Anthrax Frontman Joey Belladonna Delivers a ‘Flawless’ Performance in Must-See Video

Joey Belladonna rocks. Like, seriously. The dude rocks. For a living. Perhaps best known as the powerfully piped frontman for legendary thrash-metal group Anthrax, Belladonna has spent more than three decades shredding stages with a mic in his hand, passion in his heart and an international legion of fans head-banging and mosh-pitting every steel-toed stomp of the way. Of course, Belladonna's…

Watch: 2016 Donruss Football Delivers in a Must-See Episode of Panini Unwrapped

The big day has arrived. Panini America's highly anticipated 2016 Donruss Football releases today a collective hobby audience on the edge of its proverbial seat. You've seen the Quality Control Gallery. You've seen the Teaser Gallery. And you've seen a preliminary sneak peek at the product's Peyton Manning tributes and the fabled Fans of the Game insert. About the only…

First Look: Peyton Manning, Megan Fox and the Sheer Beauty of 2016 Donruss Football

Panini America's flagship Donruss Football brand will make its grand 2016 debut on Wednesday brimming with the brilliance that only a fabled staple like Donruss can deliver. To be sure, 2016 Donruss Football is a colorful thrill ride of a product that offers something for seemingly every football fan and collector, paying tribute to the game's greatest legends, current stars,…

Panini America Delivers Detailed First Look at 2016 Donruss Football (Preview Gallery)

The venerable Donruss brand finally has a stable home in the NFL. Last year, Panini America officials released Donruss Football as a standalone product for the first time since 2002. In early August, the product will make its second consecutive appearance with a 2016 Donruss Football release that features a big base set (400 cards) and the presence of calling-card…

First Fan: Remembering James Gandolfini’s Place in Landmark “Fans of the Game” Set

Little-known fact: The first celebrity signed to appear in the decade-old trailblazer of a trading card set known as "Fans of the Game" was James Gandolfini. His presence alone -- during the height of "Sopranos" mania -- gave the entire concept of paying tribute to celebrity sports fans in traditional sports trading card products instant credibility and unrivaled star power.…

Panini America Presents . . . the Rick Reilly Interview You Can’t Afford to Miss

In the interest of full disclosure, know this: I am an unabashed, unapologetic, geek-level Rick Reilly fan. His is one of the four faces proudly carved into my Man Crush Mount Rushmore, right alongside John Elway's, Tim Tebow's and Eminem's. When it comes to the pantheon of great American sportswriters, they get no greater than Reilly, a gifted scribe who…

So . . . What Happens to the Value of that Charlie Sheen Baseball Card Now?

The most recent barrage of solid-gold sound bytes from the "Wild Thing" known as Charlie Sheen got me to thinking earlier today, naturally, about Sheen's most valuable trading card, an autographed Fans of the Game beauty originally inserted into packs of 2004 Playoff Honors Baseball. After all, one of the myriad enduring qualities inherent with any sports card is its innate ability to, more often than not,…

Quality Controlling 2010-11 Donruss Hockey

Hey, remember earlier this week when I brought you that early look at 2010-11 Donruss Hockey? Turns out those were retail quality control cases yielding those sneak peeks. On Wednesday, Panini America Hockey Brand Manager Al Muir and Assistant Brand Manager Clint Hall had the pleasure of quality controlling two hobby cases of the highly anticipated product that releases next…

An Early Look at 2010-11 Donruss Hockey

I'm not bragging or anything, but I had the chance earlier today to bust two early boxes of 2010-11 Donruss Hockey in the name of "quality control." Suffice it to say, I was impressed with what I saw and I'm quite certain you will be, too. Donruss Hockey, which includes hockey's celebrated Fans of the Game premiere, is another old-school-style set (on the heels of…