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Willy Vandersteen, a Common card
Willebrord Jan Frans Maria "Willy" Vandersteen was a Belgian creator of comic books.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 74
- Power
- 149
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 7,700
Ranked #1,977 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Willy Vandersteen quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Willy Vandersteen card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Considered together with Marc Sleen the founding father of Flemish comics, he is mainly popular in Belgium, the ______ and Germany.
Answer
Netherlands. Considered together with Marc Sleen the founding father of Flemish comics, he is mainly popular in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. From the Willy Vandersteen article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2024–25 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season. 2024–25 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season 86 · List of early Christian and medieval mosaics 81 · Willy Vandersteen 75 · Carlos Gardel 69 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Creator deity. Creator deity 100,000 · Carlos Gardel 77,000 · Music of Africa 36,000 · Willy Vandersteen 7,700 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- In a career spanning 50 years, he created a large studio and published more than 1,000 comic albums in over 25 series, selling more than 200 million copies worldwide.
- Considered together with Marc Sleen the founding father of Flemish comics, he is mainly popular in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
- Hergé called him "The Brueghel of the comic strip", while the creation of his own studio and the mass production and commercialization of his work turned him into "the Walt Disney of the Low Countries".
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Willy Vandersteen article was read about 7,700 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 74: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Willy Vandersteen
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Willy Vandersteen (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Sjakkelien Vollebregt (ANEFO), CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
