Maddax Mendonca: 12 Year Old Comic Book Art Prodigy & Creator of Infimind

Maddax Mendonca (maddaxdraws), the young comic art prodigy, joins Nerdy Mewzings for his first podcast appearance to talk about starting to draw as a toddler, putting in endless hours of practice, and creating his own comic Infimind inspired by his brother's health struggles. Maddax shares how Marvel, DC, Invincible, X-Men, and artists like Ryan Ottley, David Finch, and Todd McFarlane shaped him. He details putting in eight-hour drawing days as a kid, mastering colored pencil pieces that take 25–30+ hours, and studying Bridgman the way David Finch recommends. We cover his SDCC booth experiences (including news coverage since age 11), meeting pros like Todd Beats, Jim Lee, and Wil Shrike, art trades, live TikTok streams every night, and the inspiration behind his creator owned comic book Infimind — a story about his brother gaining superpowers after an eye-surgery mishap. He’s already writing AND drawing the interiors for issue two! If you love inspiring creators, colored pencil art, Invincible, or original comics — Leave a 5 STAR review & Keep it Nerdy! Follow Maddax: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/maddaxdraws TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@maddax.draws (LIVE most nights around 7:30pm) Subscribe to Maddax on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@maddaxdraws Grab Infimind at https://www.maddaxdraws.com/ Become a member of the Nerdy Mewzings Patreon and get each week's episode 48 hours EARLY, a shoutout in each episode, and more to come: https://patreon.com/nerdymewzings Timestamps 0:00 - Intro & Maddax Mendonca Joins Nerdy Mewzings 2:00 - Marvel, Invincible, Ottley & Finch Influences 8:00 - Starting Young & Putting in the Hours 14:00 - YouTube Learning, Mediums & Colored Pencil Focus 20:00 - SDCC Booth, News Clips & Meeting Pros 28:00 - Creating Infimind & Brother’s Inspiration 35:00 - Anatomy Study: Bridgman, Finch & Visual Library 42:00 - Comic-Con Experiences & Art Community 50:00 - Current Comics, Commissions & Second Issue 55:00 - Where to Follow Maddax & Outro