-driven comics such as "Ghost World" and "David Boring."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.