Francis, The People's Pope - Softcover

Ted Rall

Softcover

ISBN 10: 160980760X ISBN 13: 9781609807603

Publisher: Seven Stories Press, 2017

Synopsis

Culminating his bestselling series of graphic biographies (Snowden, New York Times Graphic Books Bestseller Bernie, and Trump), Ted Rall's Pope Francis will present the life, ideas, and political impact of the most progressive spiritual leader the world's Roman Catholics have had since Jesus Christ himself. And just in time too!

Can a reformer, working within an established, conservative, bureaucratic institution make real change? Usually, radical thinker and political cartoonist Ted Rall would be among the first to shout "hell no." But Rall believes that Pope Francis may be the one notable exception. By expressing sympathy and outrage on behalf of the poor and hungry, solidarity with same sex couples, and righteous anger against the world's banks' use of capital to gain profit at the expense of local communities and on the backs of the middle class, Pope Francis may have already changed the tone and substance of the conversation, Rail believes. As the world's governments persist in ignoring global warming, and exporting war and suffering, Rall considers Pope Francis to be the one world leader who might be able to encourage and inspire a new populism to turn the tide.

Raised Roman Catholic himself, Ted Rall is able to bring depth to his latest graphic biography as perhaps no other writer or comics artist could. Rall's art is always attuned to the human comedy, his protagonists funny at the same time as they provide a serious account of some of the most pressing issues and struggles of our times."

About this title

About the Author

Editorial cartoonist, essayist and graphic novelist Ted Rall grew up near Dayton, Ohio. His cartoons first appeared in the Kettering-Oakwood Times in 1979, when he was 16. He graduated with honours from Columbia University. He has since become a widely-syndicated cartoonist, columnist for the Wall Street Journal, Pulitzer Prize finalist, twice the winner of the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and the author of 20 books including ones of comics journalism such as the first instant graphic novel To Afghanistan & Back, and Silk Road to Ruin. He has brought out a number of successful comics biographies from Bernie Sanders to Donald Trump. He lives in New York.

Edition details

• Publisher: Seven Stories Press
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 160980760X
• ISBN 13: 9781609807603
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256