Triple
T9385928
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Tower Chronicles |
E225904
|
entity |
| Predicate | creator |
P184
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Matt Wagner
Matt Wagner is an American comic book writer and artist best known for creating the series Grendel and Mage and for his influential work across independent and mainstream comics.
|
E797120
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Matt Wagner | Statement: [The Tower Chronicles, creator, Matt Wagner]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matt Wagner Context triple: [The Tower Chronicles, creator, Matt Wagner]
-
A.
Jonathan Hickman
Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and designer best known for his ambitious, intricately plotted runs at Marvel Comics, including major events like Secret Wars and influential work on titles such as Fantastic Four, Avengers, and X-Men.
-
B.
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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C.
Bill Willingham
Bill Willingham is an American comic book writer and artist best known as the creator of the acclaimed fantasy series "Fables."
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D.
Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek is an American comic book writer best known for works like "Marvels" and "Astro City," acclaimed for his character-driven storytelling and deep knowledge of superhero history.
-
E.
Steve Niles
Steve Niles is an American comic book writer and novelist best known for his influential horror work, including co-creating the vampire series "30 Days of Night."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Matt Wagner Triple: [The Tower Chronicles, creator, Matt Wagner]
Generated description
Matt Wagner is an American comic book writer and artist best known for creating the series Grendel and Mage and for his influential work across independent and mainstream comics.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matt Wagner Target entity description: Matt Wagner is an American comic book writer and artist best known for creating the series Grendel and Mage and for his influential work across independent and mainstream comics.
-
A.
Jonathan Hickman
Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and designer best known for his ambitious, intricately plotted runs at Marvel Comics, including major events like Secret Wars and influential work on titles such as Fantastic Four, Avengers, and X-Men.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Bill Willingham
Bill Willingham is an American comic book writer and artist best known as the creator of the acclaimed fantasy series "Fables."
-
D.
Kurt Busiek
Kurt Busiek is an American comic book writer best known for works like "Marvels" and "Astro City," acclaimed for his character-driven storytelling and deep knowledge of superhero history.
-
E.
Steve Niles
Steve Niles is an American comic book writer and novelist best known for his influential horror work, including co-creating the vampire series "30 Days of Night."
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69ca842e9dcc8190a264119e683cfe04 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:09 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd50d3964c8190b0353f56df755db8 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 5:07 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d1078fbc8c8190ac27c5cb27793a9a |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:43 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d108466fb481909682fcaac354b312 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:47 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d108bab8c881909748ffbb4b23f4ba |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:48 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:44 p.m.