Brotherman No. 6: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Brotherman No. 6 published by Big City Comics, Inc. The comic book has 24 pages. The front cover has an image of a man and a woman embracing in a furnished room. The man is wearing a white jacket and is leaning in to kiss the woman. His hands are resting on her shoulders. The woman has her right hand wrapped around the man’s shoulder and she is leaning in to kiss the man. Her left arm is out of sight. Both of their eyes are closed. Printed in white ink at the top of the page is “BROTHER / MAN / DICTATOR OF DISCIPLINE.” Printed in white ink at the bottom of the cover is “Portrait Of Deception!” In the top left corner is Big City Comics logo. Below the logo is “No. 6 / $2.00 USA / $2.75 CANADA.” The back cover is black with white printed text. Printed at top is “GET WITH IT!” The Big City Comics logo is at the center of the back cover. Printed beneath the logo is “Demand It At Your Local Store!”

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: June 1992
• Published by: Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996
• Illustrated by: Dawud Anyabwile, American, born 1965
• Written by: Guy A. Sims, American
• Distributed by: Jason E. Sims, American
• Type: comic books
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 × 1/16 in. (25.3 × 20 × 0.1 cm)
• Place made: East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Art
• Topic: Comics and graphic novels
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Graphic design
• Topic: Literature
• Object number: 2017.116.4.6
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Brotherman Comics / Big City Entertainment, Inc.
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Big City Entertainment, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.