What: 2018 Leaf Showcase Baseball Vault cards
Arrives: June
Box basics: One past Leaf Showcase box and five 1/1 (or /5) autographs per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf revisits the Perfect Game Showcase with a limited-edition release that's even rarer than last year and revisits past years of the prep all-star event via full boxes of those past products combined with newer bonus cards.

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What's buzz-worthy: Panini America takes Certified out on the track once again after a season in the pits and it returns with on-card autographs and plenty of memorabilia.

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What: 2017-18 Panini Noir basketball cards
Arrives: July 25
Box basics: Seven autographs or memorabilia cards per 10-card box (four boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Noir returns to the court with nothing but on-card autographs, plenty of memorabilia cards and other slick creations in this high-end release.

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What: 2018 Cryptozoic DC Bombshells II trading cards
Arrives: June 12
Box basics: One vinyl figure per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The Bombshells are back for another run with sketch cards and other surprises in the mix (odds TBD) as part of a release that focuses on DC Comics' biggest female stars.

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The box: 2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 42
Base set completion: 
34 of 100 (34 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables found on base cards – Nick Saban, Joe Namath, Clay Helton, Deion Sanders, Russell Wilson, Antonio Brown, Jameis Winston, Adrian Peterson, Marcus Allen, Dak Prescott, Randy Moss, Leonard Fournette, Odell Beckham Jr., Earl Campbell, Tony Dorsett, Christian McCaffrey, Ezekiel Elliott, Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, John Elway, Carson Wentz, Terry Bradshaw, Jerry Rice

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What's buzz-worthy: Historic Autographs turns its focus to the White House with a premium brand that will include a presidential auto in every box along with ink from past vice presidents, cabinet members and presidential wives and more.

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What: 2018 Leaf Trinity football cards
Arrives: July-August
Box basics: Five on-card autographs per box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's all-hit three-tiered approach to draft pick football cards arrives soon with a mix of approaches and big names you probably know from the college game and the NFL Draft.

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What: 2018 Super Break Baseball Super Packs
Arrives: May 15
Box basics: One buyback card per pack
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break's Super Packs hit the diamond with a mix of new stars' flashiest cards along with some other surprises.

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What: 2018 Leaf Flash football cards
Arrives: June-July
Box basics: Five autographs per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's new football line packs plenty of flash and a few flashbacks into its boxes that will be full of nothing but autographed cards with plenty of parallels.

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What: 2018 Star Trek The Captain's Collection
Arrives: July 25
Box basics: Two autographs per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
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What's buzz-worthy: The original Star Trek gets a new card set with autographs in every box, a sketch in every case and cut autos/cut auto memorabilia cards also worked into the mix.

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What's buzz-worthy: Certified hits the gridiron again with the foilboard collectors have come to expect, plenty of hits and plenty of parallels across the product with some new touches also in play.

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What's buzz-worthy: The college gridiron gets its own Immaculate Collection release for a third time with a mix of the stars of the past and some players who were NFL Draft picks last week.

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What's buzz-worthy: Panini's third release for Optic baseball cards includes the year's biggest Rated Rookie Shohei Ohtani, one of its biggest prospects who just arrived in Ronald Acuña and plenty of stars from the past and present all in one place.

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What: Yu-Gi-Oh! Structure Deck: Powercode Link
Arrives: Aug. 10
Box basics: 43 cards per deck (eight decks per box, 12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: According to Konami, this one allows players to create new Link Summoning combinations using a new “Code Talker” Link Monster as well as LINK-2 and LINK-3 monsters calling it "a great second step for Duelists who started dueling with Starter Deck: Codebreaker." This one also includes a new Field Spell Card in the mix. ... Each deck will include 38 common cards, three Super Rares, two Ultra rares and a beginner's guide and game mat. ... Decks carry a suggested retail price of $9.99.

What: 2018 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Oh, The Horror-ible!
Arrives: Sept. 19
Box basics: One hit per Hobby Collector box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: The Garbage Pail Kids take on the horror movie genre with "all-­new art, parodying monsters and horror and sci-­fi films and TV shows, broken down into era-­specific subsets."

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What's buzz-worthy: This new brand takes to the gridiron and "pays homage to the periodic table and features a vibrant design, metal base cards, and on-card autographs."

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What: 2018 Topps WWE NXT wrestling cards
Arrives: Sept. 6
Box basics: Ten autographs per 10-pack box (eight boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: The WWE's developmental promotion once again gets its own full-scale, hits-based release with a new crop of stars (and signers) who haven't had cards before, including Adam Cole ... bay-bay!

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What's buzz-worthy: Once again Panini America's lustrous line hits the gridiron with at least one rookie jersey auto per box and plenty more creations that are simply golden.

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What's buzz-worthy: Topps goes with the format that it introduced for Bowman Chrome last year with HTA Choice boxes that are autograph-only with their own features and a traditional release that includes standard cards and more via the traditional mini-box format.

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What: 2018 Topps Luminaries baseball cards
Arrives: Aug. 8 Sept. 7
Box basics: One autograph or autographed Relic card per box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here
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What's buzz-worthy: This high-end line returns for a sophomore season with every card encased and numbered to no more than 15 copies.

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What: 2018 Leaf Metal U.S. Army All-American Bowl football cards
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: Eight autographs per box (15 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Leaf's Metal take on the All-American Bowl is back for another season with an array of possibilities that includes inscriptions, patch cards and more for this prep all-star showcase event.

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What: 2018 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Autographed Football Mini Helmets
Arrives: May 30
Box basics: One autographed mini helmet per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures is back on the gridiron for another year with some new NFL names and some of the biggest names from the past all inside its boxes.

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What's buzz-worthy: Elite returns with a new crop of NFL rookies in their pro uniforms, a new look at veterans and a full array of inserts and hits with the familiar feel collectors expect for this brand.

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What's buzz-worthy: Grand Reserve gets re-named for its sophomore season with some new stuff in the mix and a tweaked format.

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What: 2018 Topps Clearly Authentic baseball cards
Arrives: July 25 Aug. 8
Box basics: One encased autograph per box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here
Checklist: Click here

What's buzz-worthy: Topps will take notable cards from today's game and iconic cards from the past and present them both on acetate with autographs in this hits-only product.

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