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, 2025From a tiny desk in Tokyo, MundoMendo serves fine images and motley stories to the even finer folks who appreciate them.
— The membership program of Tokyo-based artist Luis Mendo —
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
MORNING COMICS
Hear the Fads Fizzling
I keep hearing (and feeling) the end of the AI fad is near. Not surprising, but it makes you think that all these rages come and go: as soon as they grow to a certain level, you can count the days when they end. Anyway, this silly short comic is about that.
December 22, 2024
MORNING COMICS
Text Plus Image Equals ✨Magic✨
A couple of thoughts about the magic that happens when you put images and text together. It is a bit of a waffle about something in my head, but this being another "Morning Comic" story, you will have to accept my semi-conscious state of mind.
December 17, 2024
MORNING COMICS
The Life of the Early Retiree
Did you ever wonder what your life would look like if you took an early retirement? For me, my early mornings come close to what I imagine.
December 16, 2024
MRMENDO
Long Life to Dead Wood
Where I argue my love for "dead wood" (often used as a pejorative term by businessmen). Most things made of dead wood have my love and veneration. Also about how low lights create a cocoon. And about our thoughts on moving out of Tokyo (oh gasp!).
December 09, 2024
SHORT STORIES
Time Doesn’t Mean Much in Tokyo
Appearing in the Comics issue of Illustoria Magazine, this little story is the first I have worked on that isn't written by myself. Ignacio Abad came up with the crazy storyline and I made the drawings for it.
November 21, 2024
THE REST
When Hate Seemingly Wins
When hate seems to win, the brave thing to do is to love. I am convinced it's the only way we can survive. This is how I stay sane: drawing and sharing my love for others.
November 11, 2024
SHORT STORIES
Meet Your Heroes While You Can
I have committed the error of not getting acquainted with some of my heroes while they were alive or living in the same city as me. I regret not having met more of them. This is a little story on how I met Satoshi Hashimoto and learned more about the work of Ryohei Yanagihara, sadly defunct.
November 02, 2024
TOKYO WALKS
Bookworm Central
Every year, towards the end of October, the "Jimbocho Book Festival" takes place in the streets of Tokyo's book town Jimbocho. Come walk with me for a bit. This time with sound.
November 01, 2024
THE REST
Tinker Tailor Lover Control
If you look at my work, you will see I tend to draw old school interiors and bygone era artifacts, like dial phones and typewriters. I unconsciously obfuscate the era where the scene takes place in. I do not know why I do this. Maybe because I think things used to look better?
October 15, 2024