MARCH (Omnibus Edition)
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell
Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) was an American icon who repeatedly made history as one of the key figures of the Civil Rights Movement. His commitment to justice and nonviolence brought him from an Alabama sharecropper’s farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington, and from receiving beatings from state troopers to receiving the Medal of Freedom from the first African-American president.
To share his remarkable story with new generations, Lewis turned to the graphic novel format, in collaboration with co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist Nate Powell, and inspired by a 1950s comic book that helped prepare his own generation to join the struggle. The resulting trilogy, March, became a groundbreaking and definitive work of graphic memoir — a perennial bestseller, a vital resource in classrooms across America, the recipient of countless honors, and the first comic to win the National Book Award. Today, March continues to animate the lessons of history with vivid life for new generations, powerfully and urgently relevant for our world. It is a vivid first-hand account of John Lewis’ lifelong struggle for civil and human rights, meditating in the modern age on the distance traveled since the days of Jim Crow and segregation. Rooted in Lewis’ personal story, it also reflects on the highs and lows of the broader Civil Rights Movement, with a particular focus on young adults. Through an unforgettable literary and artistic narrative, March portrays the surpassing courage, sacrifice, and revolutionary nonviolence that transformed American society in the 1960s, guided by principles and tactics that remain vitally
relevant in the present day.
This new single-volume edition features a detailed index.
PIVOTAL HISTORY, FROM AN ICONIC LEADER: The Civil Rights Movement was America’s second founding — the moment we finally became a true democracy. Never has such a crucial turning point in American history been presented so accessibly, speaking with the authority of one of the movement’s central figures.
A TRUE PERENNIAL: With over 130 appearances on the NY Times Bestseller lists, dozens of awards, sustained support in secondary and college classrooms, and continued retail strength, March is one of the most beloved graphic novels of all time.
LANDMARK 10th ANNIVERSARY: Top Shelf’s ongoing celebration of the 10th Anniversary of March reaches a climax as 2026 marks ten years since the release of Book Three in August 2016.
THE FORMAT YOU DEMANDED: After ten years as three separate books, the trilogy is finally collected for the first time into a complete single-volume bookshelf edition.
FIRST TIME IN HARDCOVER: Limited publisher-exclusive editions of each volume notwithstanding, March has never been offered to wide distribution (including to libraries) in hardcover… until now.
“With March, Congressman John Lewis takes us behind the scenes of some of the most pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement. In graphic novel form, his first-hand account makes these historic events both accessible and relevant to an entire new generation of Americans.” — LeVar Burton
“March is one of the most important graphic novels ever created—an extraordinary presentation of an extraordinary life, and proof that young people can change the world. I’m stunned by the power of these comics, and grateful that Congressman Lewis’s story will enlighten and inspire future generations of readers and leaders.” — Raina Telgemeier
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