Meltdown: The Definitive Collection

By David B. Schwartz

The Flare is dying. His own super-powers are eating him alive, melting him down from within. During his final days, The Flare must struggle with his volatile life and the questionable decisions he's made along the way, hoping to find redemption before time runs out. See the final moments that prove what a hero can -- and should -- be, in the stunning mini-series that took the comic industry by storm.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1582408211
• ISBN13: 9781582408217
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Image Comics
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.1" x 0.3" x 6.5"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher

Customer Reviews

Delivers the goods - a great read

I was more than pleasantly surprised at this very well told and fully developed book. The best graphic novels are first and foremost great stories, and "Meltdown" really delivers in that regard. Unlike mainstream comics that limit their storylines to watered down melodramas designed to promote a franchise character, "Meltdown" is an introspective graphic essay that reviews a "superhero" life that is blessed, and wasted, and flawed, and ultimately very human. Although the book is in a prestige format and the artwork is top notch (subtle changes to indicate differences in timing was a nice touch), Schwartz's story is more like a true indy that takes chances, and so as a whole the book is the best of all worlds. That's probably not the best idea for a mainstream franchise comic book series looking to cash in on future toy lines and Wal-Mart t-shirt deals, but it's a great approach for a well designed and thoroughly enjoyable graphic-based and story driven novel. Highly recommended.

Smart & spicy

A smart, clever story with super spicy graphics that leads to a great ending. The type of graphic novel that will appeal to those looking for a deeper experience then the usual affair.

Feel The Heat!

If you like action packed excitement with excellent writing and artwork - this book is for you. Great foward momentum to an exhilerating climax.