This week, Panini delivers 2021-22 Revolution Basketball with the NBA playoffs underway, and the premium 2021 One Football ahead of the NFL Draft. Magic: The Gathering introduces us to the mean Streets of New Capenna, and LEGO gives builders the chance to create three iconic Star Wars scenes with a collection of Diorama sets. Get the details on all of these collectible and trading card releases in this week’s edition of The Rip.
2021-22 Panini Revolution Basketball
2021-22 Panini Revolution Basketball hosts a 150 card base set that features 50 rookies selected in the 2021 NBA Draft. While there are a handful of sticker autographs, the set’s main draw is its plethora of limited print run color variation parallels, and rare inserts from subsets like Liftoff!, Rookie Revolution, Supernova, Shock Wave, plus more. Rookies to chase after including Cade Cunningham, Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley, and Jalen Green, among others.
The 2021-22 Panini Revolution Basketball Hobby Box contains five cards per pack, and eight packs per box. Each box will add four rookies, eight parallels, and four inserts to your collection, on average.
You can look for the 2021-22 Panini Revolution Hobby Box starting on April 27th on the Panini Direct Store as well as at online and local trading card hobby shops.
2021 Panini One Football
2021 Panini One Football is aptly named as each box contains just a single NFL trading card, but that card is guaranteed to be an on-card autograph or an on-card autograph patch card. While the full checklist has not been revealed yet, the preview contains a wide array of NFL Legends, current stars, and rookies who made their debut during the 2021 season such as Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, and Mac Jones.
The 2021 Panini One Football Hobby Box holds one on-card autograph that is sealed in a one-touch magnetic case.
The 2021 Panini One Football Hobby Box will release on April 27th on the Panini Direct Store as well as at 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 27th at online and local trading card hobby shops with retail boxes expected to begin stocking shortly after.
2022 Panini Donruss Baseball
2022 Panini Donruss Baseball brings collectors the latest round of retro-inspired MLBPA set that feature the popular Rated Rookie cards for top first-year players like Wander Franco, in addition to a deep roster of inserts, sticker autographs, and even a small selection of relic cards. This year’s insert lineup includes several familiar options including Bomb Squad, Unleashed, and Whammy. The limited relic cards come in the form of Retro 1988 Materials which utilize the 1988 Donruss card design with a small jersey piece inserted into each card on the checklist.
The 2022 Panini Donruss Baseball Hobby Box holds eight cards per pack, and 24 packs per box, and promises two autographs, and one relic card.
You can look to start ripping 2022 Panini Donruss Baseball Hobby Boxes starting on April 29th when it releases on the Panini Direct Store as well as online and local trading card hobby shops. Retail products such as Blasters should begin stocking at Targets and Walmarts shortly after the release of the Hobby Box.
Magic: The Gathering Streets of New Capenna
Magic: The Gathering Streets of New Capenna introduces 281 new cards to the decades-old TCG including 101 Commons, 80 Uncommons, 60 Rares, 20 Mythic Rares, and 20 Basic Lands. The set takes its inspiration from gangster movies that focus on organized crime in the early 20th century. The storyline sees five demon crime families ruling over the gritty city of New Capenna and fighting for control over the supply of the magical substance Halo. As the delicate alliances between the crime families begin to crumble, a mysterious figure they call The Adversary begins to make a move to take control of the city.
For those looking to jump into competitive play, The Magic: The Gathering Streets of New Capenna Drat Booster Box is the best option with each box containing 36 draft booster packs that hold 15 cards each.
Magic: The Gathering Streets of New Capenna officially releases on April 29th wherever Magic: The Gathering cards are sold.
LEGO Star Wars Diorama Sets
Star Wars Day is just a week away, which will kick off the franchise’s 45th-anniversary celebration in the month of May. LEGO is here to transport you to a galaxy far, far away a little bit early with three brand new LEGO Star Wars Diorama sets that allow you to build three memorable scenes from the original Star Wars Trilogy including the Death Star Trash Compactor, Luke Skywalker’s trench run on the Death Star in A New Hope, and Yoda’s Hut in the Dagobah system complete with Luke Skywalker’s X-Wing sinking in the swamp.
Each LEGO Star Wars Diorama Set will release April 26th on the official LEGO website with the sets retailing between $60 and $90.
