What: 2017 Topps Star Wars Masterwork trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 8
Box basics: Four hits in every four-pack hobby box with two autographs guaranteed (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Topps' high-end Star Wars brand ups the ante with the ink while continuing to offer other hits with a mix of the past and present films in the sophomore third release of its highest-end set for the franchise.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long ... and this is Hour 3.

The case: 2016 Funko Suicide Squad Mystery Minis vinyl figures
The cost: $12 
Original cost: $83.88

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... this is Hour 2.

The box: 2013 Panini The Beach Boys trading cards (hobby box)
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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 12 in 12 -- a series of a dozen breaks of past wax boxes and wax packs in a dozen hours. We'll post one every hour on the hour all day long today ... this is Hour 1.

The boxes: 2017 Leaf Pop Century Signed Photograph Edition (two boxes)
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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and break down 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: 2017 Topps WWE wrestling cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11 (10 packs plus a two-card Relic/bonus pack)
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 72
Base set completion: 
53 of 100 (53 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Brock Lesnar, Mick Foley, Paige, Carmella, Undertaker, Bobby Roode, Shinsuke Nakamura, Ric Flair, Eric Bischoff, Ivory, Kelly Kelly, Torrie Wilson

Rookie Cards (logo only): Jason Jordan, Carmella, Chad Gable, Nia Jax

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What's Buzzing Today: Big and interesting pulls from around the collecting world.

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Flawless, Immaculate Collection and National Treasures.

Those are the high-end brands that will be arriving this coming card season from Panini America with a collegiate twist as the company pulled back the curtain on a number of the cards before they are signed in less than two weeks at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere.

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The box: 2017 Topps Star Wars 40th Anniversary trading cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 11 (10 standard plus one medallion pack)
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 62
Base set completion: 
50 of 200 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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Not that long ago, Steven Holcomb's Olympic dreams were challenged by failing vision and depression, but a surgery to correct his keratoconus -- a disorder that had him seeing with 20/500 vision -- helped make him one of the United States' most-successful bobsledders in years.

His successes included three Olympic medals and it was was one that had been documented in a book -- his autobiography, But Now I See: My Journey from Blindness to Olympic Gold -- but there won't be new chapters. He was found dead Saturday in Lake Placid, N.Y., at age 37.

"The entire Olympic family is shocked and saddened by the incredibly tragic loss today of Steven Holcomb," U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Scott Blackmun told The Associated Press. "Steve was a tremendous athlete and even better person, and his perseverance and achievements were an inspiration to us all. Our thoughts and prayers are with Steve's family and the entire bobsledding community."

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What's Buzzing Today: Tracking Superfractors, showing off game-used, big breaks & more.

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The box: 2017 Topps Major League Soccer cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 184
Base set completion: 
152 of 190 (80 percent)
Duplicates: 11

Rookie Cards (12) – Jackson Yueill, Hector Villalba, Niko Hansen, Jeremy Ebobisse, Miguel Almiron, Zeiko Lewis, Miles Robinson, Jakob Nerwinski, Julian Gressel, Daniel Johnson, Abu Danladi, Justin Davis

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Apparently Takk didn't take the time to sign all of his stickers for Panini America -- and now the company is replacing the cards.

The company announced on Friday night that some of the autographs of former UCLA Bruins football star Takkarist McKinley -- a first-round pick of the Atlanta Falcons -- will be replaced by those requesting them.

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The box: 2015 Score football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 11
Cards in this box: 132
Base set completion: 
60 of 330 (18 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players found on base cards: Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger, Le'Veon Bell, Tony Romo, Larry Fitzgerald ... probably not the strongest crop in this one.

Rookie Cards (33) – Notables include Dorial Green-Beckham, Marcus Peters, Kevin White, Landon Collins ... also not the strongest crop.

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What: 2017 Leaf Best of Football
Arrives: August
Box basics: One buyback card plus one new Leaf card (three boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The elite football cards from the past will be found here in graded buyback form accented with new creations featuring promising rookies.

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What's Buzzing Today: An Aaron Judge 1/1 auto saved from the trash along with big pulls and big discussions

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The box: 2017 Bowman baseball cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 10
Cards in this box: 240
Base set completion: 
100 of 100 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 5
Prospect set completion: 
71 of 150 (47 percent)
Duplicates: 0
Chrome prospect set completion: 
46 of 150 (31 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players on base cards – Kris Bryant, Willson Contreras, Kyle Schwarber, Francisco Lindor, Corey Seager, Clayton Kershaw, Mookie Betts, Bryce Harper, Carlos Correa, Josh Donaldson, Ichiro Suzuki, Yu Darvish, Mike Trout

Rookie Cards – Carson Fulmer, Tyler Austin, Hunter Dozier, Jake Thompson, Gavin Cecchini, Jose DeLeon, Orlando Arcia, Jorge Alfaro, Teoscar Hernandez, Jharel Cotton, Jeff Hoffman, Manny Margot, Andrew Benintendi, Yoan Moncada, Reynaldo Lopez, Yulieski Gurriel, Aaron Judge, Robert Gsellman, Ryon Healy, David Dahl, Rob Segedin, Tyler Glasnow, Dansby Swanson, Hunter Dozier, Matt Strahm, Alex Bregman, Raimel Tapia, Braden Shipley, Joe Musgrove, Alex Reyes, Hunter Renfroe

Notable Prospects (both sets) – Yu-Cheng Chang, Tetsuo Yamada, Luiz Gohara, Anderson Espinoza, Christin Stewart, Amed Rosario, Takahiro Norimoto, Luis Garcia, Stephen Gonsalves, Rafael Devers, Tyler O'Neill, Dylan Cozens, Kevin Maitan, Gleyber Torres, Ronald Acuna, Mickey Moniak, Amed Rosario, Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, Patrick Weigel, Lazarito Armenteros, Blake Rutherford

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Star Wars Day ("May the Fourth be with you") is here and Topps has a new set -- and new on-demand card platform -- to show for it.

The 2017 Topps On Demand line begins here with Set No. 1 -- Star Wars May the Fourth. 

Each and every set in this one will include an autograph, too.

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What: 2017 Super Break Football Touchdown Edition
Arrives: May 10
Box basics: Two hits per box (two boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's newest football offering includes NFL cards of all types all in one high-end box.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big pulls and big breaks as we work toward the weekend. (Yeah, we know it's still Thursday ... the caffeine still hasn't kicked in.)

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What: 2017 Leaf Valiant football cards
Arrives: July
Box basics: Three autographs and one graded autograph card per box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Valiant returns having "undergone substantial changes to ensure that the item as as fun and exciting as ever."

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What happens when a New York Yankees rookie hits his league-leading 12th home run of the season?

Baseball cards just keep selling.

Aaron Judge is that Yankee and thanks to several years' of prospecting sets and his 2017 Rookie Card arrival he's arguably the hottest cardboard in the hobby today. As we documented here on Monday, he's got more than 400 different autographed cards already -- and there's undoubtedly more on the way -- and that's a good problem to have.

But what if you don't have a Judge auto? Where should you start? Consider these 12 sets or specific cards ...

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The Deadman has hit eBay.

The first Topps autographs signed by future WWE Hall of Famer Undertaker -- just the third certified autographs of his career -- have arrived in boxes of 2017 Topps WWE and the asking price for the first card to hit the auction site has a jaw-dropping Buy-It-Now price.

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The box: 2017 Topps WWE wrestling cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 168
Base set completion: 
100 of 100 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 22

Notable names pulled on base cards: The Rock, Bayley, Brock Lesnar, Enzo Amore, Finn Balor, Goldberg, Mick Foley, Paige, Triple H, Alexa Bliss, Carmella, John Cena, Maryse, Randy Orton, Undertaker, Asuka, Bobby Roode, Ember Moon, Liv Morgan, Shinsuke Nakamura, Ric Flair, Beth Phoenix, Eric Bischoff, Ivory, Kelly Kelly, Torrie Wilson

Rookie Cards: Princess Victoria (no logo), Judy Martin (no logo), Samoa Joe, Mojo Rawley, Jason Jordan, Chad Gable, Carmella, Alexa Bliss, TJ Perkins, Nia Jax, Finn Balor, Corey Graves,  Bayley and nearly all referee cards (no logo) and some announcers. Note: In addition, since they are base cards in this release any "First NXT Cards" -- and there are many -- also would technically be RCs though those individuals would get RC logo cards if they make main rosters.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but breaks today -- from hobby and the retail aisle.

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The "Masters of the Mic" are a big part of the show this time -- and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin steals it.

When Pasadena, Calif.-based Loot Crate recently announced its wrestling version of a mystery box -- the WWE Slam Crate -- this fan decided to sign up and see what was to come.

The first crate arrived last year, the second arrived in December and the third one was fun, too, but this newest crate arriving now gives us a glimpse of what's to come with arguably more simple pieces that collectors might appreciate.

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