The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012 Prominence Football (Part 1)
It's a busier-than-normal day here at the Panini America production facility. While the Panini America hockey team is sequestered just down the hall hand-packing 2011-12 Dominion Hockey, NFL brand manager Aik Tongtharadol is running point on the quality-control process for the dazzling new 2012 Prominence Football. Due out in hobby shops next week, Prominence delivers a diverse and enjoyable collecting experience…
Voting Starts for the 2012 Week 2 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 Partners with San Francisco 49ers for Season-Long U.S. Bank Card Set
Through the first two games of the 2012 NFL season, the San Francisco 49ers have looked every bit the Super Bowl contender most preseason experts predicted they'd be. Now, thanks to a special partnership between Panini America, the 49ers and U.S. Bank, they have a special championship-caliber card set to match. Beginning with last Sunday night's stirring 27-19 victory over…
Panini America Teases the Stunning Debut of 2012-13 Prizm Basketball (Gallery)
I could attempt to explain the print-technology wizardry that proudly permeates the upcoming release of Panini America's 2012-13 Prizm Basketball. But instead, I'll let the official Product Information Sheet speak for me: "Prizm delivers a familiar, but dramatically improved, technology that has been missing from the basketball hobby." That description in concert with the preview images below should tell you all you…
Panini America Sunday Showcase: A Final Pre-Release Look at 2011-12 Dominion
While hockey fans across North America cope with the seeming uncertainty surrounding the start of the 2012-13 NHL season, we here at Panini America have something to take your mind off all this yucky labor talk: One stunning last peek at 2011-12 Dominion Hockey before the product goes live later this month. Today's gallery -- which follow's yesterday's showcase and is…
A Panini America Saturday Showcase: You Guessed It . . . More Dominion Previews
Your kids' athletic contests. Yard work. College football on the tube. Knocking out at least some of your honey-do list. Napping. Begrudgingly going into the office to finish what you couldn't yesterday. No matter what your Saturday plans called for, we hope you're flexible -- because all of us here at Panini America have something new to add to your…
Gallery: Panini America Previews More New Images from 2011-12 Dominion Hockey
The week-long marathon that was the 2011-12 Dominion Hockey pre-packout process is a gift that keeps on giving. After all, while Panini America's NHL first-liners Chris Barr, Karvin Cheung and Tim Trout were busy hand-inspecting every last card produced for inclusion in this year's Dominion product, they were also taking tons of pictures. And we've shared many of those with you right…
Panini America’s Weekly Redemption Card Update: Dominique, D-Will and 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…
Redskins QB Robert Griffin III Wins Week 1 2012 Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Week
Voters on NFL.com have made their choice. Quarterback Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins is the Week 1 2012 Pepsi Max NFL Rookie of the Week for games played September 5-10, the NFL announced today. Griffin III completed 19 of 26 passes for 320 yards and two touchdowns, finishing his regular-season debut with a 139.9 passer rating. He added 42 yards rushing on 10 carries as…
Panini America Unwraps 2012-13 Prestige Basketball (& Reveals the Checklist, Too)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iT_HM9uX_Xc&w=600&h=338] For most hoops hobbyists, today's release of 2012-13 Prestige Basketball absolutely qualifies as a special occasion. As such, Panini America's Tracy Hackler and Keith Hower scouted out a special location for this edition of Panini Unwrapped. From the cozy confines of the Panini America HQ lobby, the dynamic duo rips through one prestigious 24-pack box. In addition, Hower brought…