Cards on Fire: Your First Look at Some of the Just-Redeemed Passing the Torch Autos
Passing the Torch Autographs: Four simple words. Two legendary players. One of the most beloved insert sets in trading card history. Since 1997, the venerable dual-signed insert set has absolutely mesmerized Donruss Elite collectors with some of the most coveted and important football cards ever made. (more…)
Panini Unwrapped Called-Shot Booklet-Card Prize Edition: 2011 Donrus Elite Football
On a day when most of the Panini America marketing team was out of the office on business, what would arrive but the department's boxes of 2011 Donruss Elite Football, one of which was just begging to be busted for another can't-miss episode of Panini Unwrapped. All alone with no one to hold the camera, I cranked on my trusty laptop webcam for…
Your First Look at the Complete Checklist for 2011 Donruss Elite Football
2011 Donruss Elite Football releases to the masses next week. In advance of that glorious occasion, we thought collectors might appreciate a sneak peek at the complete checklist. So we've included it after the jump. If you missed our Elite quality control gallery from earlier this week, do yourself a favor and give it a look. You won't be disappointed.…
The Quality Control Gallery: 24 Must-See Images from 2011 Donruss Elite Football
I stumbled into Panini America NFL Brand Manager Carlos Torrez in the hall yesterday as he attempted to sneak to his desk lugging an unopened case of 2011 Donruss Elite Football under his right arm. Nothing gets past me. (more…)
On the Production Floor: 2011 Donruss Elite Football, 2010-11 Totally Certified Basketball
Judging by yesterday's incredibly ascending view count on The Knight's Lance, we're assuming that most collectors by now have seen the gawk-getting gallery we posted showcasing the splendid production-floor peeks of 2010-11 Dominion Hockey. That goldmine of images was captured during our Tuesday visit to the Panini America production facility, at which time we also grabbed some literally dazzling early looks at 2011 Donruss Elite…
World Premiere Panini Peek: 2011 Donruss Elite NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere RCs
Although we're still awash in the glow of 2011 Prestige Football and the first officially licensed NFL trading card product of the season, something as cool as the gallery I'm about to show you from 2011 Donruss Elite Football (due out June 22) just can't wait. So, by all means, continue your pursuit of the two-week-old 2011 Prestige, all the while keeping…
Gallery: Rookies Don NFL Jerseys for ‘New Breed’ Insert in 2011 Donruss Elite Football
That didn't take long. Less than a week after photographing the top 2011 NFL rookies over the course of four days at the 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles, Panini America officials already have incporated those images into New Breed, a 36-card insert set planned for the June 15 release of 2011 Donruss Elite Football. (more…)
The Panini America Routing Table Today: Massive Peeks at Football, Hoops & Hockey
The almost-always-abounding Panini America Routing Table was especially fruitful today, seemingly warped by the weight of a plethoric batch of early process previews from upcoming products such as 2011 Donruss Elite Football, 2011 Score Football, 2010-11 Score Rookies & Traded Hockey and 2010-11 Totally Certified Basketball. With the help of the company wheelbarrow, I hauled a heaping batch of proofs to the scanner…
Routing-Table Reveal: 2011 Donruss Elite Throwback Threads Booklet Cards
Donruss Elite's fabled Throwback Threads insert has enjoyed a hobby hall-of-fame career since bursting onto the scene in 2000, enchanting collectors with elegant unions of football's greatest players -- along with their legendary game-worn memorabilia and autographs -- on one card. In fact, some of the most poignant two-player pairings in the history of sports cards have called a Throwback Threads checklist home.…
Panini Peek: 2011 Donruss Elite Football
You could say 2011 marks a new chapter in the hallowed history of Donruss Elite Football. More accurately, though, it marks a completely new book. For the first time in company history, Panini America will produce multiplayer autographed memorabilia booklet cards and will unveil the concept -- no doubt to considerable fanfare -- in the June release of 2011 Donruss Elite Football on the popular…