2026 Panini Obsidian Football: Black Color Blast and Stained Glass Duals

Randy Moss above Calvin Johnson, each framed by a separate stained-glass window: 2026 Panini Obsidian Football’s Black Stained Glass Dual preview supplies a strong reason to revisit the brand. Two receivers share one card without being squeezed into the same picture. The linked windows give each player his own space while making the pairing feel deliberate. Panini manufacturer preview

Obsidian returns with its dark Opti-Chrome look, a 100-card base set, and an autograph program that brings collegiate players together with retired stars. Julian Sayin, Gunner Stockton and Mario Craver appear in the previews alongside Moss, Johnson, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning and Bo Jackson. The combination gives collectors a route through college football’s current players and recognizable stars from earlier pro seasons. Official Panini product page, Manufacturer sheet

October 21 and the seven-card Hobby format

Hobby is expected October 21, 2026, with a $374.95 preorder at Dave & Adam’s. Panini’s direct product page currently says Coming Soon without announcing its own price or sale time. Dave & Adam’s preorder, Panini

Four of those seven slots are autograph or memorabilia cards. That leaves only two slots shared by base cards and base parallels, despite the 100-card base checklist. The format puts most of the opening into individual hits; it is a compact introduction to the set rather than a box that produces a long stack of base cards. Official Hobby configuration, Base-set size

Sayin’s Color Blast and the Moss–Johnson dual

Sayin’s Black Color Blast puts the throwing pose against a burst of colored powder on black. His red Ohio State uniform cuts across the green, yellow and purple behind him, with very little other design competing for attention. The product name sits below the action rather than closing the image inside a large frame.

Panini calls Black Color Blast and Black Stained Glass case hits, and its sell sheet also advertises ultra-rare dual versions. The previewed Moss–Johnson dual shows what the extra subject adds: two distinct football images connected by matching window shapes. It has no autograph panel; the pairing and the glass pattern are the entire point. Panini has not published numerical insertion odds. Manufacturer chase page

Moss occupies the upper window in white with purple trim, Johnson the lower one in white with blue trim. Keeping that color separation helps the eye read both players immediately. For collectors who enjoy paired stars, it is a much more specific attraction than simply adding another scarce color to a base-card rainbow.

Brees and Stockton: two patch-autograph layouts

Drew Brees’ Lava Jersey Autographs Gold uses the horizontal format well. Brees occupies the left side, the memorabilia window sits high on the right, and the autograph fits beneath it. The gold-and-black design ties the three pieces together while leaving a bright signing panel. Even with the textured background, the card is easy to read at a glance.

Gunner Stockton’s Orbital Jersey Autographs Red takes a vertical approach. A circular memorabilia window is placed between the player photograph and the signature area, with concentric rings around it. The round window is the defining feature: its shape joins the surrounding graphics instead of looking like a rectangular patch opening dropped into an unrelated design. Panini autograph and memorabilia previews

Manning’s Color Burst makes the signature the anchor

Peyton Manning’s Color Burst Signatures Blue surrounds the quarterback with a bright, lightning-like background. Vertical lettering runs down both sides, but the white autograph panel below his photograph brings order to the composition. That large clear area gives the signature visual priority even in one of the louder designs in the preview.

This also separates Color Burst from Black Color Blast. Color Burst Signatures is an autograph set; Black Color Blast is the non-autographed insert shown with Sayin. The similar names describe different cards and different collecting targets. Manning’s preview belongs to the signature program, alongside the Brees and Stockton memorabilia-autograph designs. Manufacturer set labels

The base set, Bo Jackson and Trinidad Chambliss

Mario Craver’s base preview shows Obsidian’s angular framework in black and silver, with the player’s white uniform set against intersecting geometric edges. It keeps the main line visually distinct from the broader color burst behind Sayin. The manufacturer identifies a 100-card base set, although a complete player-by-player checklist has not yet been released. Base and insert previews

The other insert examples stretch the design further. Bo Jackson’s Atomic Initials Blue uses a bright blue field and a prominent “Bj” block; Trinidad Chambliss’ Vitreous goes horizontal, with colored curved lines running behind his throwing stance. The first turns a player’s initials into the visual identifier, while the second uses the wider frame to emphasize the photograph and flowing background.

That range is what makes the return interesting. The Moss–Johnson dual is the preview’s strongest pairing, Manning anchors the standalone autograph selection, and Sayin gives Black Color Blast a collegiate headliner. Obsidian’s dark finish ties them together, but each card supplies its own reason to look closer.