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

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

Personal life

Sims was born in Philadelphia to Edward Sims Jr., a sociology professor and Deanna Jones-Sims, a public school teacher.[6] He lives in Blacksburg, Virginia, with his wife and three kids.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Brotherman Comics". Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ↑ Howard, Sheena (2017). Encyclopedia of black comics. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Publishing. ISBN 1-68275-168-6. OCLC 1005885718.
  3. ↑ MCH. "Brotherman vs. Social Apathy," The Comics Journal #142 (June 1991), p. 18.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Monster: A Graphic Novel - Walter Dean Myers". HarperCollins Publishers: World-Leading Book Publisher. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  6. 1 2 3 "Inside Brotherman's Big City". Emory University. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  7. ↑ "BROTHERMAN COMICS INCLUDED IN SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & CULTURE". I Am Black Sci-Fi. 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2019-04-08.


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