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Budget Raygun “Objects d’ art”!

July 14, 2010By ralph cosentinoBlog No Comments
Budget Raygun “Objects d’ art”!

Buck Rogers had his iconic “Atomic Disentegrator” gun, Flash Gordon had his ear piercing “Signal” gun and Tom Corbett, Space Cadet had his “Atomic” rifle, but none of these interstellar, weapons of alien destruction hold … Read more

Michael Buckley’s Comic Strip Awesomeness!

July 7, 2010By ralph cosentinoBlog No Comments
Michael Buckley’s Comic Strip Awesomeness!


I have a huge passion for comics strips old and new, from Winsor McCay’s “Little Nemo in
Slumberland” to Joe Matt’s “Peepshow”. And recently, I’ve become very enamoured with the web-comic
“60 Ways To … Read more

Ogon Bat, Deceptions of a Tear: Kaiju Attack Show-Barcelona, Spain

June 8, 2010By ralph cosentinoArt & Design, Art Shows, Blog No Comments
Ogon Bat, Deceptions of a Tear: Kaiju Attack Show-Barcelona, Spain


10.75″ x 5.25″ final


Sketch 3


Sketch 2


Sketch 1


Detail of final


Detail of final


Detail from sketch 2


Detail from sketch 2

I took a break from working on my Wonder Woman book … Read more

Gallery 1988 “Twilight Zone Show”

May 11, 2010By ralph cosentinoArt & Design, Art Shows No Comments
Gallery 1988 “Twilight Zone Show”

I squeezed in some time to create a piece for Gallery 1988‘s  “Another Dimension” show.
The exhibit consists of work by several artists inspired by the classic “Twilight  Zone” television series.
My … Read more

Jesuszilla, son of Godzilla.

May 7, 2010By ralph cosentinoArt & Design, Blog No Comments
Jesuszilla, son of Godzilla.

“Burn evil doers burn!”

I did this piece for a Kaiju / monster toy show a few years back under the alias of “Crookshank” ( a pun on my favorite political caricaturist and illustrator of … Read more

Batman vs Daikaiju

April 27, 2010By ralph cosentinoArt & Design, Blog No Comments
Batman vs Daikaiju


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Sketch for perhaps a new comic book/proposal. Batman vs Daikaiju! (Japanese for giant strange beasts or monsters).… Read more

TPS 1975 Missile Robot

April 25, 2010By ralph cosentinoBlog, Japanese Toy Collecting No Comments
TPS 1975 Missile Robot

So here is a little toy gem I was able to purchase for $25. The crappy economy has some perks because years ago, this pint size robot would have cost much more.
He’s about six … Read more

Zombie Circus

April 9, 2010By ralph cosentinoArt & Design, Blog No Comments
Zombie Circus


A zombie doodle.… Read more

Bring Back the Tap! The Story of Bottled Water

April 2, 2010By ralph cosentinoBlog No Comments
Bring Back the Tap! The Story of Bottled Water

If Cleveland can fight back, so can we!

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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

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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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