One of the things I love so much about Dead Boy Detectives is how much attention is paid to detail, even on little things, even when they didn't need to go that hard.
Take the very first case. This WWI ghost?
Was killed by chemical warfare.
If you've done any reading on WWI, one of things that comes up again and again was that it was the first major conflict where chemical warfare and gas attacks were employed against soldiers on the ground.
Soldiers on both sides were terrified by it. They had gas masks with them all the time, when there were enough to go around, but sometimes the gas masks failed.
And if someone was hit by a gas attack, what were some of the symptoms? Blistered skin, blisters in the lungs, and irritated eyes, up to and including blindness.
This man was killed by a gas attack, probably mustard gas, and likely when his gas mask failed.
They never mention it in the dialogue. Maybe Edwin and Charles don't even know.
But the show runners did the research and designed his makeup accordingly and slipped in that little nod for anyone who knows the history.
God damn. This series was made with so much care, and it shows.
Meet Damon! He is a Deity within the WH universe. Using his strings, he wraps and weaves them through everything, making sure that everything goes just right. His controlling nature causes many to see him as a villain, but he will assure you that he is only doing what is needed to ensure that everything goes precisely as it should.
He is always wearing a blindfold! Is it hiding something? Who's to say! He can see perfectly fine from the eyes on his arms, so Nirmal eyes seem quite unnecessary.
Bonus art of him flirting with the Angel of Death. He only gets to see them when someone dies, so he has to make the most of their interactions! Though Death isn't exactly a fan. The Angel of Death was created by my friend JSB (I don't think they have a Tumblr lol)
listen whether you like it or not they are all holding the memory of stede like a talisman against all hurt and fear, izzy trying to remind ed of his love so he'll come back to himself, fang can't stop crying so jim starts telling him Pinocchio and doing the little voice like stede does, 'talk it through as a crew.' is uttered like an anti-curse, like a magic spell that will keep them from harm.
Yes, they used Black Parade for the trailer. Yes, I know literally everyone on this site should have seen it for that reason alone. Yes. Dead Boy Detectives is worth the watch.