Topps released its design for 2023 flagship bright and early this morning. You're looking at it right here. The announcement was a switch from Topps' progressively earlier announcements of the design -- last year's was in mid-July. And plenty of folks on Twitter were ready to pounce with their opinion (including me ). Not so much on the blogs, though, it doesn't appear to be the place for reacting to hobby announcements anymore. But I prefer the depth that blogs give. Twitter sucks in that way. The Twitter reactions offer nothing more than "I like it" or "it's dumb." Nothing thought-provoking. Nothing to chew on. This is why I still blog. In the simplest terms, I do like the design. I am happy that Topps is aware that collectors are aware of its history and has continued to replicate the inset photo every 20 years, in tribute to the 1963 design, as it did in 1983 and 2003. This is pushing it, but you could make a case for Topps riffing on tha...
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