Helioscope PDX

Helioscope PDX is a comic book artist and writer collective in Portland, Oregon, USA. Here you will find interviews, educational videos, and other content relating to and created by our studio members about the craft of making comic books.

Helioscope was founded in 2002 by 11 comics artists in Portland, Oregon. Portland had become a major hub for the comics industry, with nearly half a dozen publishers calling the area home, and the number of working artists in residence had also reached a new high.

A collective workspace is a great fit for the labor-intensive and collaborative nature of comics production, and within five years the studio's membership had doubled. Originally called Mercury Studio, the group became Periscope Studio in 2007 and expanded to a new location. In 2016, the studio (now composed of almost thirty active members) completed its final rebranding as Helioscope, and is incorporated as an LLC.