“You have such a sacred responsibility when you touch John Lewis's story, when you touch the story of the movement. You don't want to leave anything out, but you want to tell a good story so the people will read it and they're engaged and they don't fall apart with extraneous details.” PeopleWantStoriesFallResponsibilityMovementSacredDetailsEngagedFalling ApartGood Story Author:Andrew Aydin
“"March" was inspired by "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story." I actually first heard about that comic from John Lewis, who told me that it played an important role in the movement. And so once he told me about that, it made me start thinking, "Well, why doesn't John Lewis write his own comic book?".” ThinkingWritingFirstsWellsMadeImportantBookStoriesRolesHeardMovementKingsInspiredComicMarchComic BookLutherMontgomery Author:Andrew Aydin
“I went on to write my graduate thesis on the ["Montgomery Story"] comic book itself. It was the first long-form history that was ever written about it. And it's how I found out Martin Luther King actually helped edit "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story."” WritingFirstsLongBookStoriesFormFoundWrittenKingsComicGraduatesComic BookLutherEditsThesisMontgomery Author:Andrew Aydin
“We chose to frame "March" around the inauguration of Barack Obama because it was such an important moment in the story of the Civil Rights Movement. It wasn't the fulfillment of Dr. [Martin Luther] King's dream, but it was a major down payment.” ImportantMomentsStoriesDreamRightsMovementKingsMajorsCivil RightsBarackFulfillmentMarchDrsLutherPaymentCivil Rights MovementInaugurationDr Martin Luther KingImportant Moments Author:Andrew Aydin
“I have been a comic book fan nearly all my life. My fascination began as a refuge after my father left because it was within the stories told in comics that I could find heroes who fought for justice and where outcasts or misfits could find purpose and commonality. But over time I have come to love comics as a medium for its ability to tell stories with tremendous depth and emotion that in some ways go beyond what is possible solely with the written word.” WayHas BeensBookStoriesPurposeFatherLeftJusticeAbilityEmotionWrittenFansHeroDepthMediumsComicRefugeComic BookFascinationOutcastWritten WordMisfitsCommonality Author:Andrew Aydin
