It's not every day you read a graphic novel penned by a US Congressman. Sure, Senator Patrick Leahy has parlayed his famous love of Batman into a handful of cameo appearances in the movies, but Congressman John Lewis has turned to the comic book medium to tell the story of his own life and his struggles as a civil rights pioneer. March: Book One is the first in a trilogy of OGNs that explore the build-up to 1963's March on Washington, one of the pivotal moments in the Civil Rights Movement.
But while Lewis is an accomplished writer, he's turned to his staffer (and comic book fan) Andrew Aydin to co-write the story, essentially molding Lewis' personal accounts into something more suited to a visual medium. Artist Nate Powell completes the equation, bringing Lewis and Aydin's words to life with his pencils and inks. The result is far more than the typical quick-and-dirty comic book biographies one will usually find on the stands. It's a powerful look at a very chaotic time in American history.
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