The Walking Dead #97
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The Walking Dead #97 is an issue of the long-running post-apocalyptic comic series by Robert Kirkman that marks the beginning of a major new storyline involving powerful human antagonists.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Walking Dead #97 canonical | 1 |
| The Walking Dead comic issue #97 | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Walking Dead #97 Context triple: [The Saviors, firstAppearanceInComicsIssue, The Walking Dead #97]
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A.
The Walking Dead #19
The Walking Dead #19 is an issue of the Image Comics horror series notable for introducing the katana-wielding survivor Michonne to the story.
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The Walking Dead #100
The Walking Dead #100 is a landmark issue of the comic book series best known for introducing the brutal villain Negan and his barbed-wire bat, Lucille, in a shocking and pivotal storyline.
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C.
The Walking Dead Issue #108
The Walking Dead Issue #108 is a comic book installment in Robert Kirkman's post-apocalyptic horror series, notable for introducing the Kingdom community and its eccentric leader, King Ezekiel.
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D.
The Walking Dead #1
The Walking Dead #1 is the debut issue of the acclaimed post-apocalyptic horror comic series that introduces Rick Grimes and the zombie-infested world that became a long-running franchise.
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E.
The Walking Dead (comic) issue #27
The Walking Dead (comic) issue #27 is a pivotal installment in Robert Kirkman’s zombie comic series that introduces the ruthless antagonist known as the Governor, marking the beginning of the Woodbury storyline.
- 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: The Walking Dead #97 Target entity description: The Walking Dead #97 is an issue of the long-running post-apocalyptic comic series by Robert Kirkman that marks the beginning of a major new storyline involving powerful human antagonists.
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A.
The Walking Dead #19
The Walking Dead #19 is an issue of the Image Comics horror series notable for introducing the katana-wielding survivor Michonne to the story.
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B.
The Walking Dead #100
The Walking Dead #100 is a landmark issue of the comic book series best known for introducing the brutal villain Negan and his barbed-wire bat, Lucille, in a shocking and pivotal storyline.
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C.
The Walking Dead Issue #108
The Walking Dead Issue #108 is a comic book installment in Robert Kirkman's post-apocalyptic horror series, notable for introducing the Kingdom community and its eccentric leader, King Ezekiel.
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D.
The Walking Dead #1
The Walking Dead #1 is the debut issue of the acclaimed post-apocalyptic horror comic series that introduces Rick Grimes and the zombie-infested world that became a long-running franchise.
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E.
The Walking Dead (comic) issue #27
The Walking Dead (comic) issue #27 is a pivotal installment in Robert Kirkman’s zombie comic series that introduces the ruthless antagonist known as the Governor, marking the beginning of the Woodbury storyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | comic book issue ⓘ |
| antagonistGroupIntroduced | The Saviors ⓘ |
| antagonistLeaderMentioned | Negan ⓘ |
| artist | Charlie Adlard ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Walking Dead (concept and characters by Robert Kirkman) ⓘ |
| chronologicalPositionInSeries |
after The Walking Dead #96
ⓘ
before The Walking Dead #98 ⓘ |
| contains |
graphic violence
ⓘ
zombie (walker) attacks ⓘ |
| continuity | The Walking Dead comic continuity ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Robert Kirkman ⓘ |
| featuresGroup |
Rick Grimes' survivor group
ⓘ
The Hilltop Colony ⓘ
linked to:
Hilltop Colony
|
| featuresTheme |
conflict between survivor communities
ⓘ
human antagonists in a zombie apocalypse ⓘ power and control in post-apocalyptic society ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white comic ⓘ |
| franchise | The Walking Dead ⓘ |
| franchiseMedium | comic books ⓘ |
| genre |
horror comic
ⓘ
post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ survival fiction ⓘ |
| imprint | Skybound Entertainment ⓘ |
| inker | Charlie Adlard ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| letterer | Rus Wooton ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Andrea (The Walking Dead)
ⓘ
Carl Grimes ⓘ Glenn Rhee ⓘ Maggie Greene ⓘ Michonne ⓘ Rick Grimes ⓘ |
| marksBeginningOf | major new storyline involving powerful human antagonists ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Rick Grimes negotiating with another survivor community ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Walking Dead (comic book series)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Walking Dead
|
| publisher | Image Comics ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 97 ⓘ |
| setting |
The Hilltop community
ⓘ
linked to:
Hilltop Colony
post-apocalyptic United States ⓘ |
| storyArcStart | Something to Fear ⓘ |
| targetAudience | mature readers ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Kirkman ⓘ |
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Subject: The Walking Dead #97 Description of subject: The Walking Dead #97 is an issue of the long-running post-apocalyptic comic series by Robert Kirkman that marks the beginning of a major new storyline involving powerful human antagonists.
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linked to: The Walking Dead #97