This week, after being delayed by a month, the KAWS: HOLIDAY Changbai Mountain Figure begins to ship. 2021 Panini Phoenix Football gives us the latest autographs for the 2021 NFL draft class, and The Pokémon Company International drops their latest V Box, this time celebrating the speedy Boltund V. Get the details on all of these collectible and trading card releases in this week’s edition of The Rip.
KAWS: HOLIDAY Changbai Mountain
It has been over three months since the KAWS: HOLIDAY Changbai Mountain figure dropped, and this week the figure is set to ship to those that purchased it on January 6th. The figure shows one KAWS Companion figure sitting on the ground with one leg turned inward, holding a smaller KAWS Companion in its lap. The figure comes in three colorways – white, brown, and black, and is based on a much larger version of the sculpture that sits on Changbai Mountain in Jilin Province, China.
The KAWS Holiday: Changbai Mountain Figure was released for a retail price of $330 and with supply expected to be at its peak this week it should be a great time to pick one up if you missed out on the initial drop.
2021 Panini Phoenix Football
2021 Panini Phoenix Football brings a Hobby-only Opti-Chrome set that features 100 NFL veterans and 100 rookies from the 2021-22 season in its base set checklist along with a rainbow of color variation parallels. In terms of the chase cards, you can look for hobby favorite Color Blast cards featuring players against a splattering of color, as well as a variety of sticker autographs and sticker autograph memorabilia cards. The talented 2021 rookie class that includes Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Justin Fields, Trey Lance, Ja’Marr Chase plus more, will be featured heavily throughout this edition of Phoenix Football, both in its base set and its various subsets.
The 2021 Panini Phoenix Football Hobby Box comes With five cards per pack and 12 packs per box. You can look for two autographs, one memorabilia card, and 12 rookies in each box, on average.
The 2021 Panini Phoenix Football Hobby Box will be released on April 20th on the Panini America website.
2021 Topps Big League Baseball
2021 Topps Big League Baseball offers collectors a 300 card base set that features designs inspired by the sets of the 1980s and 1990s. In addition to the base set that hosts a mix of the league’s biggest stars and rookies, 2021 Topps Big League Baseball contains subsets for Award Winners as well as the most exciting players from today’s game. Sticker autographs are among the biggest hits to chase down in the set.
2021 Topps Big League Baseball comes in two different hobby box formats. Inside of the traditional 2021 Topps Big League Baseball Hobby Box you will find ten cards per pack, and 18 packs per box. The Hobby Collector edition of the box holds ten cards per pack, and five packs per box, but also includes a Super7 collectible figure for one of ten different MLB legends.
The 2021 Topps Big League Baseball cards are set to release at online and local trading card hobby shops on April 20th.
2022 Topps Archives Signature Series Baseball
2022 Topps Archives Signature Series Baseball kicks off the collecting year for the high-end series of sets. This edition of Archives Signature Series features a mix of extremely limited edition on-card autographs, and on-card autograph relic cards exclusively from currently active MLB players. You can look to find premium cards for some of baseball’s absolute best right now with Mike Trout, Shohei Ohtani, and Bryce Harper being just a few examples. The 2022 Topps Archives Signature Series Baseball Hobby Box comes packed with just a single card, but that card is guaranteed to be a Buyback Autograph that comes packaged in a one-touch magnetic case.
The 2022 Topps Archives Signature Series Baseball Hobby Box will see its limited release on April 20th at select online and local trading card hobby shops.
2021-2022 Bowman University Football
Thanks to the new NCAA NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) agreement that was implemented in June of 2021, collegiate athletes are now able to be featured on cards even before they are ready to enter the NFL Draft. As a result, we have the College Football focused set, 2021-22 Bowman University Football that includes a 100 player base set that features many of the top performers from this past season including Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young, in addition to other big names like Bijan Robinson, Chris Olave, Kenneth Walker III, Kenny Pickett, Malik Willis, plus more. Autographs in the set will come in the form of Chrome Prospect Autographs, 2000 Bowman, Bowman Invicta, Golden Boy, The Big Kahuna, and the rarest Prime Chrome Signatures that will see print runs of 50 or less.
When ripping open the 2021-22 Bowman University Football Hobby Box, you will find four cards per pack, and 24 packs per box, and add two autographs, and five limited print run color variation Refractors to your collection on average.
The 2021-22 Bowman University Football Hobby Box is set to be released on April 22nd with retail boxes expected to begin stocking shortly after.
2021 Panini Prizm Collegiate Draft Picks Baseball
With a focus on the best players selected in the 2021 MLB Draft as well as the current stars playing in the Minor Leagues, 2021 Panini Prizm Collegiate Draft Picks Baseball brings the color variation parallels, exciting inserts, and sticker autographs that are expected in the popular Opti-Chrome Set. Headlining the chase cards are Color Blast inserts, Base Autographs that include the fan-favorite parallel Tiger Stripes Prizm Autographs, Signing Sessions Autographs, and Fireworks Autographs. As far as the names in the set, Wander Franco and Jasson Dominguez lead the way.
The 2021 Panini Prizm Collegiate Draft Picks Baseball Hobby Box is slated to come with eight cards per pack, and five cards per pack. On average, you can look to hit five sticker autographs in each box.
The 2021 Panini Prizm Collegiate Draft Picks Baseball Hobby Box will be released on April 22nd on the Panini America website.
Pokémon Boltund V Box
Boltund V is known for its lethal combination of speed and power and is the featured Pocket Monster in the brand new Pokémon Boltund V Box. Each box contains one Boltund V promo card and a matching Boltund V oversized promo card that are based on a Japanese Pokémon card that was featured in the Start Deck 100. Additionally, the box holds four Pokémon booster packs and a Wooloo foil promo card that is a reprint from Fusion Strike.
The Pokémon Boltund V Box will officially be released wherever Pokémon cards are sold on April 22nd for a retail price of $20.
