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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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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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.

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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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What: BenchWarmer Eclectic Series 2 trading cards
Arrives: Early September
Hobby box basics: 20 cards per box (16 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: BenchWarmer follows up on its 2014 repack product of past packs with bonus hits with a new repack that's nothing but new cards, past hits, promo sets and other surprises.

See a gallery and more ... below.

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Election Day is still a ways away but there will be spoils for those who are victorious buyers of Decision 2016 trading cards from BlowoutCards.com.

How? A limited number of remaining promo cards that had only been available with purchase at the National Sports Collectors Convention are now up for grabs.

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A 100-card set celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original Star Trek series made its debut at the recent San Diego Comic-Con but it is now available elsewhere.

The Star Trek: 50 Artists 50 Years trading card set by Rittenhouse Archives features artwork that was part of a global art exhibition celebrating the series.

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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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Via @paniniamerica: We are here! Set-up has begun for the @nsccshow #NSCC16

The National Sports Collectors Convention is nearly here and the months of preparation are culminating in the show of all shows for sports collectors the next five days in Atlantic City, N.J.

There will be plenty to see, plenty to do and plenty to buy and Buzz has been watching the developments the whole way. We'll have galleries of images from the show floor and a few nuggets here and there in the coming days but there's already been plenty written leading up to the show that you can all find right here.

Here's a rundown of all past NSCC stories here on The Buzz ...

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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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The story of Outlander is a complicated and different one -- a World War II combat nurse finds herself back in 1743 for starters -- and it's grown from there over two seasons as it enters its third soon.

Its first series of trading cards is set to arrive this fall as well as Cryptozoic is preparing a set of Outlander Series 1 trading cards, which will include autographs and memorabilia from the Starz series.

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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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The next installment of Topps' most high-end Star Wars brand is coming soon and one of its signers took the time recently to detail the process for his fans -- and for collectors.

He's Stephen Stanton -- and he's the voice of Tarkin in Star Wars Rebels.

The set? It's 2016 Topps Star Wars Masterwork.

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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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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 Cryptozoic The Big Bang Theory Seasons 6-7
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com 

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 114
Base set completion: 
72 of 72 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 7

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What: 2017 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Adamgeddon Series 1 trading cards
Arrives: Jan. 20
Box basics: One hit per Hobby Collector box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The Garbage Pail Kids bring a little chaos into the new year with Adam Bomb's takes on Adam-geddon as part of a 220-card set with the end of the world as we know it being taken on by those lovable-but-twisted brats.

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

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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: Griffey to Cooperstown, Chris Sale & his scissors, new breaks, 2016 Topps Allen & Ginter, The National & more.

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Hillary Clinton's selection for her vice-presidential running mate appears on a handful of trading cards, but you'll have to go find some old packs of football cards to find his first one.

Virginia Senator and former Virginia Governor Tim Kaine first appeared on cardboard back in 2009 when Topps released an Allen & Ginter-styled football set called Topps Mayo.

There, in the 2009 Topps Mayo United States Governors insert set you'll find him nestled between James H. Douglas and Christine Gregoire in the 50-card set. These cards were among a few mini insert sets with cards found six times per hobby box.

That makes this a bit of a tough pull, but it's not his only cardboard.

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San Diego Comic-Con is here and several companies collectors are familiar with can be found on the show floor at the biggest show of them all.

It's an impossibility to see it all -- even if you're there -- but Buzz has scoured a few manufacturers' Twitter accounts to show off a few of their displays and scenes from the show as well as some of the items they'll have on display and available.

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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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Historic Autographs is taking on The Mob with its new trading card set that will first arrive at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention.

A 60-card 2016 Historic Autographs The Mob set will be available in two ways -- via a premium box and a set box -- with a soft release at the show.

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San Diego Comic-Con and the National Sports Collectors Convention won't be the only conventions this summer with trading cards.

How?

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A new Star Trek: The Next Generation release is almost here as Rittenhouse Archives has its second series of Portfolio prints is set to arrive next week.

Each box of Star Trek: TNG Portfolio Prints Series 2 will include three autographs in every box -- and that means there's a deep checklist.

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Television fans at San Diego Comic-Con will find unique Topps cards at the big show if they visit the booth for BBC America.

It's there that three 10-card sets for Doctor Who will be for sale for $20 each at the show and each examines a different season.

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