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Aydin called the work, his first, a chance to reaffirm Lewis' legacy and the civil rights movement for a new generation. "I asked him 'Why don't you write a comic book?'" Aydin recalled saying to his boss in 2008, who agreed. The two worked together, often in the evenings, trading notes and thoughts. "So much of the story is based on the congressman's oral history," Aydin said, adding that their work felt like a "master class in comics writing." Now, with the book's release, Aydin said the graphic novel takes on a life of its own. "It was our job to bring it into reality. Somewhere, up in the sky, it was always there," he said. "It was just our job to pull it down and make it real." ___ Online:
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