A pair of WWE Hall of Famers have been revisited in porcelain form as part of two high-end statue lines that are now available.

"Rowdy" Roddy Piper is the latest to be sculpted for the Immortal Moments Collection, captured during a promo in Piper's Pit, while "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels is the latest  in the Championship Title Collection.

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What: 2016 Topps The Walking Dead Survival Box trading cards
Arrives: Nov. 23
Box basics: One hit per pack, four packs per box (eight boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Topps' Second The Walking Dead release is billed as a high-end brand with a hit in every pack (a five-card mini-box) that looks back at the first six seasons of the series.

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When the new Doctor Who trading card set arrives from Topps in November, there may be a familiar face found in packs even if someone has never seen a second of the long-running sci-fi show.

One of the signers is James Corden, who is the host of The Late Late Show.

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Marty McFly's Hoverboard. The Beatles' controversial butcher album cover. Superman's cape. Bettie Page's pumps. Steve McQueen's racing jacket. Wolverine's claws. The Death Star.

The latest Profiles in History Hollywood Auction begins on Wednesday with more than 1,700 lots of everything you'd expect to see -- and plenty more.

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The Walking Dead Season 4 Part 1 trading cards arrive today from Cryptozoic -- check out this box break video released by the company in advance of the release.

Watch it ... after the jump.

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It's been nearly 30 years since their final episode, but collectors will soon get another look at an iconic team of the 1980s.

The A-Team.

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Star Trek will be in the news again soon with a new film coming soon, but thanks to ThinkGeek, Star Trek: The Next Generation had things buzzing online Tuesday.

That's thanks to its line of Trekini Swimwear unveiled today.

The new additions to the Trek lineup from the geek-inspired Fairfax, Va.-based company are far from the only wearables available to the masses. In fact, everything from baby onesies to oven mitts (right) and pajamas can be found along with t-shirts, sweatshirts and a bit of everything else.

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Ginny Baker does not exist, but the big-league world that she lives in does.

We'll get the shot to watch her story unfold in Pitch, a forthcoming series from FOX created in conjunction with MLB that's dubbed "A true story on the verge ... of happening."  Continue reading →

Is there one non-sports autograph you'd want to own? If you're a fan of anything beyond the sports world, there's probably one name that comes to mind first.

In some cases -- Star Wars and Star Trek, for example -- a personality may have plenty of autographs, but in others there may be just one.

Or none at all.

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Two memorable movies and one hit TV show are officially on the way as Funko Pop! toys soon after the company recently unveiled images of several forthcoming toys from the popular line.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, The Golden Girls and a number of new D.C. Comics characters will soon be found in stores.

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Beginning this month, Funko has several waves of new Pop! vinyl figures coming for some big franchises in film and TV from the past and the present.

The new Ghostbusters, Aliens, Flash Gordon, Mean Girls, Willy Wonka, DragonBallZ, Through the Looking Glass and Harry Potter are just some of the properties with figures coming between now and August.

Oh, and it's also got the likes of UFC stars Ronda Rousey and Connor McGregor on the way along with the fighters in the political world -- Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders -- scheduled to become toys, too.

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#DWTS @Skittles inspired dancing shoes. Thanks Skittles! #tonytoetap #catchtherainbow pic.twitter.com/NNuWExgnAo

— Antonio Brown (@AntonioBrown84) March 17, 2016

Pittsburgh Steelers WR Antonio Brown will be trading in his cleats for Dancing With the Stars soon and that's perhaps what prompted this tweet on Thursday.

Or maybe he's just taking over the Skittles beat from the retired Marshawn Lynch?

Sorta legit collecting question: What might something like this sell for at auction if "show-used"?

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We're still a couple weeks away from the arrival of Decision 2016 trading cards -- a set for the fans of politics -- but there's one thing that's arrived to offer some clarity during this tumultuous season.

The final checklist.

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When Topps' latest Doctor Who set arrives in May, it will include one of the biggest autograph lineups in the hobby for a single-franchise non-sports release and a number of first-time signers.

There will be 75 signers in all for 2016 Topps Doctor Who Timeless, including six past Doctors and stars who have made their marks elsewhere such as Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz). In all, there will be 40 first-time signers, according to the company.

“We are very proud of Timeless,” said brand manager Mark Von Ohlen. “We dedicated a lot of time and effort to make the kind of trading card set that Whovians everywhere will love. We have a huge list of autograph signers and a variety of costume pieces to collect. This is the set that any Doctor Who fan out there will want to collect.”

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Based on box office totals for Deadpool -- $677.7 million and counting worldwide -- there might be a few people looking for a piece of The Merc with a Mouth.

Sure, there are 25 years of comic book appearances to be had -- and there are key issues that also can be found as graded books and as original art -- but maybe there's something else that you might want without the stresses of storage or breaking the bank.

That's where Rob Liefeld comes in.

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Super Bowl MVP Von Miller. UFC fighter Paige VanZant. Pittsburgh Steelers receiving machine Antonio Brown. Former CFL/NFL star and Heisman-winner Doug Flutie.

What do they have in common? They'll all be Dancing With The Stars when the show premieres for yet another season on March 21. 

A fourth of the dozen teams competing on the ballroom dancing competition come from the sports world, and, because of trading cards, they just might be the targets of the show's fans who want a collectable of their own.

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Topps has a pair of upcoming non-sports sets in the works -- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Series 2 and Doctor Who Timeless -- and the company has been busy teasing upcoming signers for both releases.

So far, there have been five names announced for both sets. For the Star Wars set, there will be former Alias and Heroes star Greg Grunberg, BB-8 operator Brian Herring, Harriet Walter, Jessica Henwick and David Acord.

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California illustrator Cuyler Smith has a "card show" coming in March -- and it's likely to include some of the biggest names in the sports world.

Well, at least the world found in sports movies.

Even cooler? Some of his prints are found in card size and come in top-loaders -- at least while they last.

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Funko's line of vinyl Pop! figures has included plenty of surprises in the last few years as movie and television franchises have had memorable characters re-imagined as small, minimalist vinyl toys.

But the latest Funko Pop! figures slated for later this year? Well, they might have generational appeal.

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If you're like Buzz, you've probably seen Funko's ReAction figures in chain stores and marveled at some of the quirky inclusions in the various lines.

It's an ongoing series of 3.75-inch figures in a distinct style reminiscent of Kenner's original Star Wars toys right down to the line's logo and the clamshell packaging.

The difference, though?

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The Ellen Show probably isn't a place you'd expect to find football cards, but a recent episode included a cameo of Panini America while telling the story of 6-year-old Braylon Beam. He's been battling brain cancer and was at Super Bowl 50 as a correspondent for the show.

Check it out.

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Update (Feb. 26): These and the political GPKs have now been offered as 11-by-14 wall art prints on the Topps site.

Nine musicians will get mocked by the Garbage Pail Kids for one day only as Topps has unveiled a new line of stickers.

A pair of names for each standard-size sticker are available -- either in pairs or as an entire 18-card set in the 2016 GPK The Shammys stickers.

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A trio of twisted TV shows and movies will get the Funko treatment in March and April as the Lynnwood, Wash.-based company has revealed some new toys.

Breaking Bad, American Horror Story and American Psycho will be coming to the Funko Pop! and Vinyl Idolz series.

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Fans of the TV show Dexter will have plenty of new cardboard to collect soon from Breygent Marketing as a pair of releases for the show are set to arrive this month.

Dexter Seasons 5-8 Comic Con Packs will arrive packing six hits per pack beginning next week. There will be only 262 packs made. Meanwhile, Dexter Seasons 7-8 are recapped in a standalone product also set to arrive later this month.

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Non-sport card-maker Breygent Marketing teased many images from its upcoming Bates Motel Seasons 1-2 Comic Con Special Edition release on Wednesday and it includes some of the weirder memorabilia cards made in recent years.

Don't believe us? Check out the gallery ...

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