Vic Pratt
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Victor Alfred Cornelius Eustace Beltane Diggory Penrith Pratt more commonly known as Vic Pratt is an artist, writer, musician and actor born in 1971. He lives in Muswell Hill
, North East London.
Pratt printed two issues of his own British small press comics
Flea Circus in the mid 1990s. His comic strips are mostly autobiographical similar to Robert Crumb
or Chester Brown
. His art influences are David Law
and Herge
. He drew a comic strip "Bad Feedback" in which he bitterly remembers his time in university having his comics rejected. He drew "Harry Tate's Final Curtain" in which his grandad met the music hall
star Harry Tate
and saved his life before he died in 1940. Shorter more humorous comic strips are "Charlie Childish" and "Strange man In a bookshop".
He wrote reviews in the 1990s small press zine
Zum! He also wrote for Story Paper Collectors' Digest
, a magazine about British boys' story paper
fiction. He wrote reports on "The Old Boys' Bookclub". Pratt is a historian on British comics and wrote reviews and drew comics in Psychopia
the zine of British comics. He drew many multi artist "jam strips" in the zine including "Martian Jam" and "Stranded on the M25".
As the British Film Institute
fiction film curator he brought the first screening of Stanley Long
's Primitive London film. He brought to the National Film Theatre the first screening of the live-action The Adventures of Tintin
film Tintin and the Golden Treasure. As National Film Archive curator he introduces Rupert Bear
Night with special guests Mary Turner
creator of the puppet show and Terry Jones
(Monty Python
).
In his spare time he plays and sings in country-folk-pop group Monogram
with Stephen McConnachie and Corinna Reicher they first performed live at The Drill Hall
, London in October 2004 and they recorded their first album for the Irregular Records
subsidiary label for new bands, Unlabelled. He also played and sang in humorous music hall novelty-pop group Dylan Rabbit.
He has also played the leading roles in the Hounslow films of director Jan Manthey He has acted in films such as Teenagecstasy.
He sent a drawing of himself to Robert Crumb
asking him to draw himself shaking Vic's hand. The art can be seen in the 1974 comic book Odds & Ends
.
Muswell Hill
Muswell Hill is a suburb of north London, mostly in the London Borough of Haringey. It is situated about north of Charing Cross and around from the City of London. Muswell Hill is in the N10 postal district and mostly in the Hornsey and Wood Green parliamentary constituency.- History :The...
, North East London.
Pratt printed two issues of his own British small press comics
British small press comics
British small press comics, once known as stripzines, are comic books self-published by amateur cartoonists and comic book creators, usually in short print runs, in the UK. A "small press comic" is essentially a zine composed predominantly of comic strips. The term emerged in the early 1980s to...
Flea Circus in the mid 1990s. His comic strips are mostly autobiographical similar to Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Dennis Crumb —known as Robert Crumb and R. Crumb—is an American artist, illustrator, and musician recognized for the distinctive style of his drawings and his critical, satirical, subversive view of the American mainstream.Crumb was a founder of the underground comix movement and is regarded...
or Chester Brown
Chester Brown
Chester William David Brown , is an award-winning, best-selling Canadian alternative cartoonist and, since 2008, the Libertarian Party of Canada's candidate for the riding of Trinity-Spadina in Toronto, Canada....
. His art influences are David Law
David Law
David "Davey" Law was a Scottish cartoonist best known for creating Dennis the Menace and Beryl the Peril for Dundee publishers D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd ....
and Herge
Hergé
Georges Prosper Remi , better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. His best known and most substantial work is the 23 completed comic books in The Adventures of Tintin series, which he wrote and illustrated from 1929 until his death in 1983, although he was also...
. He drew a comic strip "Bad Feedback" in which he bitterly remembers his time in university having his comics rejected. He drew "Harry Tate's Final Curtain" in which his grandad met the music hall
Music hall
Music Hall is a type of British theatrical entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960. The term can refer to:# A particular form of variety entertainment involving a mixture of popular song, comedy and speciality acts...
star Harry Tate
Harry Tate
Harry Tate was an English comedian who performed both in the music halls and in films. Born in 1872 as Ronald Macdonald Hutchinson, he worked for Henry Tate & Sons, Sugar Refiners before going on the stage, and took his stage name from them.-Career:Tate made his debut at the Oxford Music Hall in...
and saved his life before he died in 1940. Shorter more humorous comic strips are "Charlie Childish" and "Strange man In a bookshop".
He wrote reviews in the 1990s small press zine
Zine
A zine is most commonly a small circulation publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier....
Zum! He also wrote for Story Paper Collectors' Digest
Story Paper Collectors' Digest
Story Paper Collectors' Digest was a journal published from November 1946 until May 2005, and with special intermittent issues continuing on until late 2007. It was created by Herbert Leckenby. With articles on story papers, it heavily featured the work of Charles Hamilton, Edwy Searles Brooks and...
, a magazine about British boys' story paper
Story paper
*This article is about British Story papers. For the U.S. version, see Dime novel.A story paper is a periodical publication similar to a literary magazine, but featuring illustrations and text stories, and aimed towards children and teenagers...
fiction. He wrote reports on "The Old Boys' Bookclub". Pratt is a historian on British comics and wrote reviews and drew comics in Psychopia
Psychopia
Psychopia is a small press zine featuring reviews and articles on British comic books and small press comics and interviews with cartoonists. Unusually for comix zines it focussed almost entirely on British comics such as The Beano and The Dandy ignoring American superhero comics.Issue #0 was the...
the zine of British comics. He drew many multi artist "jam strips" in the zine including "Martian Jam" and "Stranded on the M25".
As the British Film Institute
British Film Institute
The British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
fiction film curator he brought the first screening of Stanley Long
Stanley Long
Stanley Long , often known as Stanley A. Long, is a British Exploitation cinema and sexploitation filmmaker. He is a writer, cinematographer, editor, and eventually, producer/director of low-budget exploitation movies....
's Primitive London film. He brought to the National Film Theatre the first screening of the live-action The Adventures of Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin
The Adventures of Tintin is a series of classic comic books created by Belgian artist , who wrote under the pen name of Hergé...
film Tintin and the Golden Treasure. As National Film Archive curator he introduces Rupert Bear
Rupert Bear
Rupert Bear is a children's comic strip character, who features in a series of books based around his adventures. The character was created by the English artist Mary Tourtel and first appeared in the Daily Express on 8 November 1920. Rupert's initial purpose was to win sales from the rival...
Night with special guests Mary Turner
Mary Turner
Mary Turner was an African-American victim of lynching in Valdosta, Georgia.In May, 1918, 31-year old white plantation owner Hampton Smith, known to abuse and beat his workers, was shot and killed by one of his black workers on the plantation, 19-year old Sydney Johnson...
creator of the puppet show and Terry Jones
Terry Jones
Terence Graham Parry Jones is a Welsh comedian, screenwriter, actor, film director, children's author, popular historian, political commentator, and TV documentary host. He is best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team....
(Monty Python
Monty Python
Monty Python was a British surreal comedy group who created their influential Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British television comedy sketch show that first aired on the BBC on 5 October 1969. Forty-five episodes were made over four series...
).
In his spare time he plays and sings in country-folk-pop group Monogram
Monogram
A monogram is a motif made by overlapping or combining two or more letters or other graphemes to form one symbol. Monograms are often made by combining the initials of an individual or a company, used as recognizable symbols or logos. A series of uncombined initials is properly referred to as a...
with Stephen McConnachie and Corinna Reicher they first performed live at The Drill Hall
The Drill Hall
The Drill Hall is a theatrical venue in Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden, just to the east of Tottenham Court Road. It contains rehearsal rooms and meeting rooms, and two small theatres - the 200-seat Drill Hall 1 and a 50-seat studio space, known as Drill Hall 2. Its name derives from...
, London in October 2004 and they recorded their first album for the Irregular Records
Irregular Records
Irregular Records is a British independent record label specialising in folk music, which was established in 1985 by the singer Robb Johnson. In addition to Johnson's own recordings the label has also issued albums by artists such as Barb Jungr, Des de Moor, Maggie Holland and Russell...
subsidiary label for new bands, Unlabelled. He also played and sang in humorous music hall novelty-pop group Dylan Rabbit.
He has also played the leading roles in the Hounslow films of director Jan Manthey He has acted in films such as Teenagecstasy.
He sent a drawing of himself to Robert Crumb
Robert Crumb
Robert Dennis Crumb —known as Robert Crumb and R. Crumb—is an American artist, illustrator, and musician recognized for the distinctive style of his drawings and his critical, satirical, subversive view of the American mainstream.Crumb was a founder of the underground comix movement and is regarded...
asking him to draw himself shaking Vic's hand. The art can be seen in the 1974 comic book Odds & Ends
American Splendor
American Splendor is a series of autobiographical comic books written by the late Harvey Pekar and drawn by a variety of artists. The first issue was published in 1976 and the most recent in September 2008, with publication occurring at irregular intervals...
.
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