Triple
T17884314
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Brian Azzarello |
E447162
|
entity |
| Predicate | wroteForSeries |
P36923
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Before Watchmen |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Before Watchmen | Statement: [Brian Azzarello, wroteForSeries, Before Watchmen]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Before Watchmen Context triple: [Brian Azzarello, wroteForSeries, Before Watchmen]
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A.
Before Watchmen: Nite Owl
Before Watchmen: Nite Owl is a comic book miniseries published by DC Comics that explores the early career and personal history of the second Nite Owl from the Watchmen universe.
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B.
Before Watchmen: Comedian
Before Watchmen: Comedian is a comic book miniseries published by DC Comics that serves as a prequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen, focusing on the backstory of the morally ambiguous antihero Edward "The Comedian" Blake.
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C.
Watchmen
Watchmen is a 2009 superhero film adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' acclaimed graphic novel, directed by Zack Snyder and known for its dark, deconstructive take on the superhero genre.
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D.
Watchmen (graphic novel)
Watchmen (graphic novel) is a critically acclaimed 1986–1987 limited series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons that deconstructs the superhero genre through a dark, politically charged alternate history narrative.
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E.
Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan covers
Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan covers are a series of comic book cover illustrations featuring the Watchmen character Dr. Manhattan, created for the Before Watchmen prequel project.
- 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: Before Watchmen Target entity description: Before Watchmen is a prequel comic book series expanding the characters and backstory of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' seminal graphic novel Watchmen, published by DC Comics.
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A.
Before Watchmen: Nite Owl
Before Watchmen: Nite Owl is a comic book miniseries published by DC Comics that explores the early career and personal history of the second Nite Owl from the Watchmen universe.
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B.
Before Watchmen: Comedian
Before Watchmen: Comedian is a comic book miniseries published by DC Comics that serves as a prequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' Watchmen, focusing on the backstory of the morally ambiguous antihero Edward "The Comedian" Blake.
-
C.
Watchmen
Watchmen is a 2009 superhero film adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' acclaimed graphic novel, directed by Zack Snyder and known for its dark, deconstructive take on the superhero genre.
-
D.
Watchmen (graphic novel)
Watchmen (graphic novel) is a critically acclaimed 1986–1987 limited series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons that deconstructs the superhero genre through a dark, politically charged alternate history narrative.
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E.
Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan covers
Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan covers are a series of comic book cover illustrations featuring the Watchmen character Dr. Manhattan, created for the Before Watchmen prequel project.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8b9f59bd48190a6fc925a855b8bac |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:51 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e49c11530881908ad98fbd0a52b1c3 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 9:10 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:18 a.m.