Panini America Peeks Green Prizms Coming to 2012 Prizm Football Retail (Gallery)
I don't need down comforters to keep me warm this winter. I don't need Granny's quilts or my father-in-law's electric blankets, either. All I really need are a few emerald sheets -- uncut, of course -- from the upcoming 2012 Prizm Football. That's what I immersed myself in yesterday afternoon that ultimately heated up most of the Panini America Production…
A Special Panini America Weekend Preview: The First Live Look at 2012 Prizm Football
"A familiar, but dramatically improved, technology." That's how the Panini America sales material boldly introduced the framework for both 2012-13 Prizm Basketball and the upcoming 2012 Prizm Football. After all, chromium-inspired, light-reflective trading cards have been around for many years. They've just never been done quite like this. The company first delivered its stunning take on the technology last month…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012 Black Football (54 Must-See Images)
In my more than two years here at Panini America, I've rarely seen a busier time as it relates to new product releases than right now. In the last few weeks alone, we've launched 2012-13 Prizm Basketball, 2012-13 Limited Basketball, 2012-13 Classics Signatures Hockey and 2012 Absolute Football. This week promises another hectic hobby heatwave to warm up your winter…
Panini America Thanksgiving Day Giveaway
Today is a day for giving thanks . . . and a day for watching football. With Black Friday just hours away, we need SOMETHING to hold us over. While turkey and stuffing seem to be the obvious choice, one can't help but get wrapped up in one of the greatest football days of the year. Shortly after Santa makes his…
Icy Hot: Panini America Peeks Just Some of the Cracked Ice Autos in 2012 Black Friday
Today's 2012 Panini America Black Friday preview gallery may be a classic case of putting the cart before the horse, so to speak, considering that we've yet to detail the attractive 2012 Black Friday base-set cards. But as we've discovered over the last several months, collectors simply can't seem to get enough of Panini America's mesmerizing Cracked Ice parallel cards. So…
Rare Printing Plates Give Panini America’s 2012 Score Football Serious Staying Power
Traditionally speaking, most collectors look at mainstream, low-price-point trading card products as being low on bells, whistles and secondary-market value, too. But 2012 Score Football has proven to be far from traditional in the three months since its release. After all, it's not every day -- if ever -- that a 99-cent pack has the potential to deliver so much bang…
Contenders Football at 20: Panini America Previews the Landmark 2012 Edition
Bill Clinton was in the White House, the Dallas Cowboys were Super Bowl champions, and the likes of Whitney Houston, Kenny G, Billy Ray Cyrus and Garth Brooks dotted the top half of the Billboard album chart. For better or worse, that's the pop-culture capsule that has come to define 1993. In the NFL that year, top rookies such as Drew…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2012 Certified Football (Part 1, 66 Images)
As you read this, 2012 Certified Football -- one of the flagship brands in the Panini America NFL portfolio -- is in the finishing stages of being revamped for a new season. And judging by the shimmering sheen of the holographic filmboard used to produce this year's cards, Certified's future remains bright. Bolstered by a crisp, clean design and an…
Between Some Brocks and a Card Place: The Panini America Collector Confessional
As the Hobby Marketing Manager for Panini America, I'm duty-bound -- and quite honored -- to bring you behind the scenes here; to inform and engage and entertain regarding anything and everything that takes place inside this hobby heaven on earth. But not today. Today is Sunday. Today, I'm a Denver Broncos fan -- and the following sneak peeks are…
A Teaser Gallery: Panini America Breaks the First Box of 2012 Momentum Football
It's already been a banner day for the Panini America Marketing team: Our boxes of 2012 Momentum Football arrived just before noon. So I grabbed the first box I could get my hands on and ripped it open, taking pics of the pulls so I could provide this tantalizing look at the first box opened. The new product officially releases…