The newest James Bond movie, Spectre, arrives in theaters today with the latest in silky smooth suits, fast cars, creative-but-lethal technology, big villains and everything else one has come to expect from the series that began back in 1962 and has spawned 24 movies since.

While there haven't been quite as many Bond trading card sets, there have been plenty of interesting cards created by Rittenhouse Archives though the past few years with many of the incarnations of Bond reflected on autographs, memorabilia cards and standard releases that even the most-casual of Bond fan could appreciate.

Check out the trailer for the film above and keep reading for our choice of five James Bond trading cards that are worth a look.

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Charles M. Shulz penned thousands of comic strips during the run of Peanuts that began in the fall of 1950 and ended in February 2000. On the eve of The Peanuts Movie arriving on Friday, something that will further drive interest in the adventures of an underdog and his dog -- Snoopy and Charlie Brown -- we started wondering about Shultz' autographs.

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Given the size of the box for 2015 Leaf Memorabilia Vault, we should all know that -- literally -- big things are possible when we see the seal broken and the items start to emerge.

On Thursday morning, more than one box of this all-memorabilia product packing 10 items inside was busted via BlowoutTV with the buyer getting their drafted choice of item for $100.

What would you choose from a case? Keep reading and you can see the 10 items that were found inside. You make the call on what you might take -- let us know in a comment.

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We're less than two months away from the arrival of Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens but we're not even done seeing the merchandise coming from The Force Known as Disney with its new franchise. As you all know, it goes far, far beyond a galaxy of just trading cards.

A perfect example? The newest Star Wars video game arrives on Nov. 17 -- Star Wars Battlefront -- on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and on Origin for PC, and if you're one of the people who opt to pre-order the game's Deluxe Edition from Walmart.com, you'll land yourself an impressive extra.

A Han Solo Carbonite refridgerator. 

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What happens when a WWE Superstar turned UFC hopeful writes a comic book series featuring a character made famous on the big screen by a former WWE Superstar turned Bond villain?

Clobberin' time, maybe?

With apologies to Ben Grimm (aka The Thing), we're about to find out this week as Drax #1 arrives from Marvel Comics with a story penned by Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk) focusing on Drax The Destroyer from Guardians of the Galaxy. Drax, of course, was played in the 2014 movie by Dave Bautista (aka Batista in WWE) who is Hinx in Spectre, the newest Bond movie, which opens in theaters on Friday.

Get all that? Now it's time to get the details on the books.

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The final set of Sons of Anarchy trading cards is coming early next year from Cryptozoic and the teasers for the autographs from Sons of Anarchy Seasons 6-7 have been popping up online in recent days.

The final two seasons for the show will be found in one series along with memorabilia cards and even more when it arrives on Dec. 23.

Keep reading for all of the autos teased so far by the company along with more details.

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There are 10 new products on tap for this coming week with the newest Upper Deck Young Guns on the ice, the first college-focused baseball release from Panini America and a new gridiron rainbow from Panini Prizm going up against Topps' latest version of Finest.

Phenom Connor McDavid paces the pack of Young Guns and he'll be the first rookie on the checklist of 50 NHL newcomers found in the product. Joining him will be Artemi Panarin, Dylan Larkin and Max Domi to name a few, while No. 2 pick Jack Eichel will appear in Series 2 but be found in Series 1 boxes on a UD Canvas card.

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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.

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Rittenhouse Archives released the checklist for its next Star Trek: The Next Generation set today in advance of its release next month.

The set is 2015 Star Trek: The Next Generation Portfolio Prints Series 1 and it will pack three autographed cards per box and one color sketch card per case when it arrives. on Nov. 11. The basic set will consist of 89 cards -- one card per episode for two series, 177 in all when it's done -- with never-before published pieces by artist Juan Ortiz.

Each base card will have a Gold parallel found one per box along with an artist autograph parallel, too. However, the main draw here will be cast autographs.

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Upper Deck's latest non-sports product arrives on Wednesday with 2015 Upper Deck Dinosaurs, which is a modern-day take on the prehistoric.

How? By including fossil shadowbox cards (oversized cards via redemption) along with artist autographs and at least one multimedia surprise.

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What: 2016 Topps MLB Wacky Packages
Arrives: March 9
Hobby box basics: Hobby Collector boxes include 14 six-card packs with one auto sketch or Relic, while Hobby boxes will include 24 10-card packs. 

What's buzz-worthy: What happens when you take the twisted takes of Wacky Packages and add Major League Baseball? Well, we'll soon find out with this one with parody cards of products (the traditional for the long-running card brand) along with twists on baseball's teams (major and minor), food and events. What makes this one a draw for baseball fans? Autographed cards of players and team mascots -- though no checklists for those were revealed by the company.

See a small gallery and more ... below.

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With the Chicago Cubs trying to make a World Series run, the memorable scene from Back to the Future Part II where the team wins the World Series has been on some sports fans' minds.

Naturally, with today -- Oct. 21, 2015 -- being the day that Marty McFly arrives in the future there's even more mainstream media attention with segments and clips about then and now and, of course, the Cubs.

But, if you're a collector of the stars of the film and want autographs of the film's top names? You'll need a DeLorean with a Flux Capacitor.

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The trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens arrived during Monday Night Football and has been viewed more than 10.1 million times in its first 13 hours online via the official Star Wars account on YouTube (above).

We want to know what you think. Tell us in a comment.

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Updated with an international trailer ... which is even better.

https://youtu.be/SdAUiyeJMFQ

New this week are seven products for three of the four major sports along with the latest MMA release and one non-sport set.

Leading the way is Topps' third and final installment of its flagship baseball card set as 2015 Topps Update arrives on Wednesday. This 400-card release includes all of the parallels and inserts collectors have come to expect from the first two releases as well as a few surprises. Standard hobby boxes will include one autograph or Relic, while HTA Jumbo boxes will include an auto and two Relics.

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