Appreciating the Rainbow: A Gallery Tribute to the Vibrant Base Parallels in 2019 Select Football
Panini America's heavily anticipated 2019 Select Football dropped earlier this week and brought with it those calling-card attributes that have made the product a late-season NFL staple for years, including must-have RPAs, the scarce, potential-packed XRC redemptions and XRC Mystery Autograph redemptions, and that popular three-tiered base set. It's that last attribute, the three-tiered base set, that presents a plethora…
Prestigious: Panini America Examines Retail Parallels in 2016-17 Prestige Basketball
It's been more than a month now since the hobby release of Panini America's 2016-17 Prestige Basketball, which means the many retail configurations just started arriving on store shelves in the last two weeks. And astute collectors have discovered a captivating array of retail-exclusive parallels -- with cool surface names such as Horizon, Rain and Crystal -- providing worthwhile chase…
Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks Early Boxes of 2016-17 Revolution Basketball
You say you want a revolution? Well, one's coming. This time tomorrow, Panini America's 2016-17 Revolution Basketball arrives in hobby shops across North America intent on riding the serious momentum created by last season's stealthy-surprise debut. The many mesmerizing parallels from last season return, enhanced this year with identifying names on the backs of the cards. Also back for an…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2016-17 Revolution Basketball (96 Pics)
The debut edition of Panini America's Revolution Basketball was something of a sleeper hit last season. With no history to call upon and no road map to follow, the product had to carve out its own following -- which it did with a unique blend of dazzling parallels, designs that took full advantage of those parallels and rare-but-hard-signed autographs. It…
Short Report: 2016 Donruss Football and the Deceptive Scarcity of the Aqueous Test
Of the myriad parallel chases randomly meandering throughout Panini America's 2016 Donruss Football, perhaps none is more perplexing than the mysterious Aqueous Test parallel. If the high-sheen fronts don't stand out at first glance, the unmistakable backs -- emblazoned with a prominent "AQUEOUS TEST" stamp running diagonally from the top left corner to the bottom right corner -- certainly do.…
Panini America Offers Detailed Information on 2016 Classics Football SPs, Variations
Panini America's Classics Football franchise enjoyed a heroic return to the hobby last week with a blast-from-the-past 2016 edition steeped in old-school nuance and just a little bit of mystery. We gave you preliminary information on the product's various parallels and SPs just prior to the product releasing. In the eight days since, many collectors have wondered -- both aloud…
Surface Exploration: The Definitive Guide to 2015-16 Revolution Basketball Parallels
Panini America's 2015-16 Revolution Basketball releases in hobby shops across North America today and provides a different-by-design approach that places a premium on hard-signed autographs (falling roughly two per eight-box inner case), dazzling foil-based designs and seven distinct parallels. Over the course of the last several days here on The Knight's Lance we've brought you glimpses into 2015-16 Revolution Basketball…
Panini America’s Parallel Universe Ready to Shine at the 2015 National (Gallery)
The highly anticipated 2015 National Sports Collectors Convention will open its doors later this afternoon for a special sneak peek engagement to kick off the annual five-day extravaganza that celebrates the best and brightest the sports collectibles industry has to offer. Once again this year, Panini America plans to steal the show with a flurry of must-see activities inside the company's…
Panini America Sheds Light on Short Prints within 2012 Golden Age Baseball Release
Panini America officials on Monday provided some key insight into the many short prints and variations randomly seeded into 2012 Golden Age Baseball, including information on the set's mysterious "white-border" inclusions. The product, live now for roughly two weeks, has resonated with several types of collectors thanks to an eclectic checklist and a unique makeup that includes baseball legends, pop-culture…