• Author of "The Burning Metronome" and "Anguish Garden" graphic novels

• Professor of Graphic Novel Writing for Regis University’s creative writing MFA program, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, and Wilkes University

• Host of the Museum of Contemporary Art's podcast, "How Art is Born", and the  "Mother F**ker In A Cape" comics podcast, which focuses on marginalized members of the geek world

• Writer of “What’d I Miss?”, the multi-award winning comic for The Colorado Sun newspaper

• Artist/writer of the permanent graphic novel exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, about Black cowboy Nat Love

• Artist/writer of the "A Dream To Dearfield" art for the Museum of Contemporary Art- Denver's "Cowboy" exhibit (2023)

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MEDIA INTERVIEWS/APPEARANCES:

 

2024

• PBS  ("I Am More Than: Documentary Series" -2024)

• Colorado Public Radio  ("Comic book artist teams up with Denver Art Museum to bring kids closer to African art" - 2024)

• The Colorado Sun  ("After years of hard lessons and perseverance, Denver artist R. Alan Brooks is having a moment" - 2024)

• Westword  ("The Mask in Your Dreams Is Crossing the Finish Line" -2024)

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2023

• 9News ("Denver man achieves childhood dream of creating comic books" - 2023)

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2022

• Denver 7  ("Denver man is the only living artist in new Denver Art Museum exhibit" - 2022)

• The Denver Post  ("The Magi, aliens and Black cowboys: Ignored by publishing industry, R. Alan Brooks writes his own destiny" - 2022)

• Denverite ("Moral complexities blend into fiction in R. Alan Brooks’ Anguish Garden series" -2022)

• KCUR 89.3 Kansas City NPR ("A Kansas City comic company is making space for Black and brown characters in manga" - 2022)

• Denver7  TV News   ("Authors, Educators Speak Out About Concealing History in Schools by Banning Books" - 2022)

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2021

• The Mary Sue     ("Graphic Novella Grieving Mall Explores Loss And Memory Through Magical Realism" - 2021) 

• Westword    ("Grieving Mall  Debuts at Mutiny Cafe" - 2021)

• 5280 Magazine     ("The Subtle Body Positivity of Grieving Mall" - 2021)

• Colorado Public Radio     ("Comic Book Explores Grief Through An Abandoned Shopping Mall And A Supernatural World" - 2021)

• Birdy Magazine   ("MCA’s “How Art is Born” Podcast w/ Host R. Alan Brooks" - 2021)

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Previous Years

• 9 News NBC (KUSA)

• The Denver Post

• Regis Magazine

• Westword (Cover Story: Anguish Garden interview)

• Boulder Weekly    ("Finding The Common Struggle: Grieving Mall - 2021)

• Regis University 60 second lecture

• High Country News

• 5280 Magazine    (“Most Of Your Books Were Written By White People" - 2020)

• The Colorado Sun

• 9News (NBC affiliate)

• Colorado Public Radio (2017)

• Publishers Weekly

• Westword  (The Burning Metronome interview)

• Denver Post

• Bleeding Cool

• 5280 Magazine

• 303Live

• RISK! podcast

• Boulder Weekly Article

• The Hindu (newspaper in India)

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ADD'L PRESS/ HOSTING/ SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:

 

2024

• 1st place award winner at Society of Professional Journalists' "Top of The Rockies" awards ceremony - 5/4/24

• Castle Rock Museum - Keynote speaker - 4/11/24

• Denver School of Innovation & Sustainable Design - Workshop with students - 3/8/24

• Fort Collins Book Fest - Panelist for Poudre Libraries - 2/10/24

• Cowboy Conversations - Hosted 3 events for the Museum of Contemporary Art Sep - Dec, '24

 

2023

• Making It Up - Live podcast recording at Broomfield Library - 9/14/23

• History Colorado - Friday Foster movie & comic discussion -8/18/23

• Workshop & Juneteenth panelist at Wilkes University's summer MFA residency in PA -6/19/23

• Litfest - Lighthouse Writers Workshop, Panelist & Workshop leader - 6/16/23

• Colorado Creative Industries Summit - workshop - 5/1/23

• The Grand Pod Slam - Host/presenter, Museum of Contemporary Art - 5/15/23

• Beneson Strategy Group corporate retreat - Keynote speaker, Solvang, CA - 5/10/23

• 1st place award winner at Society of Professional Journalists' "Top of The Rockies" awards ceremony - 4/22/23

• The Village High School - Speaker - 4/17/23

• CFIC Event, CO Sun Panelist - 3/16/23

• Writing In Color - Speaker, Lighthouse Writers Workshop -2/17/23

• Councilwoman Sarah Parady "We Love Denver" Party, speaker - 2/10/23

• Book signing - Denver Art Museum - 1/13/23

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2022

• Colorado Change Leader Institute - 11/13-16/22

• Wakanda On Welton - Panelist - 11/12/22

• Anguish Garden 2 release party -Dairy Arts Center - 11/5/22

• Workshop & Juneteenth panelist at Wilkes University's summer MFA residency in PA - 6/19/22

• Featured artist, exhibiting in Denver Art Museum's Storytelling Studio - 12/1/21 - 3/31/22

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2021

• "Moxie Mag" workshop for teens - Museum of Contemporary Art - 11/16/21

• Panelist - Fan Expo Denver - 10/29/21

• "Full Circle" - Opening event for my graphic novel exhibit - Denver Art Museum - 10/22/21

• Moderator - "Yep, We're Supposed To Be Here" panel - Dairy Arts Center - 10/22/21

• Panelist - TEDx Mile High Adventure - 10/19/21

• "Making Art In Evil Times" workshop - Mile Hi Con - 10/02/21

• Special Guest - Mesa County Comic Con - 9/18/21

• "What'd I Miss?" Book Signing - Tattered Cover - 9/9/21

• "Instagram Takeover" for Museum of Contemporary Art - 8/17/21

• Featured artist: for Denver Art Museum's "Untitled" event 7/30/21

• Keynote Speaker: University of Colorado (Denver) - Black History Month event 2/23/21

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2020

• TEDTalk speaker: for TEDxMileHigh: Rise 8/29/20

• Keynote Speaker: RedLine Denver Art Gallery's 48 Hours Event 8/8/20

• Moderator: EMBRACE — feat. Representative Leslie Herod, Denver Film's James Mejia and Colorado businesswoman Annie Kao — A conversation on race and bias in Colorado  8/6/2020

• Keynote Speaker: Regis University's Summer Residency 7/24/20

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2019

• Featured speaker: University of California, Riverside’s Speculative Futures Conference 12/4/19.

• Taught seminar for TEDxMileHigh 11/14/19 event, “Imagination: How To Grow Your Creative Superpower”, hosted by Redline Gallery.

• Interviewed by 5280 Magazine about Afrofuturism.

• Wrote one of 3 horror stories featured in Zenescope’s Grimm Tales of Terror 2019 Halloween Special.

• Podcast named as one of “Ten Best Nerdtastic Denver Podcasts”

• Speaker for CU Boulder’s Anthropology Department, 10/22/19.

• Featured speaker at Colorado School of Mines, “Constructing A Graphic Narrative”.

• Interviewed by Westword about my podcast, and my series on sexual harassment.

• Featured guest at Indigenous Pop X, the Native American comic con.

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2018

• Featured author/panel moderator at Tattered Cover’s Teen Book Con 2018.

• Performed at Denver Art Museum’s “Untitled” event, with artist Thomas “Detour” Evans.

• Spoke to students at Legend High School about creating their own graphic novels.

• Main stage emcee and workshop instructor for Arise Music Festival 2018.

• In a collaboration with Nerd Team 30, interviewed Nichelle Nichols (Star Trek), Charisma Carpenter (Buffy), and Lisa Berry (Supernatural)

• Spoke to high school students about making a living through a career in the arts at Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy, Overland High School, Strive Prep- Rise, & Cherry Creek High School.

• Interviewed in Rooster Magazine about surviving a college school shooting.

• Interviewed about the cultural significance of the Black Panther film by Denver Post and Westword.

• Featured performer at Untitled: Final Fridays for The Denver Art Museum.

• Taught Graphic Novel Writing Workshop at the Writer’s Retreat for the Englewood Public Library.

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2017

• Main stage host/workshop leader at 2017 Arise Music Festival.

• Featured speaker at New York Comic Con’s panel: Books As Flint: Using Graphic Novels to Spark Political Activism.

• Keynote speaker for Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Philosophy Department event: Art and Advocacy.

• Spoke to Arvada High School students about careers in creative fields.

• Yearly host of the awards show for the Denver Independent Comic and Art Expo (DINK).

• Official Judge for the 2016 Miss Black Colorado Scholarship Pageant.

• Featured panelist at Denver Comic Con 2016 & 2017.

• Featured speaker on multiple writers’ panels at AnomalyCon 2016 & 2017.

• Organized and hosted We Don’t Wear Capes, an event featuring readings by various comic book creators at the Blair Caldwell African-American Research Library. Interviewed by Westword for this event. 

• Featured author at Tinto Press’ Author Event with other comics creators. 

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HONORS:

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• Board Member: Lighthouse Writers Workshop 2023-present

• Board Member: Colorado Public Radio Community Advisory Board, 2023-present

• One of “Ten Must-Read Colorado Authors”

• Named as one of “100 Colorado Creatives”.

• Recognized as “Best of Denver” by Westword for live comic book readings with The Blacktail Collective.

• Listed in Westword’s “Ten Comics Artists You’ll Find At DINK”.

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