This week, Panini releases a special edition 2022 Prizm WWE Premium Box Set. Topps gives us sets across the sports of soccer and baseball with the debut of Stadium Club Chrome Soccer Bundesliga Soccer as well as this year’s editions of Gypsy Queen Baseball and Sterling Baseball. Yu-Gi-Oh! Dimension Force marks the first core booster set to release since February. Additionally, over the weekend BAPE released a series of ten Baby Milo Figures designed by some of the biggest names in art. Get the full details on all of these trading cards and collectible releases in this week’s edition of The Rip.
BAPE A Bathing Ape Baby Milo Artists Collection
BAPE and BAIT released a series of eight-inch versions of the Baby Milo Sculptures that were displayed at the BAPE 25th Anniversary Celebration back in October of 2018. The collection is made up of ten different figures designed by ten of the biggest names in art and design today including Sk8thing, mankey, Shepard Fairey, Stash, James Bond, Adam Lister, Michael Lau, Eric Haze, Shinsuke Takizawa, and Tetsu Nishiyama.
Each figure in the BAPE A Bathing Ape Baby Milo Artists Collection released for a retail price between $150-$180, with the complete set retailing for $1,500. The full collection released on May 14th at BAPE flagship stores worldwide.
2022 Panini Prizm WWE Premium Box Set
The 2022 Panini Prizm Debut Set has been a hobby gift that just keeps on giving. After hobby and retail boxes began gracing shelves last month, Panini is now releasing a super limited run of 2022 Prizm WWE Premium Box Sets. Within each box, you are guaranteed the entire 200 card base set printed on premium card stock, including legends of the ring-like The Rock, André The Giant, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin, plus more, with each card in the set being serial numbered out of 199 copies.
Additionally, each box holds one of ten different autograph cards limited to 20 copies or less with the full checklist including Stone Cold Steve Austin, Roman Reigns, Undertaker, Charlotte Flair, Shinsuke Nakamura, Big E, Triple H, Becky Lynch, Hulk Hogan, and Damian Priest.
The 2022 Panini Prizm WWE Premium Box Set will release on May 19th at 12 PM EDT on the Panini Direct Store via the brand’s Dutch Auction format that will see the price start at $7,500 and drop every few minutes until the boxes sell out, or it hits the floor price of $2,500.
2022 Topps Stadium Club Chrome Bundesliga Soccer
2022 Topps Stadium Club Chrome Bundesliga Soccer is making its debut this year offering stunning photography of the top rookies and veterans competing in the premier German league. The base set is home to 100 cards with 15 color variation parallels to chase after for each player. Sticker autographs also appear in subsets, such as Base Autographs, Ball Artists Autos, Bundesliga Stars Autos, plus more. Some of the league’s best talents have signatures to track down, including Manchester City’s newest weapon, Erling Haaland.
The 2022 Topps Stadium Club Chrome Bundesliga Soccer Hobby Box contains six cards per pack, and 18 packs per box, promising one autograph per box, on average.
You can start collecting 2022 Topps Stadium Club Chrome Bundesliga Soccer on May 18th as hobby boxes are set to release at online and local trading card hobby shops.
2022 Topps Sterling Baseball
2022 Topps Sterling Baseball brings one of the first high-end sets of this season to the hobby with each card in the set featuring hard-signed autographs while being limited to print runs no higher than 25 copies. While Wander Franco’s rookie autographs will be some of the top prizes to track down, the set checklist also boasts a powerful lineup of current stars such as Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani and MLB legends including the likes of Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, and Honus Wagner.
The 2022 Topps Sterling Baseball Hobby Box is all about quality with each box containing just two cards, one Autograph Relic card, and one additional hit guaranteed to host an autograph.
2022 Topps Sterling Baseball cards will be released on May 18th at online and local trading card hobby shops.
2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball
Relying on its unique designs and vintage vibes, 2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball returns for another season with a collection of short prints, die-cut inserts, and on-card autographs. The base set holds 300 cards, with each card having nine limited print run parallel options. Some of the more wild options to track down include Crystal-Gazing Die-Cuts that show players inside of a crystal ball, in addition to a handful of autograph relic subsets such as Autograph Garments and Autograph Patch Book cards.
The 2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball Hobby Box is packed with eight cards per pack, and 24 packs per box. Inside each box, you can expect to find two autographs and three shiny Gypsy Queen Chrome Cards.
2022 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball Hobby Boxes will hit the shelves of online and local trading card hobby shops starting on May 20th, with retail products such as blaster boxes beginning to stock at Targets and Walmarts in the coming weeks.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dimension Force Booster Box
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dimension Force brings 100 cards to the TCG as the eighth core booster released in Series 11. The set holds a collection of 50 Commons, 26 Super Rares, 14 Ultra Rares, and 10 Secret Rares, with some of the more exciting cards coming in the form of the “Red-Eyes” Zombie Synchro Monster that has the power to Special Summon Zombie Monsters from the Graveyard, and the Level 11 Psychic Synchro Monster that sees its attack power increase as your opponent loses life points.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Dimension Force Booster Box comes in the standard format as it contains nine cards per pack, and 24 packs per box. You can look to start building your collection on May 20th when booster boxes release at online and local trading card game hobby shops.
