In this episode, we take a break from talking about fictional superheroes to discuss a real-life superhero with a look at March, Book 1, the first in a three-part series of autobiographical graphic novels examining the life and career of U.S. Congressman John Lewis, published by Top Shelf Productions!

Join us as we trace the civil rights leader's early days, from his humble beginnings preaching to chickens on his family's farm to his first meeting with the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., and his efforts to desegregate Nashville department store lunch counters. Will this gripping account of one man's journey to gain freedom and equal rights through nonviolent means make its way to that hallowed hall of heroes known as ... The Comics Canon?

In This Episode!

• Curt's brush with Rep. Lewis
• Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story
• John Lewis, Time Traveler
• What's the deal with the oar?
• Unsettling similarities to the present
• The Spinner Rack on Twitter
• The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln by Scott McCloud
• Parting the Waters by Taylor Branch
• Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
• The National Center for Civil and Human Rights

Join us in two weeks as travel back to the '90s to visit one of the hippest superheroes ever with a look at Starman Vol. 2: Night and Day, by James Robinson and Tony Harris!

Until then:

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