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𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The Cowboys are now the FAVORITES to sign 49ers star wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk

There is a 34% chance that Aiyuk gets traded or signs with Dallas, according to the Polymarket App.

Imagine having CeeDee x Pickens x Aiyuk 👀

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Umbreon and Espeon 30th Anniversary Celebration Cards Officially Revealed in English!

Both are confirmed to be Black Star Promo Cards✨️

We'll post alerts + links when they are available to preorder!

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2026 Topps Chrome Marvel Comics

Well, what do you know? Topps threw us a curve ball and dropped odds on a popular product before pre-orders even go live.

A tidy odds sheet and a timely odds release? The Marvel department at Topps could teach the sports departments a thing or two. That's how it's done. Take notes, baseball department. You know who you are.
While Marvel collectors get odds before pre-orders, the rest of us are bracing for Platinum Chrome and Series 2 odds to magically appear the afternoon before release.

We know the game. You're not fooling anyone. These breakdowns take time, and dropping odds at the last minute doesn't help collectors. It just makes the process more annoying for everyone. And whether that's the intention or not, it always makes it look like you have something to hide.

With Marvel Chrome pre-orders imminent, I wanted to get this analysis into the hands of my Marvel folks ASAP. Due to incomplete data, I've had to make a couple minor assumptions, but there's already more than enough data to know what we're working with.

If 2025 Marvel Chrome was any indication, waiting could be expensive. Last year's hobby boxes pre-ordered at $240 before jumping to $300 via EQL on release day. Unsurprisingly, hobby boxes are opening at $290 this year, and I wouldn't be shocked to see them land in the mid-$300s by drop day. With 2025 Marvel Chrome currently sitting around $450 on the secondary market and 2024 Marvel Chrome pushing $875, nobody can claim the price increase came out of nowhere. Topps wrote the book on cutting out middleman profit. They're just adding chapters.

Marvel Chrome is on a heater. My Marvel folks have been telling me for a couple years now that it's one of the strongest releases on the calendar, and the market seems to agree.

But this year feels different.

We have some SIGNIFICANT changes from last year. For better or worse, 2026 Marvel Chrome isn't last year's product.

It's last year's product on steroids.

I've got the numbers. And I'm ready to share.

Welcome to 2026 Topps Chrome Marvel Comics.

Part 1: The Basics

Preorder window goes live Tuesday, June 2nd @ Noon CT.

Hobby boxes ($290) have 12 packs of 6 for a total of 72 cards.

We have a new format, Mega Boxes, added to the retail mix. No announcement of box dynamics but based on other 2026 Chrome Megas (UFC & WWE), I'm assuming 8 packs of 6 cards, 48 total. I'm also assuming a $60 price tag.

We had Value boxes at $30 last year, which held 7 packs of 4 cards. I'm also assuming those remained the same.

Part 2: Production Numbers

I know what you're thinking....and you'd be right. An extra format equals an explosion in production. At first glance, these numbers look horrific.

Total cards in product:
2026- 20,800,576
2025- 8,125,536
YOY +156%

Production by format:
Hobby:
2026- 55,168 boxes (4,597 cases)
2025- 50,088 boxes (4,174 cases)
YOY +10.1%

Value Boxes:
2026- 416,731 boxes (10,418 cases)
2025- 161,400 boxes (4,035 cases)
YOY +158%

Megas:
2026- 107,500 boxes (5,375 cases)
2025- N/A

I know what you're thinking next...
"Cool. Topps ruined another product by printing it to the moon."
Not so fast. Let's peel back a couple more layers.

Total Autos:
2026- 21,220
2025- 4,993
YOY +325%

Total Sketch Cards:
2026- 4,949
2025- 442
YOY +1019.7%

Yes, you read that correctly. Sketch cards (a personal favorite of the Squatch) literally 10xed. Keep in mind, they're Hobby only.

Total Parallels:
2026- 2,906,911
2025- 1,205,940
YOY +141%

Total Inserts:
2026- 2,539,508
2025- 1,042,140
YOY +143.7%

Total Numbered Cards:
2026- 495,462
2025- 273,152
YOY +81.4%

So what does this mean? Despite production exploding, chase content went nuclear, specifically in Hobby Boxes.

Part 3: Heat Map

Let's see how box content compares to last year.
Hobby:
2026- 2.7 boxes per auto/sketch, 13.8 parallels/box, 13.4 inserts/box, 4 # cards/box
2025- 10.6 boxes per auto/sketch, 9.5 parallels/box, 10.2 inserts/box, 3.75 # cards/box

Value:
2026- 201 boxes per auto (1 per 5 cases), 4 parallels/box, 2.25 inserts/box, 2.5 boxes per # card
2025- 226 boxes per auto, 4.5 parallels/box, 3.3 inserts/box, 1.9 boxes per # card

Mega:
2026- 29.6 boxes/auto (0.68/case), 5 parallels/box, 8.1 inserts/box, 1 # card/box

Part 4: Value Map

$/card
1) Value- $1.07
2) Mega- $1.25
3) Hobby- $4.03

$/parallel
1) Value- $7.50
2) Mega- $12.00
3) Hobby- $25.28

$/auto
1) Hobby- $1,237.43
2) Mega- $1776.60
3) Value- $6,030.00

$/# card
1) Mega- $60
2) Value- $74.10
3) Hobby- $86.83

Don't let the retail numbers fool you. Common and unnumbered parallels are inflating the stats and making Value Boxes and Megas look better than they'll actually feel. If you're chasing meaningful parallels, big inserts, or autos/sketches, Hobby is the answer. You can argue over which retail format is less bad. You can't argue against Hobby being the best overall value, even at $290. And if you want it at $290, I suggest you show up for the pre-order because there's no way you see sub-$300 once that window closes.

Part 5: Takeaways

If you're a Marvel fan, this is your Chrome flagship. This is miles better than that Marvel Studios nonsense. There are going to be some incredible cards pulled from this product.

One of those is Clawed Chrome parallels. If you haven't seen them, you should. They are a truly unique, extremely rare chase that oozes with character. And they just make sense.

Another one is sketches. I've said it once, and I'll say it again. The Squatch is a sucker for sketches. They're among my favorite cards in any of these non-sports releases. Who wouldn't want a one-of-a-kind piece of hand-drawn artwork from an actual comic book artist? Honestly, I like them more than autos.

But as much as I love sketches, there is one thing in this product that I simply cannot get behind...

Facsimile autos. Yep. They're here.
And they're rare enough to feel important, landing roughly once every 50 hobby boxes.

Therein lies the problem. You'll hit what appears to be an incredible single, dual, triple, or even quad autograph. They'll feel like a chase. I would argue they are not. They're a kick in the nuts. A troll job. You didn't hit an autograph. You hit a photograph of an autograph that looks real.

It broke my heart every time I saw a non-seasoned collector post their coveted hit from last year's Disney Chrome only for all the comments to key in on how the autos are fake. Way to ruin a kid's week.

I suppose they still hold value. I'm just not a fan.

Part 6: What Would the Squatch Do?

If you're a degenerate ripper, I get it. No judgment here. It takes one to know one. Marvel Chrome has a history of producing cards with surprisingly strong market value, and there are plenty of monsters in this checklist.

Is it a safe rip with a high floor? I wouldn't go that far.
But it will be a much tougher pill to swallow once boxes inevitably hit $400.

If you're ripping retail, there isn't a clear winner between Value Boxes and Megas. Both have strengths. Pick what you like and enjoy the ride.

If you're a sealed wax connoisseur, Hobby feels safe. These boxes could easily outperform last year's version once collectors realize just how much more juiced they are.

If you liked Marvel Chrome before...you're gonna love Hulked out Marvel Chrome.

Part 7: Print Runs

Base Cards:
76,665 ea

Unnumbered Parallels:
Refractors- ~6,375 ea
Storm's Lightning Refractor- ~1,100 ea
Raywave- ~3,650 ea
X-fractor- ~1,075 ea

Unnumbered Inserts:
Fanfare (50 card CL)- ~6,180 ea
Future Stars (20 card CL)- ~15,450 ea
Marvel Icons (20 card CL)- ~15,450 ea
Meanwhile... (20 card CL)- ~15,450 ea
One World Under Doom (20 card CL)- ~15,450 ea
The Beyond (20 card CL)- ~15,450 ea
60 Years of Black Panther (10 card CL)- ~5,520 ea
65 Fantastic Years (10 card CL)- ~36,465 ea
X-Force 35th Anniversary (10 card CL)- ~21,500 ea
Classic Comic Book Covers (10 card CL)- ~1,325 ea
Cordially Invited (5 card CL)- ~490 ea
Marvel Reflections (5 card CL)- ~140 ea
Topps Originals (10 card CL)- ~260 ea
Astonishing (10 card CL)- ~135 ea
Varied Visage: AoA (11 card CL)- ~140 ea

Relics:
Comic Excerpts: Spider-Man (12 card CL)- ~24 ea

Unnumbered Autos:
Authentic Marvel Comic Book Artist Autos (35 card CL)- ~285 ea
Cordially Invited Autos (6 card CL)- ~205 ea

Sketches:
Artist Originals (2 card CL)- ~22 ea
Sketch Cards (124 card CL)- ~40 ea

#thehobby #SlabSquatchAnalytics #2026ToppsChromeMarvelComics

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Another notch in de Hall of Fame career.

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First look at the new LEGO x Pokémon collaboration featuring Smart Play technology! #Pokemon #LEGO

[Ricanking (Restock Tracker) @ricanking6]

First look at some of the Sketch cards from 2026 Topps Chrome Marvel Comics! 🔥

[SrDesignMan @srdesignman]

The Charizard evolution artwork is just too awesome 🔥🐉✨

[Sean Feucht @seanfeucht]

Things you can do as an athlete:

- beat your wife
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- do insane amounts of drugs
- go to strip clubs
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Things you can’t do as an athlete:

- Support the current President

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I couldn’t believe this happened today. It has never happened at the previous 6 events we’ve ran, and I’d be just as pissed as every vendor there.

I’m personally refunding any vendors at Card Party who pay for the fee (processed many already).

Emails were sent to all vendors at 2pm PT Friday with details on sending receipt in for the refund.

I don’t even know who to blame at the moment but that’s not as important as just making it right with the vendors who are extremely important for putting on a great event. Ultimately, it falls on me since it’s my event, and I’m sorry for all the bs this morning to our vendors.

We sold Friday only tickets to increase foot traffic for the first time this year, and we even have a vendor specific happy hour Sat night - trying to show the vendors we care and then boom - surprise fee.

Sucks, but it happened and I’ll eat the cost.

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GTA 6 is about to create more millionaires than crypto has ever done.

If you're locked in on release, u could change ur life in a few weeks.

I personally know people who made millions on GTA 5, and I know what I'm talking about.

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New Pokémon LEGO Arcanine Set Revealed!🔥

1190 Pieces - Releases August 1st. We'll post when it's available!

#Pokemon #LEGO

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Best Buy has reportedly started sending emails to creators regarding a potential Grand Theft Auto VI pre-order campaign.

The email references:

• “GTA 6 Pre Order (Physical Game)”
• Campaign dates from May 18–21, 2026

This has sparked major speculation that GTA 6 pre-orders could officially go live as early as NEXT WEEK 👀

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eBay Rejects Unsolicited Proposal from GameStop.

"We have concluded that your proposal is neither credible nor attractive."

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Another schedule update: The Cowboys will host the Eagles on Thanksgiving.