Todd McFarlane
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Todd McFarlane is a Canadian comic book creator, artist, and entrepreneur best known for co-creating the character Venom at Marvel and for his creator-owned series Spawn and its multimedia adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Todd McFarlane canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6230440 — 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: Todd McFarlane Context triple: [Do the Evolution, hasMusicVideoDirector, Todd McFarlane]
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Don McGregor
Don McGregor is an American comic book writer best known for his influential 1970s work at Marvel, particularly on Black Panther and Killraven, where he helped pioneer more mature, socially conscious storytelling in mainstream comics.
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Jim Lee
Jim Lee is a renowned Korean American comic book artist, writer, and publisher best known for his influential work at Marvel and DC Comics and for co-founding Image Comics and its WildStorm imprint.
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Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb is an American comic book writer, television producer, and screenwriter known for his work on major Marvel and DC titles as well as shows like "Smallville" and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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Brian K. Vaughan
Brian K. Vaughan is an American comic book and television writer best known for acclaimed series such as Saga, Y: The Last Man, and his work on shows like Lost.
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Michael Cudlitz
Michael Cudlitz is an American actor best known for his television roles in gritty police and military dramas, including Southland and The Walking Dead.
- 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: Todd McFarlane Target entity description: Todd McFarlane is a Canadian comic book creator, artist, and entrepreneur best known for co-creating the character Venom at Marvel and for his creator-owned series Spawn and its multimedia adaptations.
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A.
Don McGregor
Don McGregor is an American comic book writer best known for his influential 1970s work at Marvel, particularly on Black Panther and Killraven, where he helped pioneer more mature, socially conscious storytelling in mainstream comics.
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B.
Jim Lee
Jim Lee is a renowned Korean American comic book artist, writer, and publisher best known for his influential work at Marvel and DC Comics and for co-founding Image Comics and its WildStorm imprint.
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C.
Jeph Loeb
Jeph Loeb is an American comic book writer, television producer, and screenwriter known for his work on major Marvel and DC titles as well as shows like "Smallville" and "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
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Brian K. Vaughan
Brian K. Vaughan is an American comic book and television writer best known for acclaimed series such as Saga, Y: The Last Man, and his work on shows like Lost.
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E.
Michael Cudlitz
Michael Cudlitz is an American actor best known for his television roles in gritty police and military dramas, including Southland and The Walking Dead.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book artist
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comics writer ⓘ entrepreneur ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Inkpot Award
NERFINISHED
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National Cartoonists Society Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coCreatorOf | Venom (Marvel Comics character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Image Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| creatorOf |
Spawn (character)
NERFINISHED
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Spawn (comic book series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1961-03-16 ⓘ |
| employer |
DC Comics
NERFINISHED
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Image Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ Marvel Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | McFarlane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Image Comics
NERFINISHED
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McFarlane Toys NERFINISHED ⓘ Todd McFarlane Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | superhero comics ⓘ |
| givenName | Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Todd McFarlane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
highly detailed art style
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pioneering creator-owned comics at Image Comics ⓘ revitalizing Spider-Man in late 1980s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Spawn
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Spider-Man (1990 series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Amazing Spider-Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Venom (Marvel Comics character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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comic book artist ⓘ inker ⓘ penciller ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Calgary, Alberta, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produced | Todd McFarlane's Spawn (HBO animated series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Phoenix, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Wanda McFarlane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Batman: Year Two
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Detective Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ G.I. Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ Infinity Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Incredible Hulk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Todd McFarlane Description of subject: Todd McFarlane is a Canadian comic book creator, artist, and entrepreneur best known for co-creating the character Venom at Marvel and for his creator-owned series Spawn and its multimedia adaptations.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eddie Brock
subject surface form:
Venom (symbiote)