Classic Comics with Matthew B. Lloyd: The Spirit Christmas

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For a special video version of this very special podcast, swing over to the Comics in Motion You Tube Channel.  The Christmas Spirit of 1940: Black Henry and Simple Simon. It’s a special bonus Christmas Episode as we look at the first Christmas Spirit story by Will Eisner. It was a holiday tradition for Eisner to have the Spirit step aside and let the Spirit of Christmas fight crime. This is the first one from 1940. Eisner’s genius is apparent even in this early story from the first year of The Spirit. You can follow the show @ComicsLloyd on Twitter or send an email to [email protected]. You can find me on Twitter @MattB_Lloyd and at www.dccomicsnews.com where I write reviews and edit news stories. You can also check out my chapter in “Politics in Gotham: The Batman Universe and Political Thought.” https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Gotham-Universe-Political-Thought/dp/3030057755 And: “Black Panther and Philosophy: What Can Wakanda Offer the World?” https://www.amazon.com/Black-Panther-Philosophy-Blackwell-Culture/dp/1119635845/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2F69N3WJBZMF3&keywords=what+can+wakanda&qid=1642053514&sprefix=what+can+wakanda%2Caps%2C256&sr=8-1 The Christmas Spirit of 1940 Links The Christmas Spirit at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Spirit-Will-Eisner/dp/0878163093 The Christmas Spirit at Wildwood Cemetery; The Spirit Database https://www.angelfire.com/art/wildwood/xmas.html Will Eisner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Eisner

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For a special video version of this very special podcast, swing over to the Comics in Motion You Tube Channel. The Christmas Spirit of 1940: Black Henry and Simple Simon. It’s a special bonus Christmas Episode as we look at the first Christmas Spirit story by Will Eisner. It was a holiday tradition for Eisner to have the Spirit step aside and let the Spirit of Christmas fight crime. This is the first one from 1940. Eisner’s genius is apparent even in this early story from the first year of The Spirit. You can follow the show @ComicsLloyd on Twitter or send an email to [email protected]. You can find me on Twitter @MattB_Lloyd and at www.dccomicsnews.com where I write reviews and edit news stories. You can also check out my chapter in “Politics in Gotham: The Batman Universe and Political Thought.” https://www.amazon.com/Politics-Gotham-Universe-Political-Thought/dp/3030057755 And: “Black Panther and Philosophy: What Can Wakanda Offer the World?” https://www.amazon.com/Black-Panther-Philosophy-Blackwell-Culture/dp/1119635845/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2F69N3WJBZMF3&keywords=what+can+wakanda&qid=1642053514&sprefix=what+can+wakanda%2Caps%2C256&sr=8-1 The Christmas Spirit of 1940 Links The Christmas Spirit at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Spirit-Will-Eisner/dp/0878163093 The Christmas Spirit at Wildwood Cemetery; The Spirit Database https://www.angelfire.com/art/wildwood/xmas.html Will Eisner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Eisner

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