''Hotwire'' is a comics series created by

Steve Pugh Steve Pugh ( ;) is a British comic book artist who has worked for American and British comic producers including DC Comics, DC, Marvel Comics, Marvel, Dark Horse Comics, Dark Horse and ''2000 AD (comic), 2000 AD''. He broke into the industry in ...

, with later writing credits by

Warren Ellis Warren Girard Ellis (born 16 February 1968) is a British comic book writer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-creator of several original comics series, including ''Transmetropolitan'' (1997–2002), ''Global Frequency'' ( ...

Publication history

''Hotwire'' was a project originally slated to be published by

Tundra UK Tundra Publishing was a Northampton, Massachusetts-based comic book publisher founded by Kevin Eastman in 1990. The company was founded to provide a venue for adventurous, creator-owned work by talented cartoonists and illustrators. Its publicati ...

back in the early 1990s. Hotwire first appeared as a pair of illustrations by Pugh in

Atomeka Press Atomeka Press is a British publisher of comic books set up in 1988 by Dave Elliott and Garry Leach. Atomeka ceased publishing in 1997, was briefly revived from 2002 to 2005 and revived again in 2013. History Atomeka was established as a compan ...

' ''A1 Sketchbook'', published in 2004; the first ''Hotwire'' story, "Filthy," written and drawn by Pugh, was published in 2005 in Atomeka's ''A1 Bojeffries Terror Tome'' anthology. This was followed by the first four-issue limited series, ''Hotwire: Requiem for the Dead'', published by

Radical Comics Radical Studios is an American multimedia studio. It had branches in feature films, television, physical and digital publishing, merchandise, recorded music, digital and online media applications and mobile and social games. History Radical Pub ...

in early 2009. A second limited series, ''Hotwire: Deep Cut'', also published by Radical Comics, appeared in late 2009. Concepts were created by Ellis, with the script and art being provided by Pugh.Steve Pugh, Warren Ellis create "Hotwire" for Radical
(press release),

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, December 17, 2008

Overview

The comic book series takes place in a science fictional future. In it, the main character, Detective Alice Hotwire, sets out to save the world from an “ectoplasmic catastrophe” that was caused by a security failure at the maximum security Necropolis. The break-in at the Necropolis causes “blue light ghosts” to become evil. Alice's work is not appreciated by her police colleagues, and she needs to overcome the villains and her lack of support to return things to the status quo.

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Steve Pugh Talks "Hotwire" - Comic Book Resources
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