ARTIST'S LIFE
Ode to my Tokyo Studio
After our move outside of Tokyo, I had to give up my studio. As a way to honor it and my time there, I wanted to have a good record of the space.
April 15, 2025Serving fine images and motley stories to the even finer folks who appreciate them.
Membership program of Tokyo-based artist Luis Mendo
MRMENDO
The day I went searching for bread and an idea but bumped into a zakkyo.
Things happen when you go out in Tokyo to buy bread, hoping to get ideas for a comic: serendipity, birds and bread have interesting ways of intertwining.
April 13, 2025
ARTIST'S LIFE
So You Want to Be a True Artist?
Do I prefer to spend a whole day trying to draw a face until it looks good for a few bucks, or would I rather be sitting in a badly lit office 8 hours a day, in exchange for more money?
April 01, 2025
PROSE
Three Random Humans
We all both carry a cross and have a life story our neighbors don't know much about.
March 20, 2025
THE REST
Moving out of Tokyo
I thought I would never write this: we are moving (one hour) out of Tokyo. Blame climate change for it, but also our willingness to try things while we can.
March 09, 2025
THE REST
Turn the Page on the Scroll
You have seen the "This is fine" meme of a funny dog character (his name is Question Hound), smiling and drinking coffee in the middle of a house on fire. We all identify with that dog these days.
February 24, 2025
THE TOOLS
My Setup
Just a quick post to show off what my current work setup involves, since someone asked me recently.
February 22, 2025
THE TOOLS
On Making e-Books
Making e-books has become surprisingly easy lately. The question now is: who reads them? Well, I do. And I discovered I enjoy making them too.
February 19, 2025
THE MASTERS
Satoshi Hashimoto
After being a big fan of his work for years, I had the chance to meet Satoshi Hashimoto recently.
January 23, 2025
SHORT STORIES
Sometimes MundoMendo stops turning
I can't make stories for this site for a month, and I didn't know a better way to explain why but by making a story about it! Blame Caro for this mess.
January 14, 2025
MORNING COMICS
Be Kind to your Creative Friends
Oh friends, witness the struggle. See us suffer. Feel the tears of dread coming out of our sweaty hands as we hold the pencil and try to do our best. Art is not for the faint of heart: if you have any artist friend, please treat them kindly, because they bear a cross of pain.
December 22, 2024
MORNING COMICS
Relax. They Always Arrive.
One more short Morning Comic, this one is about how having ideas should be an easy process. As the toothpaste can't be put back in the tube, you can't force ideas to arrive to you. Just wait patiently, take it easy and they will eventually make it to your desk.
December 22, 2024