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Guy A. Sims is an American author known for the Brotherman series of comic books and the first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at The Free Library of Philadelphia. He is a frequent collaborator with his brother, the illustrator Dawud Anyabwile. In 2015, he adapted Walter Dean Myers' book Monster into a graphic novel which Anyabwile illustrated.

In 2017 the brothers worked together with Emory University to create the Big City Map Project which created a virtual reality (VR) world for the text of the Brotherman series. The Brotherman Comics and related memorabilia are archived at the National Museum of African American History & Culture.

Personal life

Sims was born in Philadelphia to Edward Sims Jr., a sociology professor and Deanna Jones-Sims, a public school teacher. Dr. Sims and Mrs. Jones-Sims were originally from Jersey City, New Jersey. Guy is the second oldest out of the four boys they raised in Mount Airy, Philadelphia.

Guy's neighbors included Matt Robinson and Holly Robinson.

He lives in Blacksburg, Virginia, with his wife and three kids.

References

  1. "Brotherman Comics". Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. Howard, Sheena (2017). Encyclopedia of black comics. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing. ISBN 978-1-68275-168-8. OCLC 1005885718.
  3. MCH. "Brotherman vs. Social Apathy," The Comics Journal #142 (June 1991), p. 18.
  4. "Free Library's first-ever diversity officer is a comic book hotshot". 9 December 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  5. "For The People: An Interview with Artist and Illustrator Dawud Anyabwile, Co-Creator of 'Brother Man: Dictator of Discipline'". Scottscope. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  6. "Monster: A Graphic Novel - Walter Dean Myers". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  7. ^ "Inside Brotherman's Big City". Emory University. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  8. "BROTHERMAN COMICS INCLUDED IN SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE". I Am Black Sci-Fi. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  9. ^ Degand, D. (2020). "Brotherman, parents, & legacies: Recognizing the contributions of African American independent comic book writers and artists". The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship. 10 (1): 1–21. doi:10.16995/cg.203. Retrieved March 29, 2024.

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