Annihilation
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Annihilation is a major Marvel Comics cosmic crossover event that centers on the villain Annihilus’s devastating invasion of the universe and prominently features heroes like the Silver Surfer and Nova.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Annihilation canonical | 10 |
| Annihilation Wave | 2 |
| Annihilation: Ronan | 2 |
| Annihilation (core miniseries) | 1 |
| Annihilation: Nova | 1 |
| Annihilation: Prologue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11871846 — 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: Annihilation Context triple: [Silver Surfer, notableStoryline, Annihilation]
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A.
Annihilation
Annihilation is a 2018 science fiction horror film, based on Jeff VanderMeer’s novel, that follows a biologist and her team exploring a mysterious and mutating environmental disaster zone.
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B.
Annihilation
Annihilation is a stand-up comedy album by Patton Oswalt featuring his characteristic blend of dark humor and personal storytelling.
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C.
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness is a critically acclaimed 1985 British television drama serial that blends political thriller and environmental conspiracy themes as it follows a detective investigating his daughter’s mysterious murder.
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Annihilation: Conquest
Annihilation: Conquest is a Marvel Comics cosmic crossover event that follows the original Annihilation storyline, focusing on the Phalanx’s invasion of the Kree Empire and the formation of a new Guardians of the Galaxy team.
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Millarworld
Millarworld is a creator-owned comic book imprint and shared universe founded by writer Mark Millar, known for titles like Kick-Ass, Wanted, and Kingsman: The Secret Service.
- 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: Annihilation Target entity description: Annihilation is a major Marvel Comics cosmic crossover event that centers on the villain Annihilus’s devastating invasion of the universe and prominently features heroes like the Silver Surfer and Nova.
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A.
Annihilation
Annihilation is a 2018 science fiction horror film, based on Jeff VanderMeer’s novel, that follows a biologist and her team exploring a mysterious and mutating environmental disaster zone.
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B.
Annihilation
Annihilation is a stand-up comedy album by Patton Oswalt featuring his characteristic blend of dark humor and personal storytelling.
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C.
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness is a critically acclaimed 1985 British television drama serial that blends political thriller and environmental conspiracy themes as it follows a detective investigating his daughter’s mysterious murder.
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D.
Annihilation: Conquest
Annihilation: Conquest is a Marvel Comics cosmic crossover event that follows the original Annihilation storyline, focusing on the Phalanx’s invasion of the Kree Empire and the formation of a new Guardians of the Galaxy team.
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E.
Millarworld
Millarworld is a creator-owned comic book imprint and shared universe founded by writer Mark Millar, known for titles like Kick-Ass, Wanted, and Kingsman: The Secret Service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics crossover event
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comic book storyline ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| featuresCharacter |
Drax the Destroyer
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Firelord ⓘ Galactus ⓘ Gamora ⓘ Moondragon ⓘ Nova ⓘ Phyla-Vell ⓘ Quasar ⓘ Ravenous ⓘ Ronan the Accuser ⓘ Silver Surfer ⓘ Star-Lord ⓘ Super-Skrull ⓘ Thanos ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterArc |
Richard Rider becomes Nova Prime
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Silver Surfer’s renewed role as herald of Galactus ⓘ |
| featuresEvent |
destruction of Xandar
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reformation of Nova Corps ⓘ |
| featuresGroup |
Annihilation Wave
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linked to:
Annihilation
Kree Empire ⓘ Nova Corps ⓘ Skrull Empire ⓘ United Front ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Annihilation Wave invasion ⓘ |
| format | limited series ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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space opera ⓘ superhero ⓘ |
| hasComponentSeries |
Annihilation (core miniseries)
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linked to:
Annihilation
Annihilation: Nova ⓘ
linked to:
Annihilation
Annihilation: Prologue ⓘ
linked to:
Annihilation
Annihilation: Ronan ⓘ
linked to:
Annihilation
Annihilation: Silver Surfer ⓘ
linked to:
Annihilation (Marvel event)
Annihilation: Super-Skrull ⓘ
linked to:
Annihilation (Marvel event)
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| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | revitalizing Marvel cosmic line ⓘ |
| precedes | Annihilation: Conquest ⓘ |
| primaryAntagonist | Annihilus ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Annihilation: Conquest
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 series) ⓘ
linked to:
Guardians of the Galaxy
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| setting |
Marvel Universe
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Marvel cosmic universe ⓘ
linked to:
Marvel Universe
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| threatens | entire universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Annihilation Description of subject: Annihilation is a major Marvel Comics cosmic crossover event that centers on the villain Annihilus’s devastating invasion of the universe and prominently features heroes like the Silver Surfer and Nova.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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planet Xandar
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