Multiplex two-mode affiliation and one-mode signed relationship network of Marvel comic book characters (Yuksel 2017)

Source: R/data_fict.R

This multiplex network contains two types of ties related to the Marvel comic book universe. The "affiliation" ties offer a two-mode affiliation network of 53 Marvel comic book characters and their affiliations to 141 teams. The "relationship" ties offer a one-mode signed network of friendships and enmities between the 53 Marvel comic book characters. Friendships are indicated by a positive sign in the tie sign attribute, whereas enmities are indicated by a negative sign in this edge attribute.

data(fict_marvel)

Format

#>
#> -- # Marvel universe -----------------------------------------------------------
#> # A labelled, complex, multiplex, signed, two-mode network of 53 characters and
#> 141 teams and 683 affiliation, and 558 relationship ties
#>
#> -- Nodes
#> # A tibble: 194 x 11
#>   type  name          Gender Appearances Attractive  Rich Intellect Omnilingual
#>   <lgl> <chr>         <chr>        <int>      <int> <int>     <int>       <int>
#> 1 FALSE Abomination   Male           427          0     0         1           1
#> 2 FALSE Ant-Man       Male           589          1     0         1           0
#> 3 FALSE Apocalypse    Male          1207          0     0         1           1
#> 4 FALSE Beast         Male          7609          1     0         1           0
#> 5 FALSE Black Panther Male          2189          1     1         1           0
#> 6 FALSE Black Widow   Female        2907          1     0         1           0
#> # i 188 more rows
#> # i 3 more variables: PowerOrigin <chr>, UnarmedCombat <int>, ArmedCombat <int>
#>
#> -- Ties
#> # A tibble: 1,241 x 4
#>    from    to type          sign
#>   <int> <int> <chr>        <dbl>
#> 1     1     1 relationship    -1
#> 2     1     4 relationship    -1
#> 3     1    11 relationship    -1
#> 4     1    12 relationship    -1
#> 5     1    23 relationship    -1
#> 6     1    24 relationship    -1
#> # i 1,235 more rows
#>

Source

Umut Yuksel, 31 March 2017

Details

Additional nodal variables have been coded and included by Dr Umut Yuksel:

  • Gender: binary character, 43 "Male" and 10 "Female"

  • PowerOrigin: binary character, 2 "Alien", 1 "Cyborg", 5 "God/Eternal", 22 "Human", 1 "Infection", 16 "Mutant", 5 "Radiation", 1 "Robot"

  • Appearances: integer, in how many comic book issues they appeared in

  • Attractive: binary integer, 41 1 (yes) and 12 0 (no)

  • Rich: binary integer, 11 1 (yes) and 42 0 (no)

  • Intellect: binary integer, 39 1 (yes) and 14 0 (no)

  • Omnilingual: binary integer, 8 1 (yes) and 45 0 (no)

  • UnarmedCombat: binary integer, 51 1 (yes) and 2 0 (no)

  • ArmedCombat: binary integer, 25 1 (yes) and 28 0 (no)

See also https://graphics.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/Interactives/2018/04/marvel-cinematic-universe-whos-who-interactive/index.html.