There are several authors that have shown a fascination with the depiction of ghost as part of every day life; Steve Pugh and Warren Ellis have made a coherent world out of this premise. They also understand that a story idea is not enough to attract the readership, you need to add depth through adequate characterization; they have accomplished this in Deep Cut to a degree rarely seen in this type of comic genre.
Hotwire's insistence on applying scientific principles to the paranormal reality she has to confront on a daily basis is reinforced by the technology been employed to keep the roaming spirits out of humanity's dwellings and cities; case in point, the towers that inhibit the spirits and disperse their paranormal energies or the experimental weapons that would annihilate the spirit of the recently deceased people. This last technological innovation has moral repercussions as it means that the eternal soul can be destroyed thus attacking a basic premise of most if not all world's religions. It is this type of connections and the interplay of science fiction, horror and fantastic elements that make Hotwire an exciting read.