When Supreme first came out, I was not a fan in the slightest. It had a lot of reasons why was more a one pack version of Triple Threads, instead of a new product on its own. Since that time, Topps has really turned it into a fun late year product with a focus on veteran and high end rookie content. This year, it looks like we are definitely in for a big treat with Supreme.
Check out some of these big hits up so far:
2014 Topps Supreme Tom Brady / Peyton Manning Dual Auto Logo Book /15
2014 Topps Supreme Johnny Manziel Auto Inscription /50
2014 Topps Supreme Mike Evans / Kelvin Benjamin Silhouette Dual Relic Auto Book.
2014 Topps Supreme Johnny Manziel / Mike Evans Dual Auto
First off, the addition of on card rookie autographs makes this product much more appealing that it would have been with stickers. The cards look amazing, and this added element is something that makes me VERY happy.
Additionally, the product checklist of veteran autographs is very impressive, with guys like Manning, Brady, Luck, Wilson and a bunch of other guys. These are the same guys that will have 1/1 autograph logo booklets, which are some of the most coveted cards a player collector can chase.
I still think that the design of some of the cards has some improvements to be made, especially in the boxes that continue to be used to highlight sticker autos in the product. Although they dont look as bad as some of the trash Panini has put out, I think these cards could have been better with a different approach.
Seeing that the QB Drawn plays and the nickname auto booklets are also back makes this product even more attractive to someone like me. As someone who loves unique content like these cards have been over the last few years, I am looking forward to this product. The drawn out QB plays are a really nice touch, even though the other side is a sticker. I would love to see more cards with content derived from this part of the game.
With some of the bigger products still yet to be released in 2014, looks like Topps has stepped it up big time over the last few products.
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