Antonino Gilligan "Tony" Consiglio (born May 28, 1970, in

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) is an American

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. He has had two

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s, ''More or Less'' and ''110 Percent'', published by Top Shelf Comics.

Biography

Education

Consiglio was born in Brooklyn and grew up in

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, where he spent the first thirty-one years of his life. As a child, he never read superhero comics, but was a huge fan of '' Mad'' magazine.Vivron, Lawrence
"Giving it 110%: An Interview with Tony Consiglio," Ugo (2006).
Accessed March 6, 2009. At Franklin K. Lane High School, Consiglio took a number of cartooning classes, where he created comics, strips, and illustrated humor pieces. Consiglio attended the

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, where his classmates included his long-time friend

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Comics

Consiglio made a name for himself with the acclaimed

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''Double Cross!'', of which he finished thirty-nine issues. Two of his

graphic novels A graphic novel is a self-contained, book-length form of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comics scholars and ...

have been published by

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: ''More or Less'' and ''110 Percent''. Consiglio is currently working on a new graphic novel, tentatively entitled ''Titanius'', about a titanium-encrusted man searching for his long-lost son. A short story featuring Titanius can be read in

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' '' Project: Superior'' (2005).

Personal life

Over the years, Consiglio worked many odd jobs, at such places as

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, Dean & DeLuca on the Square, and the Beacon Theatre. At age 31, Consiglio moved with his wife Chris to

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, where he lived for four years. They now reside in

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, a suburb of

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* People from Apache Junction, Arizona Artists from Queens, New York School of Visual Arts alumni Living people 1970 births {{US-cartoonist-stub