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Guy A. Sims
African American comic book author From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Personal life
Sims was born in Philadelphia to Edward Sims Jr., a sociology professor and Deanna Jones-Sims, a public school teacher.[7] Dr. Sims and Mrs. Jones-Sims were originally from Jersey City, New Jersey.[9] Guy is the second oldest out of the four boys they raised in Mount Airy, Philadelphia.[9]
Guy's neighbors included Matt Robinson and Holly Robinson.[9]
He lives in Blacksburg, Virginia, with his wife and three kids.[7]
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