Last day here at Periscope Studio in Portland, where I spent most of my weekdays the past weeks since SDCC. I’ve been working on the penultimate issue of Thomas Alsop, arc 1, and rough sketching the finale. It’s powerful stuff, I can tell you. But that’s ALL I can tell you…
It’s been great working here, in this very cool creative environment, people coming and going. New faces every day, but all friendly and welcoming.
Not a terrible amount of chatting, hardly any music ever, mostly it’s an athmosphere of quiet concentration, interrupted by the odd photo reference shoot involving gun replicas and studio members posing in groups, on chairs, on the floors. Studio members have excellent phone habits, going in the hallway to take calls and speaking softly as not to disturb the workflow.
I’ve learned a lot and made a lot of new friends here, and I even managed to record a few interviews for the Comics for Beginners podcast. I talked to Steve Lieber about Periscope and the advantages of joining a studio. Listen to the episode here.
All in all it’s been a great experience working alongside the talented people of Periscope. Now I’m looking forward to a bit of road trip with my family along the Oregon coast before driving up to Seattle, where I have a signing on the 20th at Zanadu Comics downtown. If you’re in town, drop by! The signing is from 3-7pm.
So long, Portland – And THANK YOU PERISCOPE!