Enigma (Vertigo)
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| Enigma | |
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 Cover of the Enigma trade paperback |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Vertigo |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | March - October 1993 |
| Number of issues | 8 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Peter Milligan |
| Artist(s) | Duncan Fegredo |
| Creator(s) | Peter Milligan |
| Collected editions | |
| Enigma | ISBN 1-56389-192-1 |
Enigma is a comic book by Peter Milligan, with artwork done by Duncan Fegredo, featuring a superhero called "The Enigma". It was published as an eight-issue limited series by Vertigo, an imprint of DC Comics, in 1993.[1]
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[edit] Characters
- Michael Smith - A compulsive, late-20’s, heterosexual telephone repairman living a highly-structured life in Pacific City, California. His father was killed in an earthquake, and he was abandoned by his mother around age nine.
- Titus Bird - The writer of the superhero comic book series “The Enigma”.
- The Enigma - A man born with seemingly omnipotent powers who adopts the identity of The Enigma, a comic book superhero. He is an essentially emotionless being and unfamiliar with the concepts of right and wrong.
[edit] Additional notes
- This story takes place outside of the main DC Universe.
- This was one of the first mini-series released when DC launched Vertigo, their "suggested for mature readers" line of comics in March 1993 and the first not to be connected to an existing book.
- All eight issues of Enigma have special metallic inks on the cover.
- One of the minor characters in Enigma, named Envelope Girl, made an appearance in Peter Milligan's run of Animal Man.
[edit] Collected editions
The series has been collected into a trade paperback, although it is now out of print.
- Enigma (208 pages, DC Comics, August 1995, ISBN 1852866152, DC Comics, December 1993, ISBN 1-56389-192-1)
[edit] References
- ^ Irvine, Alex (2008), "Enigma", in Dougall, Alastair, The Vertigo Encyclopedia, New York: Dorling Kindersley, pp. 66, ISBN 0-7566-4122-5, OCLC 213309015
[edit] Other sources
- Enigma at the Grand Comics Database
- Enigma at the Comic Book DB
