The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2020-21 Contenders Optic Basketball
Panini America is driving another new-wax Wednesday this week with the release of both 2020-21 Contenders Optic Basketball and 2021 XR Football in hobby shops across North America. Both products are sure to be well-received but for different reasons and we'll provide Quality Control Gallery preview posts for both products over the next few days, beginning with 2020-21 Contenders Optic…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2020-21 Chronicles Basketball
Panini America's multifaceted, colorful, captivating and catchall 2020-21 Chronicles Basketball dropped in hobby shops across North America today, just in time for the Black Friday shopping season. The bold Chronicles mantra of encompassing seemingly as many different brands into one product as humanly possible continues brilliantly in this latest installment. On average, each hobby box of 2020-21 Chronicles Basketball (eight…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2020-21 Illusions Basketball
Panini America's new 2020-21 Illusions Basketball dropped today exclusively in Panini-direct hobby shops across North America and promises to leave a flashy, fun footprint across the hoops-hobby landscape. On average, each hobby box (six cards per pack, 14 packs per box, 12 boxes per case) will deliver one autograph, 14 parallels, eight insert or insert parallels and five Acetate or…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2020-21 Recon Basketball
Panini America will make NBA trading card history again this week with the release of the inaugural Recon Basketball product in hobby shops across North America. Recon owes its origins to a successful insert run in the test lab that is the Chronicles brand. On average, each hobby box of 2020-21 Recon Basketball (six cards per pack, 10 packs per…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2020-21 Obsidian Basketball
A jam-packed, new-release Wednesday for Panini America includes the previously previewed 2021 Chronicles Draft Picks Basketball, 2020-21 Obsidian Basketball and 2021 Spectra Baseball. In this particular Quality Control Gallery post, we're turning our sights to the spectacular Obsidian Basketball. On average, each hobby box of 2020-21 Obsidian Basketball (seven cards per box, 12 boxes per case) delivers two autographs and…
A Better-Late-Than-Never Quality Control Gallery Featuring 2020-21 Spectra Basketball
Yes, we're aware that 2020-21 Spectra Basketball released in hobby shops across North America earlier today. And, yes, we're aware that our Quality Control Gallery preview posts traditionally arrive a day or two before a product releases. But it's been one of those weeks here at Panini America so you'll have to forgive the slight tardiness of this must-see look…
On Tuesday, Panini America Bringing Color Blast Packs to 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain Initiative
Panini America's wildly popular and ongoing 2020-21 Prizm Basketball NFT Blockchain initiative is taking a wildly colorful turn on Tuesday morning with the release of special Color Blast Insert packs that will be available only while supplies last. These one-card packs will be available for $10 and likely won't last long. But one thing to note for all of those…
Panini America Delivers a Detailed Sneak Peek at 2020-21 Obsidian Basketball
Panini America officials recently sent out preliminary Product Information Solicitations for several exciting new products coming soon to a hobby shop or online retailer near you. Today, we’re sharing that same information with you here on The Knight’s Lance, this time featuring the Optichrome-enhanced Obsidian Basketball. In the extensive product preview below, we’ll showcase a bevy of preliminary images from the upcoming 2020-21…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2020-21 Select Basketball
As far as Fridays go, tomorrow is shaping up to deliver one of the most high-voltage hobby days of the summer. It's not just going to be electric. It's going to be "Selectric." Mark it down. Book it. Bank on it. As if it wasn't enough for Panini America to release 2021 UFC Select in hobby shops across North America…
The Panini America Quality Control Gallery: 2020-21 Clearly Donruss Basketball
Panini America's new 2020-21 Clearly Donruss Basketball arrives in hobby shops across North America tomorrow and just like its stunning debut from last season, the product delivers a devastatingly cool experience that shows exactly what's possible when Acetate meshes in the coolest possible ways with the flagship Donruss brand. The results are transparently thrilling. On average, each hobby box (five…