【ZM-539】A. T. Pratt

Area | ZINE’S MATE

Country | USA

A. T. Pratt writes, draws, and self-publishes zines, comics, art books and paper crafts of all shapes and sizes, often including handmade special features like pop-ups and fold-outs. The publications range in genre from autobio to horror to self help & personal fitness to "funny animals" and more. The work explores time and space through the sequential narrative of comics with the infinite possibilities of bookbinding and multidimensional paper engineering.

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"Dot Comics #1" (2023): Collection of factual and fictional stories. autobio, autofiction, horror, and abstract comics.

"Cram #2" (2023): Anthology featuring 7 comics stories by various artists published by Cram Books (all other publications self-published by the artist A. T. Pratt). Pratt appears midway through the book with an 8 page horror story "HOUSEWARMING" wherein other famous North American cartoonists Seth, Chester Brown, and Joe Matt arrive at Pratt's doorstep uninvited for a surprise housewarming party. Comics community is celebrated despite a tragic conclusion.

"Bompi Baby Bouncy Bubble Bumper" #2 (2022): America's Favorite Bouncy Boy (Bompi) is introduced to the artist (A. T. Pratt)'s family and then the artist journeys to Bompi's home planet to meet Bompi's family. Foldout minicomic.

"Horror House Party Guest Gallery" (2022): Collection of drawings of 100 picks for best horror film of all time. Also available collaged into a single image in poster form.

"Negative Space: Spiky Spooky Slippery Slimy Scare Sampler" (2022): Zine / pop-up foldout sequential narrative of the artist beginning with self absorbed diary cartoons before he gets sucked into his sketchbook filled with nightmarish monstrosities who will not leave him alone, potentially never to return to the comfort of the outside world.

"Little Brothers #666: Andy Goes to Hell" (2019): a narrative multi-level pop-up experience depicting A. T. Pratt's cartoon character avatar Andy being escorted into Hell by his grim reaper character Griever Cleaver who is bad at his job.

"Healthy Body?! Healthy Brain!!" (2019): (Clean 2018/Clean 2019 Health and Wellness Initiative Practice Power Progress Research Report: A Self Help & Fitness Lifestyle Guide by Health Guru A. T. Pratt) a comprehensive multi-layer pop-up foldout guide to fun and fitness in your local gymnasium (complete with pop-up gym and foldout pop-up map of the interior).

"Ink Toby" (2016): Horror/comedy about the creative disfunction effecting Ink Toby, who only wants to create one ink masterpiece per day for Inktober but ends up being derailed by becoming the suspected perpetrator of a murder investigation.

"Miggy Mouse's Sweets and Treats" (2015): Parable/Pop-up Poem about the pitfalls of greed/gluttony, starring A. T. Pratt's original character, Miggy Mouse.