One of the big complaints about Topps, and I've seen it even more now that Fanatics has extended the Topps brand with its purchase, is Topps' love for recycling its own designs. It's gotten to be an addiction. Topps can't quit, and they're getting worse. It's comical. The 2021 Topps set put out 1986 design tributes, under its suspect recognition of its 35th anniversary of the design. Then it added random "redux" design tributes to 1952, which morphed into 1965 with Series 2, and then 1992 with the Update set. Then it produced another insert set recognizing its 70th anniversary because, heck, let's remember two anniversaries at once -- we can pat ourselves on the back with both hands! I don't even know how many designs are covered in the 70th anniversary thing. A bunch. Oh, and Topps is going to trot out the 1987 design again this coming flagship set because it's never done that before. It's a sickness. Topps needs an interventio...
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