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Alex Ross, an Uncommon card
Nelson Alexander Ross is an American comic book writer and artist known primarily for his painted interiors, covers, and design work.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 78
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 155
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 92,000
Power 155 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Alex Ross quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Alex Ross card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He first became known with the 1994 miniseries Marvels, on which he ______ with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics.
Answer
collaborated. He first became known with the 1994 miniseries Marvels, on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics. From the Alex Ross article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and DC Comics, such as the ____ miniseries Kingdom Come, which he also cowrote.
Answer
1990s. He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and DC Comics, such as the 1996 miniseries Kingdom Come, which he also cowrote. From the Alex Ross article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Mosaic. Mosaic 86 · Postmodern architecture 81 · Alex Ross 78 · Nüwa 73 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- He first became known with the 1994 miniseries Marvels, on which he collaborated with writer Kurt Busiek for Marvel Comics.
- He has since done a variety of projects for both Marvel and DC Comics, such as the 1996 miniseries Kingdom Come, which he also cowrote.
- Since then he has done covers and character designs for Busiek's series Astro City, and various projects for Dynamite Entertainment.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Alex Ross article was read about 92,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 78 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Alex Ross
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Alex Ross (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Ruby Bradford, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
