Batman: Death by Design (as writer)
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Batman: Death by Design is a graphic novel that blends a retro-futuristic Gotham City setting with an architectural mystery, written by renowned designer and author Chip Kidd and illustrated by Dave Taylor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Batman: Death by Design (as writer) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6920173 — 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: Batman: Death by Design (as writer) Context triple: [Chip Kidd, notableWork, Batman: Death by Design (as writer)]
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A.
Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1
Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 is a 1993 DC Comics one-shot that serves as the origin story of the villain Bane, detailing his brutal upbringing and rise to become one of Batman’s most formidable foes.
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Batman: Bad Blood
Batman: Bad Blood is a 2016 animated superhero film set in the DC Universe that follows the Bat-family as they confront new threats in Gotham after Batman’s mysterious disappearance.
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Apollo of Gotham
Apollo of Gotham is an epithet for Harvey Dent, highlighting his former status as Gotham City's shining, idealistic district attorney before his tragic transformation into the villain Two-Face.
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D.
Batman #307
Batman #307 is a 1979 DC Comics issue notable for introducing Lucius Fox, a key executive ally of Bruce Wayne and the Batman mythos.
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E.
Batman: Year One (film)
Batman: Year One is a 2011 animated superhero film adapting Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s acclaimed comic storyline about Batman’s gritty first year fighting crime in Gotham City.
- 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)
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Target entity: Batman: Death by Design (as writer) Target entity description: Batman: Death by Design is a graphic novel that blends a retro-futuristic Gotham City setting with an architectural mystery, written by renowned designer and author Chip Kidd and illustrated by Dave Taylor.
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A.
Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1
Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 is a 1993 DC Comics one-shot that serves as the origin story of the villain Bane, detailing his brutal upbringing and rise to become one of Batman’s most formidable foes.
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B.
Batman: Bad Blood
Batman: Bad Blood is a 2016 animated superhero film set in the DC Universe that follows the Bat-family as they confront new threats in Gotham after Batman’s mysterious disappearance.
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C.
Apollo of Gotham
Apollo of Gotham is an epithet for Harvey Dent, highlighting his former status as Gotham City's shining, idealistic district attorney before his tragic transformation into the villain Two-Face.
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D.
Batman #307
Batman #307 is a 1979 DC Comics issue notable for introducing Lucius Fox, a key executive ally of Bruce Wayne and the Batman mythos.
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E.
Batman: Year One (film)
Batman: Year One is a 2011 animated superhero film adapting Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli’s acclaimed comic storyline about Batman’s gritty first year fighting crime in Gotham City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Batman comic
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graphic novel ⓘ |
| artStyle |
noir-inspired
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retro-futuristic ⓘ |
| author | Chip Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | DC Comics character Batman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToSeries | Batman graphic novels ⓘ |
| colorStyle | black-and-white with limited tones ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Chip Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coverDesigner | Chip Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bruce Wayne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commissioner Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
construction accidents in Gotham City
ⓘ
controversial new transit hub in Gotham City ⓘ |
| format | hardcover ⓘ |
| franchise | Batman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
mystery fiction
ⓘ
noir ⓘ superhero fiction ⓘ |
| hasCreatorRole |
Chip Kidd as writer
ⓘ
Dave Taylor as artist ⓘ |
| illustrator | Dave Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Batman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | architectural mystery ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
atmospheric
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dark ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaboration between designer Chip Kidd and artist Dave Taylor
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focus on architectural design in Gotham City ⓘ |
| penciller | Dave Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationEra | 21st century ⓘ |
| publicationType | standalone graphic novel ⓘ |
| publisher | DC Comics ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | DC Comics Batman line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Gotham City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
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older teen readers ⓘ |
| theme |
architecture
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corruption ⓘ historic preservation ⓘ industrialization ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| universe | DC Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Chip Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Batman: Death by Design (as writer) Description of subject: Batman: Death by Design is a graphic novel that blends a retro-futuristic Gotham City setting with an architectural mystery, written by renowned designer and author Chip Kidd and illustrated by Dave Taylor.
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