Panini America's Noir line of basketball cards arrives on Wednesday with a distinct feel and a deep checklist heavy on the hits.

Each box of 2015-16 Panini Noir includes 12 cards -- and seven of those are autographs or memorabilia cards. A look at the final checklist arrived today in advance of its release.

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Topps Now has come to the pitch with six cards making the debut offering for Major League Soccer.

Just like in other sports, the 2016 Topps Now MLS cards are only available for 24 hours and are limited to the number of cards that are ordered.

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A set of nine promo cards for the recently released DC Comics Justice League trading card set from Cryptozoic will only be available at San Diego Comic-Con this week.

The cards will be available at three different booths at the show while supplies last.

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What: 2016 Super Break Super Charged National Edition
Arrives: July 28
Box basics: Five buyback cards and one memorabilia piece per box (three boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break Charged Edition features "some of the world's finest" from presidents, historical figures, athletes, celebrities and beyond. In some cases, there will be even more items than there should be for this multi-faceted brand.

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San Diego Comic-Con is almost here and the crew at Funko has prepared more than 70 different toys, T-shirts and more that will only initially be available at the show this week.

There will be pieces from Star Wars, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Disney, The Walking Dead and so much more in the company's Pop! line, Dorbz and, well, so much more.

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The aliens are going electronic on Wednesday.

Upper Deck revealed on Monday that its recently released (and sold out) Alien Anthology product will be coming to its electronic e-Pack platform with insert cards, actor autographs, dog tag cards, sketch cards and more that can be sent to them. The launch begins at San Diego Comic-Con.

“We have been working diligently to be able to announce the momentous release of Alien Anthology on e-Pack at Comic-Con, which brings together some of the most passionate fans and collectors in our industry,” said Jason Masherah, President of Upper Deck. “We strive to bring collectors the most innovative new products, and the release of Alien Anthology on e-Pack allows us to give fans a pack opening experience like they’ve never had before.”

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We all know someone who busts boxes just for the hits and there are a lot of boxes out there that guarantee nothing but the hits, particularly for budgets that are big. (You know, the stuff like Flawless.)

Also out there are collectors like Buzz, who rip boxes on a budget, allowing for dabbling in more than one area (you know, not just Flawless) and bust a bit more more often.

One recent box ripped by yours truly was 2014 BenchWarmer Eclectic Collection, which is essentially a repack product with a few new unique cards created in addition to a massive assortment of past packs.

You're guaranteed at least eight hits ... but my box included 17.

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San Diego Comic-con will undoubtedly generate some buzz for fans and collectors when it kicks off this week, but Heritage Auctions has some big books on the auction block that could spark some discussions, too.

One of them is a copy of Action Comics No. 1.  

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2013 Topps Chrome baseball cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 8 (seven standard packs and one Purple Refractor pack)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 32
Base set completion: 
22 of 220 (10 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – Jose Bautista, Cole Hamels, Starlin Castro, Max Scherzer

Rookie Cards (8) – Melky Mesa, Didi Gregorious, Alex Colome, Zack Wheeler, Robbie Grossman, Eury Perez, Carter Capps, Shelby Miller

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2013 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 36
Base set completion: 
36 of 150 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Danica Patrick, Dan Marino, Nolan Ryan, John Elway, Larry Bird, Rory McIlroy, Natalie Gulbis

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Super collections, an alleged Alex Bregman eBay scammer, one legendary Colts auto, redeeming values and The National.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Rare food issues, redemption replacements, Olympic cards & more.

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The Golden State Warriors lost one of the greatest players in team history on Saturday as Hall of Famer Nate Thurmond lost his battle with leukemia. He was 74.

Named to the NBA at 50 squad and elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985, Thurmond was a seven-time All-Star in his 14 seasons spent with the Warriors, Bulls and Cavaliers. He averaged 15.0 points and 15.0 rebounds a game for his career. He still ranks 11th on the NBA's career rebounds list with 14,464, while his career average ranks fourth-highest in league history.

“We’ve lost one of the most iconic figures in the history of not only our organization, but the NBA in general,” Warriors owner Joe Lacob said in a statement. “Nate represented this franchise with class, dignity and humility as both a player and community relations ambassador for over 40 years. Without a doubt, he is one of the most-beloved figures to ever wear a Warriors uniform and both a Hall of Fame player and Hall of Fame person, hence his No. 42 jersey hanging from the rafters at Oracle Arena. On behalf of the entire Warriors organization, our thoughts and prayers go out to his entire family, including his wife, Marci. We’ll miss his presence in his customary seats at our games next season, but his legacy will live forever.”

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We've had plenty about Decision 2016 trading cards here on The Buzz, but if you're a politically inclined collector chasing the cards of this year's final four candidates -- the Presidential and VP players -- then you might be happy with Donald Trump's VP pick.

Collecting Mike Pence will be much easier than Trump or Hillary Clinton -- and maybe easier than her forthcoming VP pick, too.

How?

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This year's Panini VIP party at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Atlantic City, N.J., will have a Super twist -- as in SuperVIPs that get plenty of extras -- but BlowoutCards.com wants to help others get in on the action without heading to the coast.

Details have not yet been revealed for the party, but only a handful of SuperVIP tickets will be available.

Each SuperVIP will get 800 silver wrapper redemption packs. They will get double the Gold VIP packs, too, a number that remains elusive (but it will be impressive). They will get two VIP Black Boxes. They will get a set of autographed photos from the athletes in attendance at the party as well as a piece of memorabilia from Panini Authentic and a SuperVIP box.

How is Blowout making this more attainable to you even if you're not at the show or a VIP?

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A pair of WWE Hall of Famers have been revisited in porcelain form as part of two high-end statue lines that are now available.

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper is the latest to be sculpted for the Immortal Moments Collection, captured during a promo in Piper's Pit, while "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is the latest  in the Championship Title Collection.

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What: 2016 Bowman's Best baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 21
Box basics: Four autographs per box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Bowman's Best is back once again with a mini-box format that delivers two autographs in six packs with this year's top veterans, rookies, prospects and draft picks potentially found inside.

See a gallery and more ... below.

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Panini America's Prizmed take on retro brands of the past -- as well as this year's Donruss brand -- arrives on Wednesday with plenty of surprises in tow inside packs of 2016 Donruss Optic.

Some of those surprises have, however, been spoiled as we've gotten our hands on a final checklist for the first-time brand.

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story doesn't arrive until December, but the first poster and a making-of highlights reel were unleashed upon the masses today at Star Wars Celebration Europe.

If the poster didn't tell you, it's the back story before A New Hope (the first Star Wars film) with a focus on the Death Star.

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What: 2016 Topps The Walking Dead Survival Box trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 23
Box basics: One hit per pack, four packs per box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' Second The Walking Dead release is billed as a high-end brand with a hit in every pack (a five-card mini-box) that looks back at the first six seasons of the series.

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What: 2016 Topps Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Series 1 trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 16
Box basics: Two hits per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The next Star Wars movie comes to cardboard with plenty of mystery as Topps can't yet unleash any visuals for its forthcoming brand.

Keep reading for more.

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They're coming to full-size vinyl. They're coming to pennants. Now, they're coming to packs.

Cryptozoic's line of DC Comics Lil’ Bombshells vinyl figures are coming collectors in blind-wrapped tins in miniature form in August, but they'll first be found at San Diego Comic-con.

Inspired by 1940s pinup art with a cartoon twist, the first series of these miniature vinyls will include Wonder Woman, Harley Quinn, Catwoman and Batwoman among the 10 characters found inside.

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"The Big Fundamental" has a big Sports Illustrated issue all to himself.

The long-running magazine has released a Tim Duncan retirement issue, which is available now for $12.99. A print of the cover also is available for $19.99 along with issues that can be purchased directly from SI.

A star for the San Antonio Spurs for 19 seasons, Duncan retired on Monday as a five-time NBA champ, a two-time league MVP, a three-time Finals MVP and a 15-time All-Star. His next stop will undoubtedly be the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

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What: 2016 Panini Torque NASCAR cards
Arrives: Aug. 31
Box basics:  Three autographs and two memorabilia cards per five-pack box (16 boxes per case via two-inners)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini America's second NASCAR release arrives with a hit in every pack for a suggested retail price of only $30 per pack with three on-card autographs in every box.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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What: 2016 Panini Infinity football cards
Arrives: Sept. 21
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per box (15 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: This new line from Panini America offers a mix of new looks and "a star-studded autograph checklist that showcases rookies, veterans and retired players" with a suggested retail price of only $100 per box.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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