The Walking Dead #100
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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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| The Walking Dead #100 canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Walking Dead #100 Context triple: [Negan, firstAppearance, The Walking Dead #100]
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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 #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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The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is a post-apocalyptic horror drama television series that continues the story of key characters from the original The Walking Dead universe, focusing on their struggle to survive and reunite in a world overrun by the undead.
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The Walking Dead (comic) issue 10
The Walking Dead (comic) issue 10 is an installment of Robert Kirkman’s post-apocalyptic horror comic series that continues Rick Grimes’ group’s struggle for survival amid escalating threats from both the undead and other survivors.
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The Walking Dead: Dead City
The Walking Dead: Dead City is a post-apocalyptic horror television series set in the same universe as The Walking Dead, following familiar characters as they navigate a walker-infested New York City.
- 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 #100 Target entity description: 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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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 #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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C.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is a post-apocalyptic horror drama television series that continues the story of key characters from the original The Walking Dead universe, focusing on their struggle to survive and reunite in a world overrun by the undead.
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D.
The Walking Dead (comic) issue 10
The Walking Dead (comic) issue 10 is an installment of Robert Kirkman’s post-apocalyptic horror comic series that continues Rick Grimes’ group’s struggle for survival amid escalating threats from both the undead and other survivors.
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E.
The Walking Dead: Dead City
The Walking Dead: Dead City is a post-apocalyptic horror television series set in the same universe as The Walking Dead, following familiar characters as they navigate a walker-infested New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book issue
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single-issue comic ⓘ |
| antagonist | Negan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artBy | Charlie Adlard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Walking Dead (franchise) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorist | Cliff Rathburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist |
Bryan Hitch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charlie Adlard NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Adlard (sketch variant) NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Quitely NERFINISHED ⓘ Marc Silvestri NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Ottley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ Todd McFarlane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Robert Kirkman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Kirkman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white comic ⓘ |
| genre |
horror comic
ⓘ
post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ |
| hasVariantCovers | yes ⓘ |
| imprint | Skybound Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inker | Charlie Adlard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter | Negan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesItem | Lucille (baseball bat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issueNumber | 100 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| letterer | Rus Wooton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Carl Grimes
NERFINISHED
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Glenn Rhee NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ Michonne NERFINISHED ⓘ Negan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Grimes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| milestone | 100th issue of The Walking Dead ⓘ |
| notableFor |
death of Glenn Rhee
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first appearance of Lucille ⓘ first appearance of Negan ⓘ |
| partOf | The Walking Dead (comic book series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penciller | Charlie Adlard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInStoryArc | conclusion of the "Something to Fear" arc ⓘ |
| printRun | over 380,000 copies ⓘ |
| publicationDate | July 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Image Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| salesAchievement | best-selling comic of July 2012 in North America ⓘ |
| series | The Walking Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | post-apocalyptic United States ⓘ |
| storyArc | Something to Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamOrGroupFeatured |
Rick Grimes' survivor group
NERFINISHED
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The Saviors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| violenceLevel | graphic ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Kirkman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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