Third Shift Society

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Third Shift Society
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Third Shift Society cover, featuring Ichabod and Ellie
Author(s)Meredith Moriarty
Illustrator(s)Meredith Moriarty
Website Third Shift Society on WEBTOON
Current status/scheduleOngoing
Syndicate(s) Tapas (2018–2019)
WEBTOON (2019–present)
Publisher(s)WEBTOON Unscrolled
Genre(s) Supernatural

Third Shift Society is a supernatural webcomic/graphic novel series created by Meredith Moriarty, following Ellie McGuinness, an Irish-American woman who learns she has powers of wielding magic psychic flames, who gets a job working for Ichabod Me, a pumpkin-headed paranormal detective. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The series was originally launched on Tapas, ArtStation, and Tumblr in 2018, compared to the Irish fantasy book series Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy, [4] before being republished from September 12, 2019 via WEBTOON; as of April 2025, 65 episodes spanning three seasons have been published, [5] receiving a positive critical reception. [6] [7]

The title was also nominated for an Eisner Award in 2020 for Best Webcomic, [8] while a live-action television series adaptation is in active development.

Plot

The plot of the Third Shift Society follows a 20-something-year-old Irish-American Ellie McGuinness, who is unable to hold down a job and is desperate for money. On her way home from losing another job, she stumbles across Ichabod Me, a pumpkin-headed paranormal detective battling a skeletal beast. While trying to help Ichabod, Ellie discovers that she has the ability to shoot psychic flames from her hands, and Ichabod offers her a job as his partner. [9] Together the two begin to solve crimes and mysteries involving the supernatural.

Adaptations

Third Shift Society currently has an ongoing graphic novel series adaptation published by Webtoon Unscrolled. A live-action television series adaptation based on the webcomic, headed by Wattpad Webtoon Studios, John W. Hyde and Terissa Kelton's Rehab Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company, was announced to be in development in October 2024. [10] [11]

Collected editions

Volumes 1 and 2 of the Third Shift Society are available in print through WEBTOON Unscrolled. [12] [13]

References

  1. ↑ Johnston, Rich (2023-03-31). "Meredith Moriarty's Third Shift Society Gets A Webtoon Print Deal". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  2. ↑ Kaplan, Avery (2023-07-07). "Cover Reveal + Interview: Meredith Moriarty on Third Shift Society". Comics Beat . Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  3. ↑ Roth, Julia (2024-10-10). "Meredith Moriarty Talks Third Shift Society And What Lies Ahead". Geek Girl Authority. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  4. ↑ Moriarty, Meredith (2019-06-04). "Anon: Thoughts on comparison between your webcomic and Skulduggery Pleasant? Meredith Moriarty: I get comments about it every once in a while, but it doesn't bother me. Honestly [people] seem to frame any comparison as a compliment, though, which is good I guess...? XD". Tumblr . Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  5. ↑ Destito, Deanna (2019-03-23). "A Year of Free Comics: A new psychic and a pumpkinhead team up in Webtoons' thriller Third Shift Society". Comics Beat . Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  6. ↑ Ramsburg, C. M. (2024-10-29). "WEBTOON Unscrolled's Third Shift Society Volume 2 Review: This Sequel Improves Upon the First With Better Art & Romance". CBR . Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  7. ↑ TCS Staff (2018-11-27). "WEBTOON Wednesday – Third Shift Society with Meredith Moriarty: The Comic Source Podcast Episode #1138". The Comic Source. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  8. ↑ McMillan, Graeme (2020-06-04). "2020 Eisner Nominees: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  9. ↑ Sugah, Jamie. "Wednesday Webcomics: Get Your Supernatural on with Third Shift Society". The Geekiary. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  10. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (2024-10-11). "'Third Shift Society' TV Series Based On Webcomic In Works From Wattpad Webtoon Studios, Jim Henson Co. & Rehab Entertainment". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  11. ↑ Ramsburg, C. M. (2024-10-11). ""Season 3 Will Be Debuting on Halloween" – Meredith Moriarty on Third Shift Society". CBR . Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  12. ↑ Sugah, Jamie (2023-12-04). "Investigating the Third Shift Society: An Interview with Meredith Moriarty". The Geekiary. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
  13. ↑ Male, Victoria (2024-10-07). "[Interview]Third Shift Society Creator Meredith Moriarty". Temple of Geek. Retrieved 2025-03-31.
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