
Mario Cau - História em Quadrinhos, Ilustração // Comics, graphic novels, illustration

Histórias em Quadrinhos e Ilustração
Comics and Illustration
MARIO CAU
Awards

Jabuti 2013
2nd place - Illustration
3rd place - Paradidatic
(Dom Casmurro, with Felipe Greco)

Angelo Agostini
2015 - Best Artist
2018 - Best Artist
A comic book artist and illustrator dedicated to storytelling through comics. Graduated in Visual Arts from the Institute of Arts at Unicamp, he has worked professionally since 2004 across comics, illustration, and education. He was a member of the award-winning independent collectives Quarto Mundo and Petisco and has contributed to magazines and anthologies in Brazil and abroad.
He is the author of the Pieces series — including Part of Me (2021) and Parts of the Whole (2016) — and the graphic novel Morphine (2014). His work also includes the series Monstruário (with Lucas Oda), the webcomic Therapy (with Rob Gordon and Marina Kurcis), and the comics adaptation of Dom Casmurro (Devir, 2012) and Anne of Green Gables (Principis, 2021). His work was featured in dozens of anthologies in Brazil and also internationally.
In the United States, he published the English-language titles Vincent in Pieces (2023), Teardrop (2024), Absence, and The Long Journey Back Home (2025), and participated in multiple editions of the Negative Space anthology, earning First Place in the 2025 edition.
His work has received nominations and awards including HQMIX, Jabuti, and Angelo Agostini. Alongside comics, he works as an illustrator and teacher. He has been an active educator for over 17 years, teaching comics and visual storytelling, and currently teaches at INKO, an online school and studio, while also offering mentorship in editorial projects, comics, and creativity. He shares reflections, essays, and tutorials through his YouTube channel.

HQMIX
2011 e 2013 - Best Webcomic (Terapia, with Rob Gordon e Marina Kurcis)
2013 - Best Adaptation to Comics (Dom Casmurro, with Felipe Greco)
2012 - Independent Group Book (Petisco Vol.I)
Negative Space Comics - Short Comics Contest 2025, First place (The Rain)
Prêmio Egresso - UNICAMP
2023 - Outstanding Alumni in Arts
Bigorna Award
2009 - Contribution to Brazilian Comics (Quarto Mundo collective)
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Nominated or Finalist:
Short Story Selection - Negative Space Comics, finalist in 2023 and 2024
IC3 Best One-Page Story
2024 - Mirror
CCXP Awards
2021 - Best inker (Duodec)
Angelo Agostini:
2021 - Best Artist, Best Independent Book (Pieces - Parte de Mim), Best New Book (Anne de Green Gables)
2015 - Best Webcomic (Terapia), Best independent Book (Morphine)
Cubo de Ouro:
2019 . Best Geek Literature (Arquivos Secretos do Monstruário 1 - Vox Nihili)
HQMIX:
2021 - Best Artist, Best Inker, Bst Adaptation to Comics (Anne de Green Gables); Best Serialized Independent Comic (Arquivos Secretos do Monstruário 2 - Saruê).
2019 - Best Inker, Best Miniseries, Best Book in Fantasy, Terror and Adventure (Monstruário Vol.2)
2016 - Best Colorist and Best Webcomic (Terapia)
2015 - Best Webcomic (Terapia)
2014 - Best Webcomic (Terapia), Best Independent Book (Morphine)
2013 - Best Artist and Best Book (Terapia Vol.1)
2010 - Editorial Project (NÓS) e Best Independent Book (Pieces 3)
2009 - Best New Artist, Best Independent Book (Pieces 1 and 2)
