Collectors Choose ‘A Night to Remember’ for Insert in 2011-12 Panini NBA Hoops

Given the rare opportunity to create from scratch a special insert set for 2011-12 Panini NBA Hoops, The Knight's Lance readers have spent the last month letting their voices be heard. First, you selected the theme (single-game NBA records). Now, you've selected the name: A Night to Remember. Next up is a biggie: We need you to select the 20 players/records…

Panini America Redemption Card Update: Hakeem, Hall, Horne and More

In an effort to keep collectors updated on the status of those Panini America redemption cards that are currently being processed at a breakneck clip, we’ll 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…

Derrick Rose Contest Winner Announced; Massive Collector Gallery Included

Another contest, another astonishing show of collecting passion from readers of The Knight's Lance. Last week, in honor of Derrick Rose winning 2010-11 NBA MVP honors, we asked collectors to show their own MVP (Most Valuable Panini) card for a chance to win a stunning Rose 1/1 memorabilia gem from Panini America's fabled 2011 Industry Summit Black Boxes. (more…)

Panini America World Premiere: Inside the Official Michael Jackson Trading Card Set

It's a moment many fans and collectors thought would never arrive. But exactly one month from today, more than a year after preliminary product information was first announced, Panini America's long-awaited official Michael Jackson trading card set will finally arrive. In anticipation of that celebrated event, and leading up to the official June 8 release date, we'll provide exclusive coverage of the…

The Quality Control Gallery: 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey (First of Two Parts)

The Panini America hockey team -- veteran puckheads Al Muir and Clint Hall -- made history on Friday by becoming the first two people on the planet to bust the history-making first boxes of 2010-11 Playoff Contenders Hockey. (Some guys have all the luck.) For the record, their enviable opening ceremony was work-related. Muir and Hall were conducting the quality control process…

Panini America Behind the Scenes Video: A Fascinating Tour of the Prepress Process

Spoiler alert: There's no design studio behind the two elaborate wooden doors clearly labeled "Design Studio" just to your right as you enter Panini America HQ. Tucked past those doors instead -- stealthily, strategically -- is a dimly lit lair perpetually humming with a mesmerizingly quiet buzz. Indeed, take a stroll through the Panini America Prepress Department and you'll likely find it to be a simply magical experience. (more…)

Packaging Preview: 2011 Prestige Football

I plopped down at the FedEx machine earlier this afternoon to send out a few packages. Luckily for me, the FedEx machine is situated directly in front of the desk belonging to Panini America Production Manager Jeremy Johnson. Johnson, always on the lookout for collector-friendly Knight's Lance content, just so happened to have in his possession final samples of the overwrap and box configurations…

The Panini America 2011 NFL PLAYERS Rookie Debut Interview: Mark Ingram

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eed1KgkRMs&w=565&h=454]  Mark Ingram delivered more than his share of chapters to the Alabama record book on his way to becoming one of the greatest running backs in the history of college football. Heck, his legendary 2009 season alone -- 1,658 yards, a 6.1 ypc average, 20 total touchdowns -- was worthy of a book all by itself. In addition to carrying the…
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