The Fade Out (Image Comics series)
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The Fade Out is a noir crime comic series from Image Comics that follows a troubled Hollywood screenwriter entangled in a dark conspiracy surrounding a starlet’s death in 1940s Tinseltown.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fade Out (Image Comics series) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Fade Out (Image Comics series) Context triple: [Ed Brubaker, wrote, The Fade Out (Image Comics series)]
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The Daredevils #7
The Daredevils #7 is an issue of the British Marvel Comics anthology series "The Daredevils," known for featuring Marvel superhero stories and related content set in the primary Marvel Universe continuity.
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Outcast (comic book series)
Outcast is a horror comic book series written by Robert Kirkman that follows a young man plagued by demonic possession and his quest to understand and combat the dark forces surrounding him.
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The Losers (Vertigo comic series)
The Losers (Vertigo comic series) is a modern, action-oriented comic reboot published by DC's Vertigo imprint that follows a betrayed Special Forces team seeking revenge against the CIA.
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Hill House Comics
Hill House Comics is a horror-focused comic book imprint curated by author Joe Hill and published under DC Comics, featuring a line of original, creator-driven horror series.
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McCloud
McCloud is an American television crime drama series from the 1970s featuring a New Mexico lawman working with the New York City Police Department.
- 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 Fade Out (Image Comics series) Target entity description: The Fade Out is a noir crime comic series from Image Comics that follows a troubled Hollywood screenwriter entangled in a dark conspiracy surrounding a starlet’s death in 1940s Tinseltown.
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A.
The Daredevils #7
The Daredevils #7 is an issue of the British Marvel Comics anthology series "The Daredevils," known for featuring Marvel superhero stories and related content set in the primary Marvel Universe continuity.
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B.
Outcast (comic book series)
Outcast is a horror comic book series written by Robert Kirkman that follows a young man plagued by demonic possession and his quest to understand and combat the dark forces surrounding him.
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C.
The Losers (Vertigo comic series)
The Losers (Vertigo comic series) is a modern, action-oriented comic reboot published by DC's Vertigo imprint that follows a betrayed Special Forces team seeking revenge against the CIA.
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D.
Hill House Comics
Hill House Comics is a horror-focused comic book imprint curated by author Joe Hill and published under DC Comics, featuring a line of original, creator-driven horror series.
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E.
McCloud
McCloud is an American television crime drama series from the 1970s featuring a New Mexico lawman working with the New York City Police Department.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book series
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crime comic ⓘ noir comic ⓘ |
| artist | Sean Phillips ⓘ |
| artStyle | realistic ⓘ |
| award | Eisner Award nomination ⓘ |
| colorist | Elizabeth Breitweiser ⓘ |
| containsElement |
Hollywood scandal
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murder mystery ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| format | limited series ⓘ |
| genre |
crime
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mystery ⓘ noir ⓘ |
| hasCollectedEdition |
The Fade Out: Act One
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linked to:
The Fade Out
The Fade Out: Act Three ⓘ
linked to:
The Fade Out
The Fade Out: Act Two ⓘ
linked to:
The Fade Out
The Fade Out: Deluxe Edition ⓘ
linked to:
The Fade Out
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| hasCreatorDuo | Brubaker and Phillips ⓘ |
| imprint | Image Comics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charlie Parish ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | hardboiled ⓘ |
| numberOfIssues | 12 ⓘ |
| plotFocus | conspiracy surrounding a starlet’s death ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | screenwriter ⓘ |
| publicationFormat | monthly comic ⓘ |
| publisher | Image Comics ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Criminal
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Fatale ⓘ Kill or Be Killed ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Hollywood
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| subject |
blacklisting
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censorship ⓘ film industry ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
McCarthy-era paranoia
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corruption in Hollywood ⓘ studio system exploitation ⓘ trauma and guilt ⓘ |
| tone |
cynical
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dark ⓘ |
| writer | Ed Brubaker ⓘ |
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