Hardy Boys Adventures Special Collection Edition

[tomswift2002]

I was just on Simon & Schuster's Canadian site, and I saw that they are advertising for a September 2020 release a box set of the first 10 Hardy Boys Adventures called the Special Collection. 

Now then, what's interesting is that all 10 books will be receiving ALL-NEW cover art that will be only available in this set.

https://www.simonandschuster.ca/books/Hardy-Boys-Adventures-Special-Collection/Franklin-W-Dixon/Hardy-Boys-Adventures/9781534475229

Write-up:
The Hardy brothers solve Bayport's toughest mysteries in this beautifully redesigned, collectible set of the first ten Hardy Boys Adventures.

Smart, resourceful, and perceptive, Frank and Joe Hardy can be counted on to crack the case. They're familiar with encountering danger along the way, but from tracking a jewel thief to surviving a blizzard, the brothers are faced with some of the most perilous adventures yet. In these ten page-turning mysteries, they'll have to stay on their toes to catch the culprits...and survive the search.

With all-new covers only available in this collection, this thrilling paperback boxed set includes:
Secret of the Red Arrow
Mystery of the Phantom Heist
The Vanishing Game
Into Thin Air
Peril at Granite Peak
The Battle of Bayport
Shadows at Predator Reef
Deception on the Set
The Curse of the Ancient Emerald
Tunnel of Secrets

[MacGyver]

That is interesting. It seems kinda weird for the current Hardy Boys series to get redesigned covers. I would expect that more of the original series. Maybe this is an attempt at rebranding and remarketing?

[tomswift2002]

Possible. In North America, With the exception of the first 8 G&D volumes from a few years ago, the last book to have a cover redesign was "Ghost Stories" in 2002, and before that it was #88 "Tricky Business" (1988) in 1992.  Between 1979 & 1992, for volumes #59 to #88 all got a second cover, and most 3 covers.  In terms of release time, "The Apeman's Secret" was only out for a year in 1988 with its second cover, before it got its 3rd cover in 1989.

[SkyWarp]

I wonder what the covers will look like?   Honestly, I like the latest covers better than any since the original Casefiles covers.

[MacGyver]

Agreed. Of the recent Hardy Boys series, I have liked the Adventures books covers the best. (By "recent", I mean anything beyond the end of the Casefiles and Digests.)

[Raven]

So this is the new cover art for the collection:

[tomswift2002]

Wow!  Underwhelming.

[MacGyver]

Thanks for the cover art. It's kinda cool, I guess- but I don't see that it was necessary. I hope that won't be the standard look going forward though. I prefer the cover style currently in place that actually features The Hardy Boys in scenes from the books rather than this style that just has abstract concepts from the books.