They discussed the impact that comic books can have on young readers and soon Aydin had the idea that Lewis should write a comic book about his time in the civil rights movement. Lewis' reelection campaign, Aydin learned that Lewis had been inspired as a young man by a classic 1950s comic book, Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story. In 2007, Aydin began working for Georgia congressman John Lewis. Larson (D-CT) and as Special Assistant to Connecticut Lieutenant Governor Kevin Sullivan. He attended the Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia, earned a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College and a Master of Arts in public policy from Georgetown University., Career Īfter college, Aydin served as District Aide to Representative John B. Andrew Aydin (born August 25, 1983) is an American comics writer, known as the Digital Director & Policy Advisor to Georgia congressman John Lewis, and co-author, with Lewis, of Lewis' #1 New York Times bestselling autobiographical graphic novel trilogy March-with Representative John Lewis, which debuted in 2013 by Top Shelf Productions.Īydin was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
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