Third Shift Society
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| Author(s) | Meredith Moriarty |
| Website | WEBTOON |
| Current status/schedule | On Hiatus |
| Launch date | September 19, 2019 |
| Publisher(s) | WEBTOON |
| Genre(s) | Supernatural |
| Rating(s) | 9.78 Stars on WEBTOON |
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Third Shift Society is a supernatural webcomic published on WEBTOON and created by artist Meredith Moriarty. It follows Ellie, a woman deep in debt, as she takes on a job as a paranormal detective.[1]
Publication
Moriarty began work on Third Shift Society in late 2015, but the idea first came to her in 2011.[2] The first episode of Third Shift Society was published as a WEBTOON Original on September 19, 2019. On March 19, 2020, the comic began a hiatus following its season one finale. As of June 2021, the comic has amassed over 373,000 subscribers.[3]
Plot and themes
Ellie McGuinness is a recent college graduate[2] who is unemployed, deep in debt, and on the verge of eviction.[4] She meets Ichabod, a paranormal detective with a pumpkin for a head, as he is in the middle of fighting a monster and needs help.[5][6] After saving Ichabod, Ellie discovers she has paranormal abilities of her own and is offered a job as Ichabod's partner.[4][5][7]
Themes of Third Shift Society include coming of age, debt, and success.
Character list
- Ellie McGuinness is an ordinary girl who gets caught up in the supernatural after a chance meeting with Ichabod. She was unemployed, swimming in debt, and out of options. She also has supernatural powers of her own.[7][8]
- Ichabod is a paranormal investigator who joins forces with Ellie. His most notable feature is his Jack O' Lantern head, though there is mystery surrounding why he looks this way.[9]
- Dr. Simon Strauss is a medical doctor and vampire who assists Ichabod when he suffers an injury on the job.
- Katherine is a librarian who helps Ichabod and Ellie with supernatural research on cases.
- Oberon is a demon who loops Ellie into his plans to destroy Alice's barrier spell.
- Alice is a mysterious supernatural entity that visits Ellie in a dream. She is the creator of a barrier spell meant to keep dangerous beings at bay.
Awards
Third Shift Society was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Webcomic in 2020,[10][11] though Fried Rice Comic by Erica Eng was ultimately the recipient.[12][13]
References
- ↑ Destito, Deanna (September 23, 2019). "A Year of Free Comics: A new psychic and a pumpkinhead team up in Webtoons' thriller THIRD SHIFT SOCIETY". The Beat. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Milam, Jace (November 27, 2019). "WEBTOON Wednesday – Third Shift Society with Meredith Moriarty: The Comic Source Podcast Episode #1127". LRM Online. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Third Shift Society". WEBTOON. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Roth, Julia (November 14, 2020). "Saturday Morning Webtoons: PURPLE HYACINTH and THIRD SHIFT SOCIETY". Geek Girl Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lacson, Therese (October 29, 2020). "TRICK OR BEAT: Top 10 ghoulish Webtoon to cozy up to for Halloween". The Beat. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Sugah, Jamie (February 5, 2020). "Wednesday Webcomics: Get Your Supernatural on with "Third Shift Society"". The Geekiary. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 Roth, Julia (April 9, 2021). "10 Badass Leading Ladies We Love in Webtoon Comics". Geek Girl Authority. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Zhdanova, Masha (July 14, 2020). "Third Shift Society is Tired". Women Write About Comics. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Ten WEBTOON Comics To Get Lost In". Geek Girl Authority. August 5, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Grunenwald, Joe (June 4, 2020). "Here's the full list of 2020 Eisner Award nominees". The Beat. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2020 Eisner Awards Nominations". Comic-Con.org. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Dwyer, Theo (July 24, 2020). "Full 2020 Eisner Award Winner List From SDCC Revealed". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Grunenwald, Joe (July 24, 2020). "SDCC '20: The 2020 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award winners". The Beat. Retrieved June 17, 2021. Unknown parameter
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