Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Early Boxes of 2014-15 Paramount Basketball

Six days into the new year and we're already hurtling full speed into action here at Panini America, what with this week's release of 2014-15 Paramount Basketball (Wednesday) and the hobby edition of 2014 Contenders Football (Thursday). We brought you extended first looks at both products yesterday with respective Quality Control Galleries. Today, we're diving in to the first finished…

The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2014-15 Paramount Basketball (81 Pics)

Panini America is bringing back a hobby legend this week with the release of the all-new 2014-15 Paramount Basketball. As a maiden release, Paramount as a whole will need some time to reach legendary status. It's the velveteen technology inherent on every Paramount base card and parallel that's the stuff of legend already. Original Dufex is back. One of the…

Panini America Offers Detailed First Look at 2014-15 Paramount Basketball (Gallery)

If you know nothing else about Panini America's new 2014-15 Paramount Basketball at this point, it's paramount that you know this: Dufex technology -- the original Dufex technology -- is back. That's a brilliant bit of news for longtime loyalists of the patented printing technology that's been gone for way too long. As you'll see in the preview gallery that…

Panini Unwrapped World Premiere Video: 2010-11 Zenith Hockey (with contest)

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7QGywcD3C4&w=585&h=363] In this special edition of Panini Unwrapped, Tracy Hackler and Panini America Assistant Brand Manager Clint Hall have their way with one box of the highly anticipated 2010-11 Zenith Hockey. Watch as Hall teaches an impromptu lesson in how to properly access your Dear to Tear box-toppers (and please, don't try this at home). (more…)

Panini QC Gallery: 2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey

The anticipation is tangible. The expectations are high. In seven short days, hockey collectors will have, for the first time since 1997-98, a new Pinnacle set to call their very own. Hey, what's another week when wistful hobbyists have waited almost 15 forlorn years now? Judging by this exclusive and exhilarating first look at live cards from 2010-11 Pinnacle Hockey (courtesy of the initial quality control check conducted by Panini America NHL brand…