Name: The Conclave: A Sometimes Secret and Occasionally Bloody History of Papal Elections
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Author: Michael Walsh
ISBN: 9781580511353

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The Conclave: A Sometimes Secret and Occasionally Bloody History of Papal Elections

Type

Physical Book

Author

Michael Walsh

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Language

English

Pages

192

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.4 x 16.1 x 1.9 cm

Weight

0.40 kg.

ISBN

158051135X

ISBN13

9781580511353

Synopsis "The Conclave: A Sometimes Secret and Occasionally Bloody History of Papal Elections"

In 1271, with the papal throne vacant for over two years, local officials locked the cardinals of the Catholic Church in a room, forcing them to select a new pope. From this inauspicious beginning arose the practice of the conclave, the highly secretive combination of rituals and politics designed to select a new leader for the world's Catholic population. With Pope John Paul II ailing, the time for a new conclave draws nearer, and Rome is preparing for over 6,000 journalists and innumerable interested onlookers to descend on the Eternal City to witness the election of the next leader of the Catholic Church. In The Conclave, prominent Catholic historian Michael Walsh takes readers through the history of conclaves past, highlighting the vendettas, feuds, and political intrigues that have colored the selection of a new pontiff. An entertaining history of the secret deliberations, colorful stories, and even bloody events that surround the making and unmaking of popes, The Conclave is a great story, a great history, and an important work for anyone interested in the papacy.

Michael Walsh

(Author)

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Michael Walsh is a Canadian comic book creator, writer, and artist, awarded with the Eisner Award, originally from Hamilton, Ontario. He began his career in 2013 with the series Comeback from Image Comics, a science fiction story that combines time travel and organized crime. Shortly after, he joined the creative team of The X-Files: Season 10 from IDW Publishing, where he contributed his distinctive and atmospheric style to the official continuation of the TV series.

Throughout his career, Walsh has worked with publishers such as Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse, Valiant, Humanoids, Archie Comics, Titan, BOOM! Studios, Dynamite, and IDW. At Marvel, he has worked on properties like Spider-Man, The Avengers, and X-Men, in addition to adapting the movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi into a comic miniseries. In 2019, he was the artist and colorist of the successful crossover Black Hammer/Justice League from Dark Horse and DC Comics.

In 2021, Walsh returned to his own created comics with the series The Silver Coin at Image Comics, a horror anthology that explores the consequences of a mysterious cursed coin. He also created the successful webcomic The Sleep Stories and published the fantasy graphic novel for young adults The Oates & The Elphyne in 2022. In 2024, he launched the science fiction series Nullhunter, a cyberpunk reinterpretation of Hercules' works, in collaboration with artist Gustaffo Vargas
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In addition to his work in comics, Walsh has collaborated with Disney on the artistic design of the Spider-Man suite at the Hotel New York – The Art of Marvel in Paris and has created promotional illustrations for the NBA team, Utah Jazz. He has also worked with Wizards of the Coast in creating art for Magic: The Gathering cards.

With an artistic style that blends cinematic influences and innovative visual narratives, Michael Walsh has established himself as a prominent figure in the contemporary comic book industry.

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