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  • Published: 3 March 2026
  • ISBN: 9781603095761
  • Imprint: IDW Publishing
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 588
  • RRP: $105.00
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March (Omnibus Edition)

The Complete Trilogy in One Volume




Discover the award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller that brings the Civil Rights Movement to life — the stunning graphic memoir of the man called “the conscience of America.”

Discover the award-winning #1 New York Times bestseller that brings the Civil Rights Movement to life — the stunning graphic memoir of the man called “the conscience of America.”

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.

  • Published: 3 March 2026
  • ISBN: 9781603095761
  • Imprint: IDW Publishing
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 588
  • RRP: $105.00
Categories:

About the authors

John Lewis

Congressman John Lewis was a leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He was chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and played a key role in the struggle to end segregation. Despite more than 40 arrests, physical attacks, and serious injuries, John Lewis remained a devoted advocate of the philosophy of nonviolence. He was co-author of the first comics work to ever win the National Book Award, the #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novel memoir trilogy MARCH, written with Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Nate Powell. He was also the recipient of numerous awards from national and international institutions including the Lincoln Medal, the John F. Kennedy "Profile in Courage" Lifetime Achievement Award, and the NAACP Spingarn Medal, among many others.

Andrew Aydin

Andrew Aydin is creator and co-author of the #1 New York Times best-selling graphic memoir series, MARCH. Co-authored with Rep. Lewis and illustrated by Nate Powell, MARCH is the first comics work to ever win the National Book Award, and is a recipient of the Will Eisner Comics Industry Award, the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award Special Recognition, and the Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, among other honors. Aydin's other comics work includes writing the X-Files Annual 2016 (IDW), writing for the CBLDF Liberty Annual 2016 (Image), and writing an upcoming issue of Bitch Planet (Image).

Nate Powell

Nate Powell is a New York Times best-selling graphic novelist born in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1978. He began self-publishing at age 14, and graduated from School of Visual Arts in 2000. His work includes MARCHYou Don't SayAny EmpireSwallow Me WholeThe Silence Of Our FriendsThe Year Of The Beasts, and Rick Riordan's The Lost Hero. Powell is the first and only cartoonist ever to win the National Book Award. Powell has discussed his work at the United Nations, as well as on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show and CNN.

Praise for March (Omnibus Edition)

  • “Congressman John Lewis has been a resounding moral voice in the quest for equality for more than 50 years, and I’m so pleased that he is sharing his memories of the Civil Rights Movement with America’s young leaders. In March, he brings a whole new generation with him across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, from a past of clenched fists into a future of outstretched hands.” —President Bill Clinton
  • “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
  • “There is perhaps no more important modern book to be stocked in American school libraries than March.” — The Washington Post
  • “Essential reading…March is a moving and important achievement…the story of a true American superhero.” —USA Today
  • “Emphasizing disruption, decentralization and cooperation over the mythic ascent of heroic leaders, this graphic novel’s presentation of civil rights is startlingly contemporary.” — The New York Times
  • “Superbly told history.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
  • “Powell captures the danger and tension in stunning cinematic spreads, which dramatically complement Lewis’s powerful story…The story of the civil rights movement is a triumphant one, but Lewis’s account is full of nuance and personal struggle, both of which impart an empowering human element to an often mythologized period of history…this is a must-read.” — Booklist (starred review)
  • “An astonishingly accomplished graphic memoir that brings to life a vivid portrait of the civil rights era, Lewis’s extraordinary history and accomplishments, and the movement he helped lead…Its power, accessibility and artistry destine it for awards, and a well-deserved place at the pinnacle of the comics canon.” —NPR
  • March provides a potent reminder that the sit-ins, far from being casually assembled, were well-coordinated, disciplined events informed by a rigorous philosophy…Likely to prove inspirational to readers for years to come.” —Barnes and Noble Review
  • “A riveting chronicle of Lewis’s extraordinary life…it powerfully illustrates how much perseverance is needed to achieve fundamental social change.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
  • March offers a poignant portrait of an iconic figure that both entertains and edifies, and deserves to be placed alongside other historical graphic memoirs like Persepolis and Maus.” —Entertainment Weekly

  • “Congressman John Lewis has been a resounding moral voice in the quest for equality for more than 50 years, and I’m so pleased that he is sharing his memories of the Civil Rights Movement with America’s young leaders. In March, he brings a whole new generation with him across the Edmund Pettus Bridge, from a past of clenched fists into a future of outstretched hands.” —President Bill Clinton
  • “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
  • “There is perhaps no more important modern book to be stocked in American school libraries than March.” — The Washington Post
  • “Essential reading…March is a moving and important achievement…the story of a true American superhero.” —USA Today
  • “Emphasizing disruption, decentralization and cooperation over the mythic ascent of heroic leaders, this graphic novel’s presentation of civil rights is startlingly contemporary.” — The New York Times
  • “Superbly told history.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
  • “Powell captures the danger and tension in stunning cinematic spreads, which dramatically complement Lewis’s powerful story…The story of the civil rights movement is a triumphant one, but Lewis’s account is full of nuance and personal struggle, both of which impart an empowering human element to an often mythologized period of history…this is a must-read.” — Booklist (starred review)
  • “An astonishingly accomplished graphic memoir that brings to life a vivid portrait of the civil rights era, Lewis’s extraordinary history and accomplishments, and the movement he helped lead…Its power, accessibility and artistry destine it for awards, and a well-deserved place at the pinnacle of the comics canon.” —NPR
  • March provides a potent reminder that the sit-ins, far from being casually assembled, were well-coordinated, disciplined events informed by a rigorous philosophy…Likely to prove inspirational to readers for years to come.” —Barnes and Noble Review
  • “A riveting chronicle of Lewis’s extraordinary life…it powerfully illustrates how much perseverance is needed to achieve fundamental social change.” —O, The Oprah Magazine
  • March offers a poignant portrait of an iconic figure that both entertains and edifies, and deserves to be placed alongside other historical graphic memoirs like Persepolis and Maus.” —Entertainment Weekly