Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse (comic series)

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comic book series dark comedy comic horror comic

Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse is a darkly comedic horror comic series created by Ben Templesmith, following a debonair, dimension-hopping worm who animates a dead human body and battles supernatural threats.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse (comic series) canonical	1
Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse – Birds, Bees, Blood & Beer	1
Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse – Calamari Rising	1
Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, Vol. 1: Birds, Bees, Blood & Beer	1
Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse: Down the Pub	1
Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse: The Taster	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10997674 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse (comic series)
Context triple: [Ben Templesmith, workedOn, Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse (comic series)]

A. Worm Man
"Worm Man" is a song by the Misfits, featured on their 1987 album "Halfway to Sanity," known for its horror punk style and macabre themes.
B. Gentleman Death
"Gentleman Death" is a novel by Canadian writer Graeme Gibson that blends elements of mystery, metafiction, and philosophical reflection on mortality and storytelling.
C. Wormerland
Wormerland is a municipality in the Dutch province of North Holland, known for its peat meadow landscapes and villages north of Amsterdam.
D. The Worm
The Worm is the famous nickname of Dennis Rodman, the flamboyant NBA Hall of Famer renowned for his tenacious rebounding, defense, and eccentric personality.
E. The Worm
The Worm is a song by the American rock band Audioslave featured on their 2005 album "Out of Exile."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse (comic series)
Target entity description: Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse is a darkly comedic horror comic series created by Ben Templesmith, following a debonair, dimension-hopping worm who animates a dead human body and battles supernatural threats.

A. Worm Man
"Worm Man" is a song by the Misfits, featured on their 1987 album "Halfway to Sanity," known for its horror punk style and macabre themes.
B. Gentleman Death
"Gentleman Death" is a novel by Canadian writer Graeme Gibson that blends elements of mystery, metafiction, and philosophical reflection on mortality and storytelling.
C. Wormerland
Wormerland is a municipality in the Dutch province of North Holland, known for its peat meadow landscapes and villages north of Amsterdam.
D. The Worm
The Worm is the famous nickname of Dennis Rodman, the flamboyant NBA Hall of Famer renowned for his tenacious rebounding, defense, and eccentric personality.
E. The Worm
The Worm is a song by the American rock band Audioslave featured on their 2005 album "Out of Exile."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	comic book series ⓘ dark comedy comic ⓘ horror comic ⓘ
artist	Ben Templesmith ⓘ
artStyle	stylized mixed-media illustration ⓘ
collectedIn	trade paperbacks ⓘ
containsElement	barroom conversations about the apocalypse ⓘ cosmic horror ⓘ dimension-hopping ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	Ben Templesmith ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Medusa ⓘ Mr. Pendulum ⓘ Phoebe ⓘ Wormwood ⓘ
firstPublisher	IDW Publishing ⓘ
genre	dark comedy ⓘ horror ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ
hasCharacterType	angel ⓘ demon ⓘ monster ⓘ undead ⓘ
hasFormat	limited series ⓘ one-shot ⓘ ongoing series ⓘ
hasSpinOffFrom	Wormwood stories in "Singularity 7" and other early works by Ben Templesmith ⓘ
hasSubseries	Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse – Birds, Bees, Blood & Beer ⓘ linked to: Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse (comic series) Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse – Calamari Rising ⓘ linked to: Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse (comic series) Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse – Down the Pub ⓘ linked to: Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse – It Only Hurts When I Pee ⓘ linked to: Wormwood: It Only Hurts When I Pee
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Wormwood ⓘ
mediaType	print comic ⓘ
narrativeFocus	battles against supernatural and cosmic threats ⓘ
notableFor	blending horror and comedy ⓘ surreal, atmospheric artwork ⓘ
protagonistDescription	a debonair, dimension-hopping worm animating a dead human body ⓘ
publisher	IDW Publishing ⓘ
setting	modern urban environments ⓘ
targetAudience	adult readers ⓘ
theme	apocalypse ⓘ occult ⓘ supernatural threats ⓘ
tone	darkly comedic ⓘ irreverent ⓘ
writer	Ben Templesmith ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ben Templesmith → workedOn → Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse (comic series) ⓘ

Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse → hasVolume → Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse, Vol. 1: Birds, Bees, Blood & Beer ⓘ