What: 2017 Donruss Optic football cards
Arrives: Dec. 13
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Optic takes to the gridiron with a familiar look for 2017 Donruss NFL fans and a familiar format for those who ripped into this brand hard last season.

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What: 2017 Panini Flawless baseball cards
Arrives: June 1
Box basics: Six autos, two memorabilia and two jewel cards per box (two boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless returns to the baseball diamond once again with elite names from the past and the biggest names of the present all in one place -- "more All-Stars, legends and superstars than ever before," according to the company.

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What: 2017 Panini Flawless basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 15
Box basics: Two gems, six autographs and two more auto or memorabilia cards per 10-card briefcase (two boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view
Order: Single briefcases here & two-box cases here

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless takes to the college hardwood for this first release with some of the biggest young stars in the game today back in their school colors as well as legends from the past.

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What: 2017 Panini Flawless college football cards
Arrives: Nov. 15
Box basics: Two gems, six autographs and two more auto or memorabilia cards per box (two boxes per case)
Order: Single briefcases here & two-box cases here

What's buzz-worthy: Flawless takes to the college gridiron with legends of the past and stars of the recent present with a celebration of Saturday action.

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What: 2018 Leaf Best of Sports
Arrives: January
Box basics: One buyback and one Leaf Best of Sports card per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Boxes here & cases here 

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's buyback brand takes on all of the sports world all in one place with a smaller print run than past "Best of" releases.

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What: 2017 Topps Archives Snapshots baseball cards
Arrives: Oct. 19 via Topps.com
Box basics: One autograph per 12-card box (100 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here 

What's buzz-worthy: This online-exclusive arrives for its sophomore season with an autograph and a parallel inside every pack along with a selection of base cards.

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What: 2017 The Bar Pieces of The Past Volume 2 trading cards
Arrives: Mid-November
Box basics: One memorabilia card per box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break once again takes a look at history with a mix of cut autographs and memorabilia cards that include pieces of handwritten letters, presidential documents, land grants and more.

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The newest Topps on Demand set is out of this galaxy.

It's the 2017 Topps on Demand Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Preview set and it includes an autograph card in every single one of them.

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What: 2017 Leaf Metal Sports Heroes Pre-production Proofs
Arrives: Soon
Box basics: Three 1/1 proof cards per box

What's buzz-worthy: Every card that made its way into boxes of the recently released 2017 Leaf Metal Sports Heroes gets a 1/1 unsigned equivalent here. Every card in every box will be encapsulated by BGS. For more on what was in the standard release, click here. 

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What: 2018 Topps Wacky Packages Go To The Movies
Arrives: March 14
Box basics: One hit per Hobby Collector box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' long-running art parody brand takes on Hollywood's biggest hits with a twist along with some nods to small-screen stars and the horror genre.

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What: 2018 Topps Inception baseball cards
Arrives: March 21 June 27
Box basics: One autograph or one autographed patch Relic per seven-card box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The new wave of Inception -- Topps Inception -- that arrived this year gets another go next March with the same format but a darker, more-familiar look.

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What: 2017 Elite Extra Edition baseball cards
Arrives: Dec. 6
Box basics: One autographed Future Threads Silhouette, six-to-seven autographs and two-to-three memorabilia cards per five-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Elite once again arrives with a heavy emphasis on the hits and with case cards that are limited to no more than 999 copies with 10 parallels apiece.

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What: 2017-18 Panini Court Kings basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 6
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per 10-card box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The colorful release that is Court Kings is back with a simple approach that packs the artistry of the game on a variety of cards inside every box -- a set that Panini says is "the most-artistic cards in the world."

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What: 2018 Topps Opening Day baseball cards
Arrives: March 14
Box basics: No hits guaranteed per 36-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Opening Day returns for its 19th season with an insert in every pack, autographs and Relics in the mix and it even gets a little dirty as you can see above.

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What: 2017-18 Totally Certified basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 13
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per eight-pack box (16 boxes per case via two inners)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: One of Panini's more colorful foil-board creations is back for another year with on-card autos of top rookies and some new designs.

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What: 2017 Panini Preferred football cards
Arrives: Dec. 6
Box basics: Four autographs and one booklet memorabilia card per box (10 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Preferred returns to the gridiron with a new crop of players but plenty of the autographs, memorabilia and booklet cards that collectors expect.

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What: 2017-18 Panini Select soccer cards
Arrives: Nov. 29
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: There are once again three 100-card sets in one for Select soccer and each of them will have parallels from some new options. One of those? Zebra as seen above.

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What: 2017-18 Panini Prizm basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 15
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The full details are here for the newest edition of Prizm, which will include all of the new rookies and plenty of color.

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What: 2017 Leaf Valiant baseball cards
Arrives: November/December
Box basics: Four autographs and one graded autograph card per box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Valiant returns with a slabbed card in every box and just autographs from some of baseball's biggest young names.

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What: 2017 Playoff football cards
Arrives: Nov. 22
Box basics: One autograph and one mem card per 12-pack box (20 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Playoff takes to the gridiron once again with a box that packs two hits every time at a price that even a practice-squader could afford.

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What: 2017 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jersey Edition
Arrives: Nov. 8
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line tries on jerseys for a new football season with a lineup of past and present greats from the NFL as well as some new stars from the college ranks.

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What: 2017 Topps Fire baseball cards
Arrives: This week only initially via Target stores
Box basics: Two hits per 20-pack collector's box; blaster boxes and jumbo packs
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Fire returns as a limited retail-only release with three pack formats all featuring different options for collectors.

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What: 2017 Bowman Chrome Mini baseball cards
Arrives: December (date TBD)
Box basics: Each 273-card set also will include three 10-card bonus packs
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The Minis are back -- and they're packing bonus parallel packs with every factory set.

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What: 2017-18 Panini Ascension basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 22
Box basics: One autograph per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Panini reveals a new line that it says is "one of the most distinct and colorful sets to hit the hobby."

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What: 2018 Topps Star Wars: A New Hope Black & White trading cards
Arrives: Feb. 14
Box basics: One autograph or sketch card per seven-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Topps offers a new take on A New Hope with an approach that's solely about the dark side -- of printing -- with this black-and-white take on the first Star Wars film.

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