What: 2017 Leaf Metal Sports Heroes trading cards
Arrives: October
Box basics: Five autographs per box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf puts some of the biggest names from the sports world all in the same box, gives it a Metal finish and two more autographs per box vs. last year's non-metal release while also guaranteeing of ink from either Floyd Mayweather, Conor McGregor or Lionel Messi in every case.

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What: 2017 Panini Impeccable football cards
Arrives: Sept. 27
Box basics: Five autographs per eight-card box (three boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: This high-end NFL brand arrives for a sophomore season with at least one rookie patch auto per box and a healthy mix of stars from the past and present.

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What: 2017 Topps WWE Women's Division wrestling cards
Arrives: Sept. 6
Box basics: One hit per blaster box

What's buzz-worthy: The WWE's women once again get a product of their own with this one only initially available via Walmart like last year's very popular Divas Revolution set.

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What: 2018 Topps Heritage baseball cards
Arrives: Feb. 28
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Collectors can turn back the clock to 1969 once again with the arrival of Heritage, which continues with the what's-old-is-new-again tradition that began back in 2001.

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What: 2017 Panini Absolute NASCAR cards
Arrives: Oct. 4
Box basics:  Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per four-pack box (14 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Absolute hits the track with a hit in every pack for the first time in a release that will include some serious memorabilia swatches and even the return of Action Packed.

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What: 2017-18 Panini Nobility soccer cards
Arrives: Oct. 6
Box basics: Two autographs in every box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: A new high-end brand arrives first on the pitch with an autograph in every pack and a focus on past stars of the game -- but there's a limited roster of current greats included, too.

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What: 2017 Panini XR football cards
Arrives: Sept. 20
Box basics: Two autos and one memorabilia card per box (15 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Panini XR arrives as a new football card line that offers a colorful look at the NFL with plenty of autographs and memorabilia.

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What: 2017 Donruss Optic football cards
Arrives: Mid-December
Box basics: One memorabilia card per six-pack blaster box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: We've got early word on what you should expect to find in blaster boxes of this one -- and even more at retail -- in advance of its hobby unveiling.

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What: 2018 BenchWarmer Hot For Teacher trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 1  April 27
Hobby box basics: 12 cards per box (16 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: BenchWarmer's Hot For Teacher line returns for a fourth time with an array of creative cards under the theme for the set.

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What: 2018 Topps Tribute baseball cards
Arrives: Feb. 21
Box basics: Three autographs and three Relics per six-pack box (six boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The high-end brand is back with new approaches on the Relics guaranteed in every box in a product that Topps says "will deliver the highest level of premium collectability."

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What: 2018 Topps MLB Sticker Collection
Arrives: Feb. 28
Box basics: 50 eight-sticker packs per box (16 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The stickers are back for a new baseball season with a new assortment of stars, foil team logos and mascots from the game.

The Basics: Albums will be 32 pages with a sheet of six bonus stickers, while the set will include 300 stickers with what looks like a similar lineup to past releases.

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What: 2017 Leaf Valiant Pre-production Proof football cards
Arrives: Tomorrow (Aug. 22)
Box basics: Three encased 1/1 proof cards per box

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf Valiant gets a preview before its Sept. 1 arrival with this release of unsigned proof cards for the product.

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What: 2017 ITG Superlative hockey cards
Arrives: Oct. 6
Box basics: Four autographs or memorabilia cards per box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's newest ITG release is about nothing but hits with some of the biggest names in hockey history.

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What: 2018 Topps Garbage Pail Kids We Hate the 1980s trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 17
Box basics: One hit per Hobby Collector box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The Garbage Pail Kids take on the 1980s with their satirical sights set on cartoons/toys such as MASK, presidents such as Ronald Reagan, video games, fashion, TV, films and plenty more from the decade where the GPKs were born.

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What: 2017 Panini Contenders football cards
Arrives: Early December
Box basics: One autograph or memorabilia card per five-pack blaster box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: We've got early word on what you should expect to find in blaster boxes and other formats at retail for this one.

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What: 2017 Panini National Treasures Collegiate football cards
Arrives: Sept. 13
Box basics: Six autographs or memorabilia cards per seven-card box (four boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures returns to the college gridiron for a third year with notable college stars from the past showcased with plenty of ink and memorabilia.

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What: 2017 Panini Spectra football cards
Arrives: Sept. 13
Box basics: Four autographs and seven memorabilia cards per four-pack box (eight boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: We'll have another season of the high-end Prizmatic rainbow with plenty of autographs and memorabilia in this brand.

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What: 2018 Topps WWE Road to WrestleMania wrestling cards
Arrives: Jan. 24
Box basics: Two hits (one auto guaranteed) in every 24-pack hobby box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The Road to WrestleMania kicks off the year in WWE cardboard with this one being the first 2018 release and a continuation of the colorful reboot for the brand that started this year.

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What: 2016-17 Panini Impeccable basketball cards
Arrives: Sept. 14
Box basics: Five autographs per eight-card box (three boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: This newer high-end brand arrives on the hardwood with "a wide array of autographs and memorabilia of rookies, veterans and NBA legends."

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What: 2017 Topps Star Wars High Tek trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 22
Box basics: One autograph per eight-card hobby box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The third Star Wars set under the High Tek banner offers some new looks, new signers and new characters as the universe continues to expand on the screen and on cardboard.

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What: 2017-18 Panini Select soccer cards
Arrives: Early December
Box basics: 20 cards per hanger box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Select comes to the retail aisle for the first time in a bit of a premium hanger box format.

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What: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Ultimate Collector's Set Series 3
Arrives: Nov. 8
Hobby box basics: Three autographs per set

What's buzz-worthy: Buffy is back with a premium-priced set that will include autographs from Seth Green and either Alyson Hannigan or Sarah Michelle Gellar in every set.

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What: 2017 Panini Chronicles baseball cards
Arrives: Mid/late November
Box basics: One Absolute Rookies Blue card per blaster with autographs or memorabilia cards found one in every fourth box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: We've got early word on a new line coming to the retail aisle just in time for Thanksgiving sales and it will pack some big, big names in today's hobby -- Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Mickey Mantle for starters -- on a number of designs/brands in the Panini baseball portfolio that help update the season's offerings all in one place.

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What: 2017 Panini Crown Royale football cards
Arrives: Early December
Box basics: One autograph and one memorabilia card per four-pack box (20 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: We've got early word on this one's inclusions when it hits the retail aisle later this year.

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What: 2018 Topps Series 1 baseball cards
Arrives: Jan. 31
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per 36-pack box (12 boxes per case); One autograph and two Relics per 10-pack jumbo box (six boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The newest edition of the Topps baseball brand -- the flagship brand for the hobby -- arrives with a wave of energy and full-bleed feel that further breaks from the traditional feel for the brand that's been around for 67 consecutive seasons.

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