Monday, September 27, 2021

Modern Monday - colourful "DonRuss"

I've put DonRuss in scare quotes in the title, because this is Panini zombie brand DonRuss not actual DonRuss from back in the day. 

These cards were in the box from YoRicha that arrived at the end of last week.

Card Number 747: DonRuss 2020 Holo Orange Parallel; #218

Panini are unmatched in their commitment to parallels, and this is one of the colour variations available for the retro-looking insert series in last years DonRuss set that revived the classic design from 1986. (Blogged in June 2020!)


It's shiny. I like the design. You can barely tell it's unlicensed. 

The back is the same as the regular release and also looks quite retro. 


Card Number 748: DonRuss 2020 Holo Pink Parallel Name Variation; #218

And Panini unleashed a new level of parallel hell, by also making colour parallels of their name variation parallels. So, this is a parallel of a parallel. In shiny pink.


He is Anthony, not Tony on this one.

The back is marked as a parallel by the black baseball with the number in. Personally, I prefer that look for a card number. Also, it helps to distinguish it as a parallel. 


I realised halfway through this post that I should have used card number 747 for a "jumbo" card. But that wouldn't have fitted in with the Modern Monday theme. There's only so much co-ordination I can do with the numbering!

Total: 748 cards

3 comments:

  1. This group of parallels hurt me psychologically I think. Collecting more then 30 of the 42 that were released finally made me snap! Add in Topps and there many releases and multiple parallels 2020 was an overwhelming year! ...and then there was the pandemic!

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    1. Yes. I feel pursuing parallels is a gateway to madness.

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  2. I really like the 1986 Donruss design... but without the team logo it becomes too plain. As for the crazy number of parallels, I'm not a fan. Glad I'm not a super collector. Tracking down every single parallel would drive me nuts.

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