Guy A. Sims

Guy A. Sims is an American author known for the Brotherman series of comic books[1][2][3] and the first Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer at The Free Library of Philadelphia.[4] He is a frequent collaborator with his brother, the illustrator Dawud Anyabwile.[5] In 2015, he adapted Walter Dean Myers' book Monster into a graphic novel which Anyabwile illustrated.[6]

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.[7] The Brotherman Comics and related memorabilia are archived at the National Museum of African American History & Culture.[8]

  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.