It consists of comic adaptations of operas, novels, classical music and poems, and followed an irregular publishing model that changed formats according to the needs of the material.

Russell had collaborated with Don McGregor for Marvel Comics, and the writer put him in contact with the newly-formed Eclipse Enterprises founded by brothers Dean and Jan Mullaney in 1979, following their successful publication of McGregor's graphic novel Sabre: Slow Fade of an Endangered Species.

A deal was soon struck allowing Russell to publish his plans for a series of experimental adaptations through Eclipse, while retaining ownership of his submissions.

[2] The first piece in the series was the graphic novel Night Music 1, containing the stories "Breakdown on the Starship Remembrance" and "La Sonnambula", published in November 1979.

In 1984 Russell returned to Eclipse after working for Marvel Comics, and made plans for an ongoing series of Night Music.