The series was written by Peter Milligan with art by Duncan Fegredo and was published by DC Comics under their Vertigo imprint. It is a surreal superhero story that follows a character named Michael Smith as he discovers that a fictional comic book hero, The Enigma, is real. The issues pictured appear to be the original run of the comic, which was a limited series of 8 issues published in 1993. The covers feature distinctive, surreal artwork consistent with the series' style.