The graphic novel format is an excellent way to introduce history. A prose heavy book on the civil rights movement is not going to be everyone's cup of tea, yet an hour sat down with John Lewis's March will give you a basic introduction. The illustrations help to link the events with actual people, adding a more humanising element. I also liked hearing about John's childhood on the chicken farm and his attachment to the flock.

My only gripe is that I wish this was a single edition. It's been split into a trilogy (probably because it's easier to get people to pay a tenner three times than to cough up £30 for a single book) and it's not like it really has a conclusion. You are expected to read all three, which I am very likely to do, but I wanted to read it all in one go.