Confirmed brand launch with a firm date, today, and named retail channels; first flagged as a July 20 target in the July 11 edition, now confirmed live across every listed channel.
Topps x KAWS baseball launches globally today
The Topps x KAWS baseball set, built with Fanatics and Complex, goes live today. You can find it through Complex.com and the Complex app, Fanatics.com, MLBShop.com, the MLB Flagship Store in NYC, Nike.com and Nike stores, and select Yankees and Dodgers team stores. The 60-card base set runs an eccentric multi-colored border that nods to 1990 Topps, with KAWS's XX mark on every card and a lean toward Yankees and Dodgers stars. Chase the 41-card autograph lineup, including SSP self-portrait cards signed by KAWS himself.
Source: PR Newswire (Fanatics/Complex press release) · Published July 20, 2026
Confirmed release date of July 22, now two days away; first noted as a bare date in the July 11 edition, now with the full checklist and 30th-anniversary framing.
2026 Topps Chrome Baseball hits July 22, 30 years on from the 1996 debut
Topps Chrome Baseball is back Wednesday, July 22, marking 30 years since the product first landed in 1996. The 300-card checklist gives first flagship rookie cards to Konnor Griffin, Kevin McGonigle, and JJ Wetherholt, and brings back a reworked Wrecking Crew insert that also debuted in 1996. The chase is the Gold Logoman Relic and its autographed version, both as redemptions, and hobby boxes average one on-card autograph. Two days out, so mark the date if you collect the anniversary angle.
Source: Beckett News
Confirmed announcement direct from the brand, though the on-sale date is still pending.
Panini announces a Prizm World Cup 2026 sticker collection
Panini is bringing Prizm technology to stickers with a premium collection tied to the completed 2026 World Cup, sold through a Dutch auction on Panini's own site. Each purchase lands the full 980-sticker set, 115 parallels, and a special-edition album, so it is a one-and-done rather than a rip-and-chase pack format. No exact sale date yet, which is the catch, so treat this as a heads-up and watch Panini for the on-sale announcement.
Source: Panini America blog (The Knight's Lance) · Published July 17, 2026
Confirmed July 31 release date from the brand's product calendar; notable as the first unlicensed Prizm Basketball release.
2025-26 Panini Prizm Basketball drops July 31, the first without NBA licensing
Prizm Basketball returns July 31, and it is the first release since the NBA's card license moved to Topps, so player images are airbrushed to strip out team and league logos. The trade-off comes with more hits: hobby boxes now average three autographs, up from two, plus 24 base Prizms and a dozen inserts. The checklist folds in Panini NIL college athletes next to past and present NBA names, and runs the staple inserts, Brilliance, Fireworks, Kaleidoscopic, and Prizm Break, alongside new ones like Collegiate Stars.
Source: Beckett News