"Eruption!" Original Comic Splash Page: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A set of original comic book splash pages for pages 2 and 3 of Brotherman No. 5 illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile. The pages form one large image and are taped together by white adhesive tape on the back of the sheets of paper. The black and white drawing is of a street scene in front of Big City Courthouse. It depicts a large crowd of people in front of the courthouse with additional buildings in the background. The crowd consists of reporters, police officers and civilians. Several speech bubbles are above people’s heads in the crowd. Several news and police vehicles are also in front of the courthouse. Written in black ink across the top is “ERUPTiON!” Both pages are signed and inscribed on the back.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1992
• Illustrated by: Dawud Anyabwile, American, born 1965
• Written by: Guy A. Sims, American
• Subject of: Big City Comics, Inc., American, 1989 - 1996
• Type: drawings
• Medium: India ink, plastic on paper, pressure-sensitive tape
• Dimensions: H x W: 14 × 22 in. (35.6 × 55.9 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
• Object number: 2017.116.5.8
• 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

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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.