The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Elite Football (Must-See Preview)
When a product packs as many exciting new developments as 2013 Elite Football does, it's hard to figure out where to start gushing. Do you begin with the laser-cut captivation found in the Portraits insert? Or perhaps you start with the vibrant new colors shining brightly in the landmark Status and Aspirations parallels. Or, just maybe, you talk about the…
Panini America Previews 2013 National VIP Set; Two Cards Remain a Mystery
Panini America officials on Monday afternoon unveiled the details surrounding a special six-card set that will be distributed to registered VIPs later this month in Chicago at the 2013 National Sports Collectors Convention. The multisport set features a bold new design and includes a checklist loaded with young stars such as E.J. Manuel, Geno Smith, Oscar Taveras and Nail Yakupov. And in an…
Panini America Offers 40-Card First Look at 2013 Elite Football’s Top Rookie Cards
Next Wednesday, a revamped 2013 Elite Football will greet football collectors across the country packing an abundance of whiz-bang technological twists and a new-look Rookie Card design unlike any the venerable brand has offered in quite some time. Todaywe're going to preview that design by showcasing the RCs of the 40 players who attended the 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere in May. The…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks Open One Early Box of 2013 Prestige Football
Score Football may have gotten the nod this year in kicking off Panini America's loaded 2013 NFL collecting season, taking that prestigious perch away from, well, Prestige, for the first time in more than a decade. The good news for collectors, however, is that 2013 Prestige Football remains a leader in every other way that matters. Equipped more than ever…
Etched to Impress: Panini America Explores Rookie Inserts in 2013 Prestige Football
The magnificence of microetching always has been a print technology that's better experienced than explained. To really appreciate it, you've got to get your hands and eyes on it -- and to do that, you've usually had to wait for Panini America to release Totally Certified, a brand widely recognized in both basketball and football as the matriarch of microetching.…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2013 Prestige Football (162 Sweet Images)
First things first: The Quality Control Gallery you're about to lay eyes on is massive; at 162 images strong, it's easily one of the biggest ones we've ever done here on The Knight's Lance. But when you have a product as brimming with compelling content as 2013 Prestige Football is, well, you've gotta show it off. So that's exactly what…
Prestigious Premiere: Panini America Peeks Top 2013 Prestige Football Rookie Cards
It's quite remarkable, when you think about it, that a dedicated team of Panini America officials needed less than one week to sift through the thousands of photographs taken by multiple photographers during the 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere, select just the right ones, get them clipped, cropped and color-corrected and then placed into the upcoming 2013 Prestige Football release. That result…
Tell-All: NFL Rookies Bare their Souls to the Panini America Editorial Department
The 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere was an overwhelming success for Panini America, highlighted, of course, by last Saturday's photo shoot at the historic Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Among the myriad highlight-reel moments was an impromptu freestyle rap session courtesy of Seahawks running back Christine Michael (who, incidentally, has the firmest handshake since Michael Irvin) and a laser-like 50-yard pass from…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Cracks First Box of 2013 Score Football Hobby Jumbos
I just plowed through a sizable chunk of late-afternoon clock mining one massive box of Panini America's hot-off-the-presses 2013 Score Football Hobby Jumbos -- and I'm a better man and hobby marketing manager for the experience. When my 10th and final pack was opened and its contents revealed, I came up with four simple words to summarize my own thoughts on…
Follow Panini America on Twitter All Day at the 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere
PASADENA, Calif. -- Panini America is on location inside the historic Rose Bowl providing budget-busting coverage of the 2013 NFLPA Rookie Premiere. Follow us on Twitter and the #ScoreRookie hash tag so you don't miss any of the action.