Fantastic artwork brings to life a reasonable story。 I remember first seeing an edition of this upon its first release as a graphic novel back around 1990 and thinking it to look very different to the Uncanny X Men, that was my staple reading material。 Who knew that the art would soon rule the roost in the mainstream comic media?
Baba,
Walt Simonson's Wolverine masterpiece - 'Meltdown' a 'painted' graphic novel set amidst the Glasnost period of the Cold War with hardline communists looking to undermine and overrun Gorbachev's Soviet Union。 A dark and menacing tale, with Wolverine at his deadliest and best, and Havoc really coming to terms with what one has to do to be a hero, yet still showing a fallibility for beautiful woman, in this case the uber double agent 'Quark'。 An absolute must read for Wolverine fans。 7 out of 12。 Walt Simonson's Wolverine masterpiece - 'Meltdown' a 'painted' graphic novel set amidst the Glasnost period of the Cold War with hardline communists looking to undermine and overrun Gorbachev's Soviet Union。 A dark and menacing tale, with Wolverine at his deadliest and best, and Havoc really coming to terms with what one has to do to be a hero, yet still showing a fallibility for beautiful woman, in this case the uber double agent 'Quark'。 An absolute must read for Wolverine fans。 7 out of 12。 。。。more
Nicole Westen,
My only complaint about the art is that Wolverine's hair looked like some kind of jester hat。 His hair has always tapered into 'ears', but it looked like these little strings hanging off his head。 It was weird。 My only complaint about the art is that Wolverine's hair looked like some kind of jester hat。 His hair has always tapered into 'ears', but it looked like these little strings hanging off his head。 It was weird。 。。。more
B,
Reminded me a lot of Elektra Assassin。 The art is a little abstract 。 And the story is trippy。But it doesn't work because it doesn't really connect to the characters。 The plot is based in part on the powers, but not them as people Reminded me a lot of Elektra Assassin。 The art is a little abstract 。 And the story is trippy。But it doesn't work because it doesn't really connect to the characters。 The plot is based in part on the powers, but not them as people 。。。more
6r36。v1073t,
Not simonson’s best, but gorgeous and exciting。 Very dark, even if the plot and boss fight are disappointing
Oner of the first graphic novels I ever bought and made me a lifelong Wolverine fan。 The illustrations alone are worth the price。
Ilaria Vigorito,
La recensione su questo volume deve essere spaccata in due metà: dal lato visuale, penso che realizzi un esperimento davvero interessante di due autori che giocano a scambiarsi gli stili e combinarli assieme per creare quello che sembra una via di mezzo fra un fumetto e un libro illustrato e non sono pochi gli scenari che non sfigurerebbero di fianco a un quadro in una galleria d'arte。Dall'altro lato la storia che sorregge questo impianto stilistico di tutto rispetto è banalissima, una brutta sp La recensione su questo volume deve essere spaccata in due metà: dal lato visuale, penso che realizzi un esperimento davvero interessante di due autori che giocano a scambiarsi gli stili e combinarli assieme per creare quello che sembra una via di mezzo fra un fumetto e un libro illustrato e non sono pochi gli scenari che non sfigurerebbero di fianco a un quadro in una galleria d'arte。Dall'altro lato la storia che sorregge questo impianto stilistico di tutto rispetto è banalissima, una brutta spy story bondiana, con tanto di tragica storia d'amore e personaggi così piatti da non essere caratterizzati male。 Non sono caratterizzati e basta。 Wolverine forse si salva per metà ma Havoc è a dir poco un cliché di se stesso, il Dr Neutron e il Generale Meltdown sono due macchiette del super-cattivo intelligente e scienziato pazzo a braccetto col forzuto con poco cervello e Quark。。。 mai visto personaggio femminile tanto deludente。È un peccato, perché lo spunto di questo volume non era mica male: la paura delle esplosioni nucleari, nel post-Chernobyl, in fondo era altissima e le premesse sembravano buone ma tutte le atmosfere iniziali si sono risolte in una ridicola nube di fumo。 Piacevole da leggere più per i disegni che per la storia。 。。。more
Pinkerton,
English (but not so good) / ItalianoA very artistic graphic, which often has a negative repercussion on story, as in this case。 Very unusual tables remain impressed, take a look at Wolverine。。。But they’re at the expense of a fairly articulate plot that would need to be supported at least by a greater visual clarity; so it wasn’t。 The result is not bad but confusion prevents you from appreciating it full。ItalianoUna grafica spiccatamente artistica, caratteristica che ha spesso una ripercussione n English (but not so good) / ItalianoA very artistic graphic, which often has a negative repercussion on story, as in this case。 Very unusual tables remain impressed, take a look at Wolverine。。。But they’re at the expense of a fairly articulate plot that would need to be supported at least by a greater visual clarity; so it wasn’t。 The result is not bad but confusion prevents you from appreciating it full。ItalianoUna grafica spiccatamente artistica, caratteristica che ha spesso una ripercussione negativa sulla storia, come in questo caso。 Tavole molto particolari restano impresse, date un'occhiata a Wolverine…Ma vanno a discapito di una trama abbastanza articolata che avrebbe bisogno di essere supportata quantomeno da una maggior chiarezza visiva; così non è stato。 Il risultato non è male ma la confusione impedisce di apprezzarlo a pieno。 。。。more
Chris,
I haven't read a Wolverine story in years but picked up a bunch of collections on the bargain table of one of the LCSs I go to。 Meltdown was the first I read, based on publication year。The story was cool and fun。 I didn't really know Havok so it was a good introduction to the character。I'm not sure how I felt about the stylized, painted art。 For the most part I liked it, especially in the desert setting in Mexico, but sometimes it made the characters, particularly Logan look off。 I haven't read a Wolverine story in years but picked up a bunch of collections on the bargain table of one of the LCSs I go to。 Meltdown was the first I read, based on publication year。The story was cool and fun。 I didn't really know Havok so it was a good introduction to the character。I'm not sure how I felt about the stylized, painted art。 For the most part I liked it, especially in the desert setting in Mexico, but sometimes it made the characters, particularly Logan look off。 。。。more
Ryan,
There are so many good and bad things about this book。 First the good: cool painted art, story and language geared more for adults (which was rare at the time it came out)。 But then there is the bad: the characters are not really the same people, Havoc and Wolverine now have different personalities; the villains are idiotic; the plot, which involves nuclear reactors really makes no actual sense。
Josh Brown,
Some of the best artwork I've seen in a comic。 Some of the best artwork I've seen in a comic。 。。。more
Dogan,
Nice story and art。 Plot is very fluent and cinematic, but not superb。 Art is gorgeous。 I love different art in comic books like watercolor。 Jon J。 Muth and Kent Williams' work reminds me Dave McKean's Arkham Asylum or Clayton Crain's some issues of X-Force。 And usually there isn't much panel about Wolverine and Havok seem to interact on X-Men comics。 So that's way Meltdown is one of the interesting X-Men comics for me。 Nice story and art。 Plot is very fluent and cinematic, but not superb。 Art is gorgeous。 I love different art in comic books like watercolor。 Jon J。 Muth and Kent Williams' work reminds me Dave McKean's Arkham Asylum or Clayton Crain's some issues of X-Force。 And usually there isn't much panel about Wolverine and Havok seem to interact on X-Men comics。 So that's way Meltdown is one of the interesting X-Men comics for me。 。。。more
Reyel2107,
wolverine as clint and havok as dean , perfect !!!!
Jdetrick,
This book has confounded me for decades。。。。the story is interesting, but it's the art by Jon J。 Muth that I just can't figure out。 It's a surreal painted style unlike almost anyone else's in comics and it draws me in while occasionally infuriating me。 Still, it makes this a book I'll return to multiple times, always finding something a little different in its pages。 This book has confounded me for decades。。。。the story is interesting, but it's the art by Jon J。 Muth that I just can't figure out。 It's a surreal painted style unlike almost anyone else's in comics and it draws me in while occasionally infuriating me。 Still, it makes this a book I'll return to multiple times, always finding something a little different in its pages。 。。。more
Matti,
Really liked the artwork。
Aaron,
I haven't ready many X-men comics, so this was my first time encountering the Havoc character。 The art was fantastic, very cinematic。 Wolverine was written true to my imagination although I'm still not used to seeing him actually kill people since his action scenes in the animated series were always toned down。 I haven't ready many X-men comics, so this was my first time encountering the Havoc character。 The art was fantastic, very cinematic。 Wolverine was written true to my imagination although I'm still not used to seeing him actually kill people since his action scenes in the animated series were always toned down。 。。。more
Xavier,
Una historia que no está a la par del arte soberbio。
Fizzgig76,
Reprints Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown #1-4 (March 1989-October 1989)。 Dr。 Neutron and General Meltdown are playing a dangerous game。 They want to harness the power of a nuclear meltdown like Chernobyl and they don’t care who gets hurt in the process。 With their eyes on Havok of the X-Men, the two must first find a way to get rid of Wolverine who could create a foil to their plans。 With a girl named Scarlett at their bidding, Meltdown and Neutron are about to take on two of the X-Men’s most danger Reprints Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown #1-4 (March 1989-October 1989)。 Dr。 Neutron and General Meltdown are playing a dangerous game。 They want to harness the power of a nuclear meltdown like Chernobyl and they don’t care who gets hurt in the process。 With their eyes on Havok of the X-Men, the two must first find a way to get rid of Wolverine who could create a foil to their plans。 With a girl named Scarlett at their bidding, Meltdown and Neutron are about to take on two of the X-Men’s most dangerous members…and they must be ready!Written by Walt Simonson and Louise Simonson, Wolverine Legends 2: Meltdown collects the 1989 Marvel/Epic four issue limited series originally called Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown。 The comic was a bookshelf style comic and illustrated by Jon J。 Muth and Kent Williams。Epic was an interesting comic line。 The idea behind it was often to take a more adult approach…kind of like DC’s Vertigo today。 The comics presented by Epic were often unrelated to the Marvel Universe, but occasionally comics like this and the Silver Surfer would rise within Epic。I don’t really know if this comic is in the X-Men’s true canon。 Both Meltdown and Neutron were created for this series。 Meltdown was killed but Neutron’s “game of chess” was still going on at the end of series with other chess pieces like Spider-Man and the Punisher being seen…yet Neutron has yet to appear again。The story is an interesting team-up of two characters that didn’t usually seem to interact。 Wolverine has always been so antagonistic that a team-up with Scott Summers’ brother seems a bit odd (especially since Scott always took the wrath of Wolverine)。 Havok at this point didn’t usually get much attention, so it is nice to see him taking a lead role in a comic and it almost makes me wish that he’d get the shot at some more solo action (besides the bad Mutant X)。The art for this comic is also quite good。 It has a very surreal look from the painted art。 It appears that Muth focused on Havok while Williams focused on Wolverine。 The art of both works well together and if it didn’t say this on the title pages, I wouldn’t know it was more than one artist。I like Havok & Wolverine: Meltdown and if you can find it or Wolverine Legends 2: Meltdown, you should pick it up。 It falls into that “dark” period of comics before the big bold and bombastic art of the ’90s which was brighter but often lacked substance。 I kind of wish that Marvel would somehow revisit this series and give Havok & Wolverine another go。 。。。more
Gavin,
Had hoped for more from Walter Simonson, after his awesome Thor run。。。this story is just dated 80s Cold War Nuclear paranoia stuff。Wolverine and Havok are on holiday in Mexico。。。which already is strange as bejesus。 Also, what on Earth has those 2 together? Hatred for Scott? Who knows。。。there's a few cool spots, the art is mostly watercolour style, which makes some very cool stuff and also some stuff is far too dark (literally) to see。Not all that important, though I would be interested to see th Had hoped for more from Walter Simonson, after his awesome Thor run。。。this story is just dated 80s Cold War Nuclear paranoia stuff。Wolverine and Havok are on holiday in Mexico。。。which already is strange as bejesus。 Also, what on Earth has those 2 together? Hatred for Scott? Who knows。。。there's a few cool spots, the art is mostly watercolour style, which makes some very cool stuff and also some stuff is far too dark (literally) to see。Not all that important, though I would be interested to see these 2 together again。。。I know why it was out of print so long。 。。。more
Dan,
I have to say first off that this was a very interesting story featuring Wolverine and Havok of the X-men。 Rendered in mixed media, as it was done sometimes in watercolour, charcoal, acrylics, and pencil。 The artwork alone makes this book worth picking up, as it's a very expressively done。 I was surprised by the ending which makes it seem like the main villian who controlled all of "the pieces" would be back for another issue in the Marvel universe。 I have to say first off that this was a very interesting story featuring Wolverine and Havok of the X-men。 Rendered in mixed media, as it was done sometimes in watercolour, charcoal, acrylics, and pencil。 The artwork alone makes this book worth picking up, as it's a very expressively done。 I was surprised by the ending which makes it seem like the main villian who controlled all of "the pieces" would be back for another issue in the Marvel universe。 。。。more
J。,
I think I'll agree with most people on here。 The story is solid, if not amazing; unfortunately set in a specific historical period。 But the art is absolutely gorgeous and unique。 Awesome。 I think I'll agree with most people on here。 The story is solid, if not amazing; unfortunately set in a specific historical period。 But the art is absolutely gorgeous and unique。 Awesome。 。。。more
Jesús,
En los correos de los lectores que se publicaron a principios de los años noventa en España se decía casi siempre lo mismo sobre esta serie limitada: en nuestro país no estaba asegurada su publicación porque a los "jefes" de Forum les preocupada su "dibujo raro"。 Lo que debería haberles preocupado es su historia, porque lo otro es una maravilla realizada en acuarela a cuatro manos por los ilustradores Jon J。 Muth y Kent Williams, un trabajo a un mismo tiempo realista (ese Alex Summers 'cool' ins En los correos de los lectores que se publicaron a principios de los años noventa en España se decía casi siempre lo mismo sobre esta serie limitada: en nuestro país no estaba asegurada su publicación porque a los "jefes" de Forum les preocupada su "dibujo raro"。 Lo que debería haberles preocupado es su historia, porque lo otro es una maravilla realizada en acuarela a cuatro manos por los ilustradores Jon J。 Muth y Kent Williams, un trabajo a un mismo tiempo realista (ese Alex Summers 'cool' inspirado en James Dean obra de Muth; el Lobezno animalizado y barrigudo de Williams) y fantástico (un villano que parece un jorobado malvado sacado de una leyenda infantil de Europa del este)。 La historia, escrita por el matrimonio Simonson, es lo que cojea aquí, una 'road movie' con persecución constante por tierra y aire, desde las cantinas de México a Polonia, con el accidente de Chernóbil, el espionaje, la amenaza terrorista, los métodos de la KGB y la guerra fría todavía calientes。 。。。more
Nadine Jones,
Absolutely gorgeous book。 This is the book that got me loving Wolverine (long before Hugh Jackman LOL - though he really sealed the deal :-)。 Sadly, I never found another X-Men to equal the beauty of this one。
Mia,
Okay, this had a wild story lol The storyline is a little bizarre and silly, but the artwork is amazing。 I recommend this basically for the beautiful watercolors。 It's a visually stunning series。 Okay, this had a wild story lol The storyline is a little bizarre and silly, but the artwork is amazing。 I recommend this basically for the beautiful watercolors。 It's a visually stunning series。 。。。more
Nick,
This comic is so great! The art is all done in Watercolours and just looks stunning, or it did, I havent looked at it in a long time。
Andrew,
Story, meh。 Art, great。
Stephen,
3。0 stars。 Another solid Wolverine story, this one featuring a team up with the "other" summers brother, Havok。 3。0 stars。 Another solid Wolverine story, this one featuring a team up with the "other" summers brother, Havok。 。。。more
Nicole,
The story had its moments, but it was kind of silly, and the Dr。 Neutron art was weird。