Original Comic Splash Page Brotherman #11

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An original comic book splash page for Brotherman No. 11 illustrated by Dawud Anyabwile and written by Guy Sims. The page features a black and white image of three young men walking down a city street. The man on the left is wearing a stripped jacket, patterned shirt, jeans and sneakers. The man in the middle is wearing a dark jacket with light sleeves, a grey shirt, pants and sneakers. The man on the right is wearing a hat, sunglasses a vertically striped shirt, jeans and sneakers. The men on the left and right are shaking hands and have speech bubbles above their heads. Text at the top of the page reads “BY MY THIS YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL, I WAS PRETTY POPULAR. MY CLOSEST FRIENDS WERE KEVIN GATHERS AND MONK STYLES. WE WERE TIGHT AND HUNG OUT WHENEVER WE COULD. IN THEIR OWN WAY, THY HELPED ME IN CHOOSING MY DIRECTION.

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