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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).

Books

Celebrate Black History Month with Comics

February marks Black History Month: a time to commemorate the lives and work of Black trailblazers in all fields, from artists and writers to freedom fighters and politicians. Take a graphic non-fiction approach to history with books covering the Black Panther party, historical figures like Rosa Parks and Frederick Douglass, and John Lewis’s experience in

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Staff Picks for February 2022

Welcome to the monthly staff picks, where we share our favorite comics, graphic novels, manga, & more! Check out our picks for upcoming titles, plus our favorite backlist titles that you might have missed from our U.S. Comic Market Sales team (Tyne, Matthew, Ben, Nico, Steph), our Canada Comics Market Sales team (Aleks), and our

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Juneteenth: Celebrate Black Trailblazers

This Juneteenth, join us in celebrating legendary Black figures who have made their mark in history. From artists like James Brown and E.C. Stoner to Civil Rights leaders like John Lewis and Angela Davis to histories of Frederick Douglass and the Black Panther Party, these graphic novels focus on Black liberation and excellence on all

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The Best of Graphic Memoirs

The graphic form can do so much to enhance the art of storytelling, and when applied to memoir–an inherently personal and intimate form of narrative–it can offer another medium through which to view the author’s emotions and memories. From historical narratives to re-imagined childhoods to sagas of depression and self-discovery, there’s a rich world of

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