Black Friday is almost here but Buzz is kicking off the Blowout contests early right here, right now.

Above is a 1/1 Stormtrooper sketch by artist Carlos Cabaleiro that was pulled from a hobby box of 2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing and we want it to be yours.

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Sometimes you just get sidetracked by an email.

That was the case Friday morning when the latest images from Sideshow Toys spotlighting its newest (and some past) Premium Format figures arrived in Buzz's inbox.

They're premium in size -- in the case of Deadpool here 24 inches tall and 14 pounds -- and premium in price. But, most importantly, they're premium in appeal as they are ridiculously detailed in their varying forms.

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What: 2017 Upper Deck Marvel Annual trading cards
Arrives: February (and also on e-Pack).
Box basics: One patch, sketch, plexi-sketch or premium insert per 20-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The year in Marvel Comics gets a review in Annual the first planned look back at the year in books that Upper Deck has penciled into its comicard lineup.

Keep reading for more as well as a gallery.

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Update: The book above sold for $358,500, which is a new record.

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The newest Heritage Auctions comic book sale going on now includes some downright super books in CGC slabs.

How super? Six-figure super for three books with plenty of time remaining before they close.

The leader so far is one of three CGC 4.5 copies of Superman No. 1 in existence. There are just three copies of the 1939 book that have graded a CGC 6 and only two CGC 8s exist. Earlier this year, a CGC 4.0 sold for $299,000. Those are the kind of numbers that matter for such an iconic issue for an iconic star -- and Heritage hasn't sold a CGC 5 or higher since 2007.

The number that matters most here? You know ... the price?

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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: Nothing but the breaks.

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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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Fans of the upcoming Rogue One film can get their Star Wars fix on cardboard every single week with a new set and online program from Topps that launched on Monday.

It's 2016 Topps Rogue One Mission Briefing Monday and it will be sold via sets each week only initially on Topps.com. This first set includes six cards and they are all images that were previously teased by Entertainment Weekly. They use the memorable 1977 Topps Star Wars design.

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Topps' biggest Star Wars release of the year arrived this past week and some of the biggest cards in the Star Wars universe have already been discovered inside packs.

It's 2016 Topps Star Wars Masterwork and it's got the first ink from Adam Driver along with Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill and many others who have helped bring the intergalactic saga to life.

Asking prices on the top autographs are steep but so are the sales for key cards from this one. Keep reading to see our massive gallery of cards pulled so far.

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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: Star Wars Masterwork case breaks, questionable autographs on eBay, big pulls and ... are unlicensed cards/sets the future of the hobby?

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What: Topps Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Series 2 trading cards
Arrives: March 22
Box basics: Two hits per 24-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Checklist: Click here to view

What's buzz-worthy: The next Star Wars movie comes to cardboard for a second time with a new wave of autographs, visuals and spoilers -- but that's just fine because the film arrives before this one does next spring.

Keep reading for more as well as a gallery of images.

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A pair of iconic comic book characters also known from a pair of 1980s sword-and-sorcery films are making their way to toy aisles next month thanks to the Funko Pop! line.

They are Conan The Barbarian and Red Sonja. 

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We're 11 days away from the release of Topps' newest high-end Star Wars trading card brand and the company has announced one autograph inclusion that raises the high-dollar possibilities to an 11 as well.

The ink? No, it's nothing from Spinal Tap, it's the first Star Wars ink for Kylo Ren himself, Adam Driver.

His autographs will first be found inside boxes of 2016 Topps Star Wars Masterwork trading cards, which is a high-end brand that examines the entire Star Wars galaxy.

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A new trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story dropped this week and it's giving us all a glimpse into the story that happens before the original 1977 Star Wars film.

That wasn't the only unveiling of images from the film set to arrive on Dec. 16 as Enterainment Weekly teased some mocked Topps cards also to come soon.

Keep reading to check both of them out ...

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He definitely won't have to call collect when he phones home.

There was big 1980s nostalgia news this week as the original poster art for E.T. sold for big bucks via Heritage Auctions.

The 1982 Steven Spielberg film made more than $359.1 million at the box office, and while the art didn't quite fetch that much, it's still quite impressive.

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An iconic 1990s movie is finally coming to cardboard -- and it may be coming relatively soon from Upper Deck.

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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: Big breaks, 20 boxes of Star Wars cards, the baseball Hall of Fame ballot and is Madison Bumgarner the greatest postseason pitcher of all time?

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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: Flawless breaks, Star Wars cases, NFL & more.

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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 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing trading cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 24
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 189
Base set completion: 
110 of 110 (100 percent)
Duplicates: 27

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Star Wars fans heading to the New York Comic Con this weekend will have a shot at the newest cardboard for their upcoming new film.

Topps has produced a 10-card Rogue One: Mission Briefing "expansion set."

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Harry Potter gets another wave of Funko Pop! toys this month and the Lynnwood, Wash.-based company teased them all on Wednesday for fans of the movies and books to examine before their arrival.

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Marty McFly would be proud.

Nike and the Michael J. Fox Foundation revealed on Tuesday a fund-raising drawing where 89 pairs of self-lacing Nike Mag shoes will be given away. The shoes are, of course, a reality first envisioned in Back to the Future II.

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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: Big breaks from Triple Threads, Immaculate, Star Wars, SP Authentic and more.

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The upcoming Disney animated movie Moana gets a heavy toy push from Funko and there's one name in the sports world who's going to help it come to life.

The lead is Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who voices Maui as part of a tale set to arrive in theaters on Nov. 23.

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The first Rogue One trading cards hit the market today, adding to the Star Wars legacy of cardboard that's spanned nearly 40 years with Topps.

Like the movie, which sets the table for what's to come (and already came to the big screen), 2016 Topps Star Wars Rogue One: Mission Briefing does the same by offering glimpses from the movie that arrives on Dec. 16 without any cardboard spoilers.

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A trio of charities will be helped by fans of three Boston guys who are pretty well-known there.

And everywhere else, too.

A fund-raising initiative between New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, Ben Affleck (Batman!) and Matt Damon (Jason Bourne!) is ongoing giving the chance for someone to hang out with the three to talk some football, movies & more as part of a trip to Boston.

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