Panini America Begins Registration for 2013 NFL Player of the Day Hobby Shop Promo
Late last week, Panini America officials began registering qualified hobby shops to participate in the 2013 NFL Player of the Day program, one of the longest-running and most-successful hobby shop promotions the sports collecting hobby has ever seen. Today, to help generate some excitement at the collector level and to encourage you to encourage your local hobby shop to get…
Panini America Begins Writing Masterpiece for 2013 Playbook Football (Sneak Peek)
Panini America officials are doing more than just penning a new chapter for the next edition of Playbook Football; they're essentially writing a whole new volume. And when 2013 Playbook Football releases in early October, it promises to meld the best parts of the first two launches (2011 and 2012) with some completely new plot twists sure to have football collectors…
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…
Panini Peek: 2013 Prominence Football
When 2013 Prominence Football arrives in early September, collectors who coveted the brand during its maiden launch last season will no doubt appreciate the many returning elements that made the 2012 edition so much fun to collect (including the Embroidered Patch Autographs and Rookie Class Letter Signatures) while also including the Prominence debut of the sensational Rookie Gridiron Gems Signatures. Of course,…
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.…
Panini America Offers a Must-See First Look at 2013 Certified Football (Preview Gallery)
Panini America's venerable Certified Football franchise is evolving right before our very eyes. And the evolution is one collectors will instantly recognize -- and appreciate -- when 2013 Certified Football arrives in hobby shops in late September. For starters, there's a fresh face lift on the brand's calling-card Freshman Fabric RCs. There's the addition of base Rookie Card counterparts (without autographs…
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…