Topps released its design for 2022 flagship on Thursday. This is super early for an announcement that usually takes place in August, at least since I've been following such things on the blog. In fact, the last time Topps released its flagship design in July, two years ago , I was aghast. And this 2022 announcement is 10 days earlier than that date. So, obviously, I was caught off guard. I'm late. But it doesn't matter much for the blog. Reacting to card design announcements is very much a Twitter thing now and everybody couldn't wait to get their two pennies in over there, including me . I do like the design. ... well, it's OK. I like it in comparison to what we've seen from Topps lately. It's mostly a feeling of relief because we're not going to get garbage like 2020 and 2021 flagship for the rest of the decade and beyond. The 2022 design is simple, there's nothing interfering with the photo, it appears to be team-color-coded and there is a border...
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