Topps' first card set for one of TV's biggest shows is here.

The 2016 Topps The Walking Dead Season 5 trading cards have arrived and there are two hits in every single hobby box with some of the big names in tow and others still to come in future releases.

A sampling of that can be seen in our gallery.

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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: Plenty of breaks -- from Star Wars to MLB to NFL and even The Walking Dead.

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Topps' turn to take a walk is almost here.

The release of 2016 Topps The Walking Dead Season 5 trading cards comes on Wednesday with the first release for Topps as a new licensee for the hit TV show being one that includes on-card autos and some big names from the show.

But not all of them, leaving something more for forthcoming releases that will be higher-end.

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Skip this post if you haven't seen the season premiere of The Walking Dead.

Topps on Saturday released its newest online-only offering of cards for the hit TV show and it's for a pair of "In Memoriam" cards for two characters who didn't last past the newest episode.

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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 Walking Dead Season 4 Part 2
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com 

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 114
Base set completion: 
71 of 72 (99 percent)
Duplicates: 10

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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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What: 2016 Topps The Walking Dead Survival Box trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 23
Box basics: One hit per pack, four packs per box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' Second The Walking Dead release is billed as a high-end brand with a hit in every pack (a five-card mini-box) that looks back at the first six seasons of the series.

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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 Walking Dead Season 4 Part 1
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com 

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 113
Base set completion: 
72 of 72 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 10

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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: New breaks, a massive Tom Brady collection, The Walking Dead, NFL penmanship & The National.

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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: Scenes inside fan caves, Topps NBA chips, big breaks, big blasters & the National Sports Collectors Convention.

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The Walking Dead Season 4 Part 1 trading cards arrive today from Cryptozoic -- check out this box break video released by the company in advance of the release.

Watch it ... after the jump.

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Update: The packs are now live and on sale. 

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Preacher debuted on Sunday night and the AMC series' trading cards will apparently debut today from Topps as part of a pack program via the Topps Now platform.

The cards have not yet been revealed or put on sale today, but the structure for the program can be seen here. The company tweeted about the series on Sunday night, teasing a forthcoming announcement, which comes on the heels of its recent deal to acquire the trading card rights to another AMC staple, The Walking Dead, which also was based on a long-running comic.

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What: 2016 Topps The Walking Dead Season 5 trading cards
Arrives: Oct. 5
Box basics: Two hits per 24-pack box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' debut line for The Walking Dead picks up where Cryptozoic left off with a hobby-only release jam-packed with base cards, parallels, hits and, of course, some gore.

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Is there one non-sports autograph you'd want to own? If you're a fan of anything beyond the sports world, there's probably one name that comes to mind first.

In some cases -- Star Wars and Star Trek, for example -- a personality may have plenty of autographs, but in others there may be just one.

Or none at all.

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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: The Walking Dead & Topps, Ghostbusters, Topps Heritage, big NFL pulls.

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The chatter on Twitter started trickling out just around midnight and the confirmation came this morning.

Topps is taking on The Walking Dead.

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Who'll be signing for the two series of The Walking Dead cards coming this month and next month from Cryptozoic?

Well that question has been partially answered.

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One of the most-dominant television shows in history is so big that a single season gets two sets of trading cards and that first wave arrives next month packing plenty of action and highlights as well as plenty of ink.

And that's just on the sketch cards.

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Based on box office totals for Deadpool -- $677.7 million and counting worldwide -- there might be a few people looking for a piece of The Merc with a Mouth.

Sure, there are 25 years of comic book appearances to be had -- and there are key issues that also can be found as graded books and as original art -- but maybe there's something else that you might want without the stresses of storage or breaking the bank.

That's where Rob Liefeld comes in.

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The Walking Dead returns on Sunday with the midseason premiere and Entertainment Weekly is capitalizing on the demand for the hit show with six covers for all of the zombie-loving collectors to eat up.

There's a twist though with how somebody can collect them all.

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When it comes to the sports world, there's plenty of licensed merchandise for fans to use in their daily lives when they're not focused on baseball, football or whatever their pastime may be.

But why can't it be more creative? Sure, maybe the sports world doesn't translate as well to fun merch like what you see here -- it's is one of a few items found via thinkgeek.com.

What is it? It's a USB car charger -- but what it really is a Flux Capacitor that will transform your vehicle into a time machine. Or something. Keep reading to see a few more cool things that can geek up your day ...

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When it comes to the sports world, there's plenty of licensed merchandise for fans to use in their daily lives when they're not focused on baseball, football or whatever their pastime may be.

But why can't it be more creative? Sure, maybe the sports world doesn't translate as well to fun merch like what you see here -- it's is one of a few items found via thinkgeek.com.

What is it? It's a USB car charger -- but what it really is a Flux Capacitor that will transform your vehicle into a time machine. Or something. Keep reading to see a few more cool things that can geek up your day ...

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Contest >> Click here to win a box of 2016 Topps Series 1

A few more First Pitch cards from 2016 Topps Series 1 have begun to trickle out onto eBay in advance of the product's official release on Wednesday and there's another surprise among the celebs doing the ceremonial honors.

One of them is former Little League World Series star and 14-year-old Mo'ne Davis.

Davis became  first girl to earn a win and to pitch a shutout in Little League World Series history during the 2014 event capturing the hearts of many. She appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated and became a household name.

Who else is among the surprises in the set?

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It's a trend that's been growing for the last decade, but there are probably more than a few collectors who have walked right by them in the card aisle at retail stores not realizing what can be had inside packs.

They're generally known as blind-wrapped mystery toys -- a small vinyl figure inside a box or mylar pouch. They're something that's been popular in Japan for a long time, but have  taken off in the United States for the last decade.

Think of them as one part coin vending machine, one part toy and one part sports card.

Oh, and they can be one part fun.

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What: 2016 The Walking Dead Season 4 Part 1
Arrives: February 2016
Hobby box basics: 24 packs of five cards, 12 boxes per case (hits TBD)

What's buzz-worthy: The latest Walking Dead set will include autographs, prop and wardrobe memorabilia cards and sketch cards along with a selection of cardboard chronicling what has been TV's top show for the last few years.

Keep reading for more.

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