What: 2016 Super Break Football cards
Arrives: Dec. 9
Box basics: Between one and three buyback cards per box (three boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's latest NFL buyback brand is one that includes the greats of the gridiron from yesterday and today -- all on cards.

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What: 2017 Onyx Baseball Icons Collection
Arrives: Jan. 6
Box basics: One autographed baseball per box and one vintage graded card per case (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Only 50 sealed cases will be made for this one, meaning the checklist of the new inclusion -- a graded vintage icon per case -- will be limited, too, as Onyx looks to the Hall of Fame ranks for this new product.

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What: 2016 Leaf Trinity baseball cards
Arrives: February
Box basics: Six autographed cards per box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Although other companies have them planned, Leaf is the first to visually debut baseball cards of former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow with this release, which will be packed with nothing but on-card autographs.

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What: 2017 Topps Inception baseball cards
Arrives: April 12
Box basics: One autograph or one autographed patch Relic per seven-card box (16 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The Topps name turns to Inception with a combination of base cards, parallels and one hit per box -- a slightly different take on the Bowman way of Inception, which carried an all-hits-all-the-time approach.

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What: 2016 Panini National Treasures Collegiate baseball cards
Arrives: Jan. 4
Box basics:  Six autographs or memorabilia cards and two base/parallels per eight-card box (four boxes per case)

What’s buzz-worthy: National Treasures presence goes collegiate for baseball with top young stars and legends from the past all in one place in what Panini says is smaller than Immaculate Collection Collegiate, which it previously said was “the smallest case run in company history.” So now this one is the rarest.

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What: 2016-17 Super Break Basketball
Arrives: Dec. 5
Box basics: Two buyback items per box (four boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's first basketball-only product of the year includes a mix of memorabilia atop buyback cards.

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What: 2016 Historic Autographs Art of Football Series 2
Arrives: Jan. 12
Box basics: One autograph per box (16 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: A second series of Hall of Fame autographs is on the way from Historic Autographs via signed Goal Line Art cards that are slabbed and authenticated by PSA/DNA.

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It's still the 65th anniversary of Topps baseball cards and there will be a new set at Walmart to prove it.

It's 2016 Topps Archives 65th Anniversary Edition and it will include one autographed reprint of a past Topps card along with 15 cards from a set revisiting the past MLB releases from the company in each $24.98 box.

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What: 2016 Super Break Multi-sport Hybrid Edition
Arrives: Nov. 25
Box basics: Three buyback cards and one memorabilia piece per box

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's next product includes a mix of everything beyond buyback cards for three major sports and more from elsewhere, too.

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What: 2017 Upper Deck Marvel Annual trading cards
Arrives: February (and also on e-Pack).
Box basics: One patch, sketch, plexi-sketch or premium insert per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The year in Marvel Comics gets a review in Annual the first planned look back at the year in books that Upper Deck has penciled into its comicard lineup.

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What: 2016 Panini Plates & Patches football cards
Arrives: Feb. 8
Box basics: One on-card autograph or rookie patch auto, one patch card and one printing plate per five-card box (12 boxes per case).

What's buzz-worthy: Plates & Patches returns after a five-year break with a 1/1 card in every box while also carrying a lower-end suggested retail price for a brand that has every card limited to no more than 99 copies.

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What: 2016 Historic Autographs Friends-N-Foes Holiday Edition
Arrives: Dec. 20
Box basics: One dual-autograph cut booklet per box (13 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs' second release with booklets is here pairing players with common ties or opposing ones. The Friends cards will include family members, teammates and memorable pairings, while rivalries will be found on the Foes cards.

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What: 2016 Onyx Baseball Premiere Gear Collection
Arrives: Dec. 6
Box basics: One autographed or game-used premium item per box

What's buzz-worthy: Only 100 sealed boxes will be made for this one, which includes game-used or autographed memorabilia pieces from some of the top names in the game -- and promising prospects, too.

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What: 2017 President's Choice Blue & White Centennial hockey cards
Arrives: January
Box basics: Seven autographs and three memorabilia cards per box (five boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The Toronto Maple Leafs' 100th anniversary is coming soon and President's Choice hockey cards will focus on that with this limited high-end release.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images released so far.

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What: 2016-17 Panini Revolution basketball cards
Arrives: Feb. 1
Box basics: At least two on-card autographs per eight-box inner case (16 boxes per case via two inners)

What's buzz-worthy: The autographs won't be found in every box but there will be four Rookie Cards, four inserts and eight parallels per box. One of those parallels will be limited to no more than 100 copies.

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What: 2016 Black Gold football cards
Arrives: Jan. 25
Box basics: At least four autographs per two-pack box (eight boxes per case).

What's buzz-worthy: Black Gold is back packing four hits, potentially two more atop that between autos, mem and metal cards along with two shadowbox base cards and two more shadowbox inserts per box.

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What: 2017 Topps Museum Collection baseball cards
Arrives: April 12
Box basics: One autograph, one autographed Relic, one quad Relic and one prime Relic per four-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Topps hits the Museum for another high-end season with a focus on autographs and memorabilia with a few twists.

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First there was the  Topps Mega Box, but now there's the Topps Holiday Box.

Topps revealed its plans for a 2016 Topps Holiday box baseball card set on Monday and it's a Walmart-only release that features some different looks for cards from the flagship Topps set but with a new holiday twist for a new release.

Curious about more details for the boxes arriving on Wednesday? Keep reading ...

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What: 2016 Topps WWE Divas Revolution wrestling cards
Arrives: Nov. 30 (at Walmart)
Box basics: One autograph or Relic per box.

What's buzz-worthy: This Walmart-only exclusive product includes a hit in every box and is solely focused on the female stars of the WWE, offering a bit of a history lesson as the company focuses on its women's division like never before.

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What: 2016-17 Panini Limited basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 18
Box basics: Two autographed memorabilia or standard memorabilia cards per eight-card box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Limited offers something simple but not standard in the basketball world as every autographed card in this one also will carry a memorabilia piece within the card.

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What: 2015-16 Panini Replay basketball cards
Arrives: Dec. 7
Box basics: Two encased autographs and one Rookie Card per three-card box (10 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Replay "brings you a chance to grab some of the best cards Panini has created" with autographed buybacks from Panini's NBA run that began back in 2009.

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What: 2017 Topps MLS soccer cards
Arrives: April 19
Hobby box basics: two autographs and one Relic per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Final checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: Back for its fifth year, the flagship for Topps' American soccer presence will arrive with "dynamic photography, a multitude of rare variations and a sampling of card designs from Topps' extensive portfolio."

Keep reading to learn more and see a full gallery of preview images.

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The Topps Mega Box is back -- but only at Target stores.

Topps revealed its plans for a 2016 Topps Chrome Update baseball card set on Thursday and, like past years, those cards will be retail-only finds in its holiday Mega Box offering that will have a limited retail release this holiday season.

And there will be some new inclusions when they start hitting stores this week.

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What: 2016-17 Panini National Treasures Collegiate basketball cards
Arrives: Jan. 4
Box basics: Six autographs or memorabilia cards along with two base cards or parallels per box (four boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: National Treasures hits the college ranks with an offering that Panini says is "tailor-made for the high-end hoops collector."

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What: 2017 Leaf Masked Men hockey cards
Arrives: January/February
Box basics: Three autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf celebrates goaltenders with a mix of hits and Metal cards as part of a print-to-order release.

Keep reading for more as well as a full gallery of images released so far.

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