What: 2016 Topps Rocky 40th Anniversary trading cards
Arrives: Wednesday (Aug. 31) via Topps.com.
Set basics: 330 cards per set.

The Basics: Topps has teased a Wednesday arrival for a set examining all of the Rocky films that will apparently have inserted autographs from Sylvester Stallone. The standard cards appear to use the design from the Rocky II set previously made by Topps in 1979. Update: The set will consist of 330 cards covering six films with a price of $59.99. Autographed cards will be limited to just 10 copies apiece with four different signed cards found one in every 125 sets.

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He was Willie Wonka, he was Dr. Frankenstein. He was that and so much more.

Gene Wilder's roles were both eclectic and memorable and they helped entertain in comedies for all ages in TV and movie roles that spanned more than five decades. He died on Sunday in Connecticut after suffering complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 83.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post 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: 2016 Topps Star Wars: The Force Awakens Chrome trading cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 6
Cards in this box: 144
Base set completion: 
95 of 100 (95 percent)
Duplicates: 0

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We're a couple years removed from The Hobbit movie trilogy's completion on the big screen, but it's pretty clear that the story of Middle-Earth is living on.

The first way to know this is the revealing of the Middle-Earth Ultimate Collectors Edition, a 30-disc set coming soon for the small screen that collects The Hobbit trilogy along with The Lord of the Rings trilogy to create the supreme viewing experience at a premium price. It's $800 for a package loaded with extras -- click the image at right for a hint at what's included.

A second way -- and perhaps the most-important way for collectors -- to know that The Hobbit is living on is to examine the demand for autographs and sketch cards. We're just a few months removed from the third in a trilogy of The Hobbit sets from Cryptozoic and there's plenty of interest.

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If you hadn’t noticed, there are a number of boxes with discounted prices this weekend as part of a 64-hour flash sale over on the mothership and they were dramatic enough that Buzz had to sit down and ponder the possibilities in many of them.

So much so here are five boxes that caught this collector’s eye.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Breaks of Star Wars Chrome, Topps Strata , Immaculate Collection, Panini Preferred and much more.

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What: 2016 Rittenhouse James Bond Archives: Spectre Edition trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 16
Box basics: Two autographed cards per 24-pack box with some boxes also including memorabilia cards

What's buzz-worthy: The James Bond universe's newest movie gets cardboard treatment with members of the Spectre cast woven in with stars from past films.

Keep reading for more. We'll have a full gallery of images here soon.

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Topps Bunt brought baseball cards to the digital realm in 2012 -- and Topps Crossover is bringing them back.

Topps revealed Crossover on Tuesday with an announcement on its website. Every Tuesday, Topps will list a Crossover card set on its site that can be ordered for just one week -- cards that had been found only in the digital realm. And they won't just be baseball, either.

“We are constantly hearing from physical trading card collectors and users of Topps’ apps how great it would be to get printed versions of the digital cards.” said Jeff Heckman, Director of New Product Development and Ecommerce marketplace. “We have taken that feedback to heart and decided to launch Topps Crossover.”

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It's one part cosplay, one part functional.

It's Rey's backpack and it's only found via two places -- ThinkGeek.com and GameStop -- and is brought to life by Loungefly.

It's officially licensed and allows fans to carry everything they need to have and even includes a stylized image of Rey and her speeder on the top panel as a nod to when it's seen in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It's $59.99 and not the only piece of unique Star Wars wearable memorabilia available now.

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One of the iconic stars of the Star Wars galaxy -- one whose face you never saw on screen -- has died.

Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2, was 83.

"He had a very long and fulfilled life," said his niece, Abigail Shield, to The Guardian. "He brought lots of happiness to people and we’ll be celebrating the fact that he was well loved throughout the world. We’re all very proud of what he achieved in his lifetime."

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The first trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story has arrived in advance of its arrival on Dec. 16.

Check out the trailer -- and tell us what you think -- after the jump.

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What: 2016 Upper Deck Marvel's Doctor Strange trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 26
Box basics: One sketch, autograph or "premium insert" card and two memorabilia cards per seven-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The next Marvel movie gets a premium card treatment where every pack includes a one-card "hit" of some type for the film that Marvel hopes will be a new hit franchise. This is also a brand that also will be released as an e-Pack product.

Keep reading for more.

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The wait for the checklist is over.

Topps has landed Daisy Ridley autographs and she makes her debut in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Chrome on Aug. 19.

But who else is in there? We know that now.

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There has been an awakening -- and you will feel it.

Topps has landed Daisy Ridley autographs and she'll make her debut in Star Wars: The Force Awakens Chrome, which arrives on Aug. 19.

That product will arrive with one hit in every 24-pack hobby box. For more details, see our First Buzz preview. According to Topps, she will be a hobby-only inclusion.

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The wait for the latest comic book blockbuster continues, but the wait for the new collectable caps does not.

Suicide Squad arrives in theaters on Friday, bringing a new group of DC Comics stars to the big screen for the first time but New Era has it covered already with the release of its Suicide Squad Collection today.

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Topps' celebration of Rocky's 40th anniversary continues at the National Sports Collectors Convention this week with some new old-looking cardboard.

Why? It's a teaser for a more-comprehensive release for the collection of movies to come at a later time.

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Buzz bets you didn't see that coming.

In its eighth week of existence, the 2016 Topps #TBT set has taken an intergalactic twist. It's no longer a baseball card set as the stars of Star Wars have taken over with a memorable past basketball card design as its framework.

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A star from a few television and movie franchises has signed with Upper Deck Authenticated.

Evangeline Lilly, who has appeared in Lost, Ant-Man and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, has signed nine different photos and posters as part of the initial offering in the collection.

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San Diego Comic-Con has come and gone and Mile High Comics owner Chuck Rozanski offered some interesting thoughts on one facet of the event that has continued to grow over the years as it has exploded into way more than simply a comic book show.

Exclusives.

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The awakening is being felt once again in San Diego.

Topps has prepared five card sets for Star Wars that will be for sale at San Diego Comic-Con beginning tomorrow.

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San Diego Comic-Con is almost here and the crew at Funko has prepared more than 70 different toys, T-shirts and more that will only initially be available at the show this week.

There will be pieces from Star Wars, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Disney, The Walking Dead and so much more in the company's Pop! line, Dorbz and, well, so much more.

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story doesn't arrive until December, but the first poster and a making-of highlights reel were unleashed upon the masses today at Star Wars Celebration Europe.

If the poster didn't tell you, it's the back story before A New Hope (the first Star Wars film) with a focus on the Death Star.

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What: 2016 Topps Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Series 1 trading cards
Arrives: Dec. 16
Box basics: Two hits per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The next Star Wars movie comes to cardboard with plenty of mystery as Topps can't yet unleash any visuals for its forthcoming brand.

Keep reading for more.

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The Upper Deck Gallery will be at San Diego Comic-Con next week and it will have a pair of prints as well as an artist appearance for those who are Marvel-inclined.

The group image with an SDCC focus featuring Spider-Man, The Avengers, The Guardians of the Galaxy and more seen above is $85 and will be available throughout the show while supplies last.

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The new version of Ghostbusters is headed to the box office this weekend after months of mixed reactions.

Whether the movie resonates or bombs, fans of the two original films in the franchise have seen a serious wave of merchandising along with the new film that celebrates both the classic cast and the new all-female ghost-busting squad.

Among those items are a series of caps from New Era, some of which are standard-looking headwear ... and some, well, that just aren't.

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