Voting Starts for the 2012 Week 4 Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Week (Must-See Gallery)
Want to know who gets more excited than Panini America and NFL collectors about NFL Rookie performances each week during the season? Pepsi Max with its NFL Rookie of the Week initiative. So it comes as no surprise that once again this season — for the second straight year — Panini America and Pepsi would join forces to help promote Pepsi Max Rookie of the Week voting and Panini America NFL Rookie…
Panini America Peeks Two New Insert Sets Coming to 2012-13 Threads Basketball
As Panini America officials continue preparing for the packout and subsequent ship dates for 2012-13 Threads Basketball later this month, The Knight's Lance remains your home for the revealing first glimpses at several new aspects of the product. Yesterday, we shared images from the set's High Flyers insert. Today, we take a look at two more new inserts: Inside Presence…
The Panini America Insert Set Inspection: 2012-13 Threads Basketball High Flyers
Now that October has officially tipped off, it's time to start thinking about the big basketball month ahead for Panini America. For starters, there's the highly anticipated release of 2012-13 Threads Basketball in a few weeks. Then, at the end of the month, Panini America officials will conduct the live draft to determine the 2011 checklist for last season's Double…
Panini Peek: 2012-13 Certified Hockey
Boasting a bevy of new bells and whistles, Panini America's 2012-13 Certified Hockey will arrive in November packing four memorabilia or autograph cards in every box (with at least one autograph guaranteed), a returning rainbow array of Mirror parallels, coveted Freshman Fabric autograph memorabilia RCs, and the all-new Goalie Pulls and Face Off Dual Sticks inserts. The myriad refinements should…
Coming in November from Panini America: 2012 USA Baseball National Teams Box Set
When Panini America first announced its exclusive agreement with USA Baseball during the 2012 Industry Summit last March, one of the most popular questions we received from passionate USA Baseball collectors was whether or not Panini America would produce a box set. The exciting answer is the same now as it was then: Yes. And today, we finally have complete…
Between Some Brocks and a Card Place: The Panini America Collector Confessional
As the Hobby Marketing Manager for Panini America, I'm duty-bound -- and quite honored -- to bring you behind the scenes here; to inform and engage and entertain regarding anything and everything that takes place inside this hobby heaven on earth. But not today. Today is Sunday. Today, I'm a Denver Broncos fan -- and the following sneak peeks are…
Things of Devilish Beauty: Martin Brodeur’s New Panini America Trading Cards
They say the devil's in the details. But sometimes, the extraordinary details are in the Devil. In this case, that Devil is legendary New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur, who's newest autographed trading cards from Panini America are, like the man himself, quite spectacular. It's fitting that Brodeur's newest installment of devilishly sweet trading cards arrived back at Panini America HQ…
Colts QB Andrew Luck Honored as Week 3 2012 Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Week
Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Quarterback Andrew Luck of the Indianapolis Colts is the Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Week for games played on September 20-24, the NFL announced today. Luck completed 22-of-46 passes for 313 yards and two touchdowns as the Colts lost a tight game to the Jacksonville Jaguars, 22-17. Luck was selected from among…
Panini America’s Weekly Redemption Card Update: Prime Ties, Reggie Bush & More
In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll post a list every week, like the one included in the attachments below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled this week. The following list is intended to inform collectors about which redemption cards from which products are being processed…
Tuskegee Airmen, U.S. War Heroes Shine in 2012 Americana Heroes & Legends Set
While the checklist of decorated Olympians, U.S. Women's National Soccer Team stars, astronauts and U.S. Presidents punctuating Panini America's latest Americana release is quite impressive, there are two groups in particular that truly help 2012 Americana Heroes & Legends live up to its name. They're heroic. They're legendary. And at long last, they're on trading cards. Panini America officials worked…