Civil rights pioneer Congressman John Lewis of Georgia is writing a graphic novel about his lifelong crusade for human and civil rights. Despite being arrested over 40 times, physically assaulted and severely injured repeatedly, Lewis remained unwavering in his commitment to non-violence. Entitled March, the graphic novel will be a history of the civil rights movement as well as Lewis’ personal story. It will be published by Top Shelf in 2012.
Lewis is writing with his Congressional aide Andrew Aydin, a comic book fan who is the one who put it all together, said Top Shelf Co-Publisher Chris Staros, who lives in the Congressman’s home state Georgia. Inspired by the historic importance of a comic book called The Montgomery Story about the Montgomery bus boycotts, Adyn started pestering his boss to do a graphic novel about his life. Lewis wasn’t persuaded until Adyn, hearing a volunteer campaign worker mention something about comic books, asked one more time. This time, Lewis said he’d do it if Aydin would write it with him.
None of my sources here, USA Today and newsarama.com, named an artist who would produce the visuals from the Lewis-Aydin script.
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