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]
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]
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]
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]