Marco Mendes (born 1978) is a Portuguese artist and comic author. He has developed his main body of work around

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and

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, mostly of biographical content. By the use of humor, incisive observation and nostalgia he has portrayed many of the young generation of Portuguese artists. His work also evolves around social and political issues. He currently lives in

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Biography

Marco Mendes grew up in

Figueira da Foz Figueira da Foz (), also known as Figueira for short, is a city and a municipality in the Coimbra District, in Portugal. Practically at the midpoint of the Iberian Peninsula's Atlantic coast, it is located at the mouth of the Mondego River, west ...

, Portugal. Revealing an early passion for art and an enthusiasm for painting and drawing, he moved to Porto by the age of 15, to pursue his art studies in Soares dos Reis High school. Later, he successfully entered the city'
Faculty of Fine Arts
where he was influenced by other artists such as Eduardo Batarda and Álvaro Lapa. Inspired by the works of Robert Crumb,

Harvey Pekar Harvey Lawrence Pekar (; October 8, 1939 – July 12, 2010) was an American underground comic book writer, music critic, and media personality, best known for his autobiographical ''American Splendor'' comic series. In 2003, the series inspired a ...

, Art Spiegelman, Adrian Tomine,

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and Charles M. Schulz, among others, soon he started to draw comics.

Published work

In 2004, he started the collective A Mula, together with

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. Since then, they have organized multiple workshops, exhibitions, and published several fanzines. Their interest in alternative comics lead the publishing of ''Cospe Aqui'', ''Paint Sucks'', ''Lamb-Heart'', ''Hum, Hum! Estou a Ver!...'', and ''Estou Careca e a Minha Cadela Vai Morrer!''
''Cumprindo dolorosamente o seu karma, agora é a “Cospe Aqui”''. in ''A Voz de Ermezinde'', 2006-05-15 In June 2008, some of Mendes' work was published in English b
Plana Press
under the title ''Tomorrow the Chinese will Deliver the Pandas'' (). ''Diário Rasgado'', his first graphic novel, was published b
Mundo Fantasma
in 2012. ''Anos Dourados'', a compilation of observational drawings (mostly portraits of friends) and comics, was released in 2013, by Mundo Fantasma and Colégio das Artes.

References

External links

Personal Portfolio website

A Mula website

Plumba Gallery
Portuguese comics artists Living people 1978 births People from Figueira da Foz {{comics-creator-stub

Biography

Published work

Further reading

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