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Month: March 2010

Lunch Hour Horror Animation #1

March 31, 2010By ralph cosentinoAnimations, Art & Design, Blog
Lunch Hour Horror Animation #1

Here’s a lunch hour animation I sketched using a new Wacom Cintiq monitor.
I never could use the wacom tablet because of the hand-eye diconnect but I love drawing on the Cintiq screen. In the … Read more

Spectreman! 1971 The Blue Terror

March 26, 2010By ralph cosentinoBlog, Japanese Toy Collecting No Comments
Spectreman! 1971 The Blue Terror

A classic Japanese Superhero tokusatsu (special effects) show which aired in Japan from 1971 to 1972. Spectreman disguises himself as a human being, but when the Earth is in trouble, he sends a message to … Read more

Hot Rods & Munsters!

March 20, 2010By ralph cosentinoBlog, Japanese Toy Collecting No Comments
Hot Rods & Munsters!

Here’s a vintage “Alps” made in Japan tin & plastic hot rod my son Dante and I discovered at a local antique show we attended last week. We had lost all hope of finding any … Read more

AFOL a Blocumentary

March 19, 2010By ralph cosentinoBlog No Comments
AFOL a Blocumentary

We’re a family of Lego lovers so I wanted to share this fantastic documentary I came across that
Larry Fire posted on his great pop culture site “The Firewire”.

Directed by Jess Gibson, “AFOL … Read more

Superman VS Fleischer Robots!

March 17, 2010By ralph cosentinoArt & Design, Blog No Comments
Superman VS Fleischer Robots!


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Inspired by the Max & Dave Fleischer Superman in general,
I had to incorporate the fantastic robots from the 1941 “Mechanical Monsters” episode. However, I took liberty and gave the … Read more

Soon, metal shall shred. Superman Page 7

March 15, 2010By ralph cosentinoArt & Design, Blog No Comments
Soon, metal shall shred. Superman Page 7

Superman page 7.
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Superman page 7 close-up.… Read more

Fun-boy Tighty Whitey Pillow Art!

March 11, 2010By ralph cosentinoBlog, Fun-boy, Toy Designs No Comments
Fun-boy Tighty Whitey Pillow Art!

Here’s the art for the new 12″ x 12″ Fun-boy pillow soon available on Etsy from our “Jumbee” shop.
The front of course depicts FB in his trademark tighty whities cowboy outfit and the back … Read more

Shikaruna Koubo Giant Madalla figure

March 8, 2010By ralph cosentinoBlog, Japanese Toy Collecting No Comments
Shikaruna Koubo Giant Madalla figure

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This the Giant Madalla figure from Shikaruna Koubo, made in Japan. He’s larger than a standard size kaiju figure which is normally 8-9 inches…he’s almost 12 inches … Read more

The origin of manga: Storytelling Man

March 8, 2010By ralph cosentinoBlog, Japanese Toy Collecting No Comments
The origin of manga: Storytelling Man

Here’s a wonderful article I found on Ping-Mag about the origins of manga and a lost art in Japan known as Kamishibai. Kamishibai was live storytelling on the streets of Japan for children and adults. … Read more

Fortress of Solitude

March 7, 2010By ralph cosentinoArt & Design, Blog No Comments
Fortress of Solitude

Fortress of Solitude illustration from my new Superman picture book

Sketch

Richard Donner Superman movie 1978

The original fortress from the silver age was built into the side of an artic mountain and Superman (or … Read more

Say Whaaat?! Monsters!

March 3, 2010By ralph cosentinoAll My Characters & Brands, Blog No Comments
Say Whaaat?! Monsters!

SAY WHAAAT?! Monsters is a new brand featuring monster characters like Frankenstein, Werewolf, Nosferatu and more scary but kid friendly classic creatures. I’m first introducing them as various lines of home decor products like pillows … Read more

Marusan Mini Red King Model

March 2, 2010By ralph cosentinoBlog, Japanese Toy Collecting No Comments
Marusan Mini Red King Model

An inexpensive little model kit that put a huge smile on me and my son’s faces.
Based on the legendary, larger, plastic remote control Redking kit from the 60s, this little gem
was quick and … Read more

Ralph Cosentino is a children's book author and illustrator. He also develops & designs unique kid-centric characters and brands for product, games, licensing and entertainment.

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