New On-Card Arrivals for 2010-11 Dominion Hockey Include Evgeni Malkin, Taylor Hall

As we speed headfirst into the scorching final weeks of summer, about the only thing hotter than Texas' relentless string of 100-degree afternoons are the recent mail days burning up Panini America HQ. In short, the newest arrivals for 2010-11 Dominion Hockey have been nothing short of epic. This week alone we've been on the receiving end of honest-to-goodness collection-making cornerstones from the…

Panini America Rookie Premiere Interview: New England Patriots QB Ryan Mallett

In terms of first impressions, skyscraping rookie signal-caller Ryan Mallett made a good one in his NFL debut with the New England Patriots last week. The Pats' third-round pick -- and potential heir apparent to the legendary Tom Brady -- completed 12 of his 19 pass attempts for 164 yards and a touchdown in the team's preseason-opening 47-12 romp over Jacksonville. In the process, the former…

The Quality Control Gallery: 44 Must-See Images from 2011 Panini Threads Football

While I was still trying to come to grips with the fact that it was Monday morning all over again, Panini America NFL Brand Manager Carlos Torrez earlier today was across town at our printing facility carefully scrutinizing the first few 2011 Panini Threads Football cases rolling off the line. Thankfully, Torrez procured a vast assortment of hits from those first two cases…

The Quality Control Gallery: 40 Must-See Images from 2011 Panini Americana

You can add the 2011 Panini Americana quality-control process to the list of things I missed the most while attending the 32nd Annual National Sports Collectors Convention last week. (Not that I'm complaining, mind you.) I'm happy to report that the show went on here at Panini America HQ while that other show was going on in Rosemont, Ill. I only know this, of…

Panini Peek: 2011 Gold Standard Football

The prospects for America's most passionate sports card prospectors just keep getting better. Panini America started the industry's great collecting gold rush late last season with the inclusion of real 14-karat gold Golden Tickets in 2010 Playoff Contenders Football. Those precious-metal pieces of history fueled an absolute feeding frenzy that paved the way for similar innovation in 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey and helped launch the stand-alone…

Thursday’s New Batch of On-Card Arrivals for 2010-11 Elite Black Box Basketball

Building a brand new trading card product from the ground up is a daunting task. Doing so in a condensed timeframe only compounds the complexities. But judging by the frenetic pace at which the on-card autographs for 2010-11 Elite Black Box Basketball are being returned, this new launch is in good hands with the Panini America Product Development and Acquisitions teams. Yesterday we…

Eureka! Panini America Updates the 2010-11 Gold Standard Basketball Solid Gold Tracker

More than a month since the product released, 2010-11 Gold Standard Basketball continues to leave its precious-metal mark all over the world. The first buzz was created in Taiwan with the uncovering of the product’s first Golden Ticket. In the weeks since, the product’s 14-karat gold Solid Gold insert cards -- popping up in places as far away as Paris, France and Victoria,…

Panini America Redemption Card Update: Kobe, Dirk, Beaubois, Peterson & More

In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed, we’ll frequently post a list, like the one below, detailing the most recent cards being fulfilled. The following list is by no means complete, but it does let collectors know which redemption cards from which products are being processed this week. We’ll update this…

Panini Peek: 2011-12 Certified Hockey

This time last year, Panini America officials were still making preparations for their ballyhooed foray into the NHL trading card market and readying 2010-11 Certified Hockey to lead that charge. There's no denying that the celebrated launch of Certified last fall kickstarted a banner rookie season for Panini America that will officially end with next month's release of 2010-11 Dominion Hockey. And judging by the company's early lineup…
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