We had our housewarming for the new digs on Sunday. Here’s a flickr photoset.
And these are some photos Paul Guinan shot. Viva Zapander!
And here’s an interview with Periscope’s own Aaron McConnell.
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I love that photo. Anyhow, Periscope has the feature illustrations in both of this week’s free papers. Colleen Coover’s done all the art for the Portland Mercury’s Pride Week supplement. and Rich Ellis has the cover and nearly a dozen illustrations in the latest Willamette Week. The Mercury also announced that they’re changing their name to the Portland Periscope. NATION’S LARGEST COMICS STUDIO EXPANDS, GETS NEW NAME Mercury Studio, the largest studio of freelance comic book creators in North America, announced today that it has a new name: Periscope. This follows a move to a new space overlooking downtown Portland, long known as a major hub of the comics industry. “We often invited creators from all ends of the field to come by and work,” explained Jeff Parker, a Periscope member best known for his writing at Marvel Comics. “As we were looking to move to a larger space, Steve Lieber suggested we go ahead and invite some of them to have permanent desks. Now we’re a fairly thorough cross-section of the comics industry.” “We can really pool resources and let our skills cross-pollinate,” added founding member David Hahn. ” Now it’s common to see a major emerging talent like Colleen Coover swap tips with an established veteran like Ron Randall, or Jesse Hamm assisting Matthew Clark in between his own graphic novels.” New member Dylan Meconis describes the varied work week of the new assemblage. “We’re doing storyboards, editorial illustration, theatrical and animation design. On any given day, there can be a dozen different projects going on here- and of course, comics!” Pete Woods appreciates the new level of energy around Periscope, but predicts a snag. “If we don’t get a second Cintiq Graphics Tablet, it could get ugly.” Periscope credits include properties like Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man and prestigious graphic novels like Paul Guinan’s Boilerplate and Steve Lieber’s Whiteout, currently filming at Warner Brothers with Kate Beckinsale in the lead role. Upcoming GN’s include the new Minx line’s Good As Lily with work by Hamm, and Meconis’ new book, Wire Mothers: Harry Harlow and the Science of Love, which has been greeted with excellent reviews. Work by several Periscope members is currently featured at Floating World Comics Gallery at 20 NW 5th Ave in Portland. A complete roster of members can be found at http://www.periscopestudio.com. And for further information, contact Steve Lieber at periscope.studio (at) gmail.com
Lightly edited from Floating World’s myspace blog: Portland’s best kept secret: we are a comics town. The list of local comics creators and publishers gets larger every year. I think it should be a point of pride that Portland is the West Coast comics capital of the nation. Actually, Dylan will be on an airplane, and I’ll still be in Ohio, but the rest is right on target. But what’s all this about a new name? Stay tuned for the press release! |
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