mˈɜːkjʊɹi stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ɪŋkɹˈiːst ɪn mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp ænd tʃˈeɪndʒd ɪts nˈeɪm tuː "pˈɛɹɪskˌoʊp stˈuːdɪˌoʊz" ɪn dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, bˌʌt ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ɐ kəlˈɛktɪv ʌv kɑːɹtˈuːnɪsts, ˈɪləstɹˌeɪɾɚz, ɹˈaɪɾɚz, kˈɑːnsɛpt dɪzˈaɪnɚz, ɡɹˈæfɪk nˈɑːvɪlˌɪsts ænd stˈoːɹibˌoːɹd ˈɑːɹɾɪsts bˈeɪst ɪn pˈoːɹtlənd, ˈɔːɹɪɡən.
Mercury Studio increased in membership and changed its name to "Periscope Studios" in June 2007, but remains a collective of cartoonists, illustrators, writers, concept designers, graphic novelists and storyboard artists based in Portland, Oregon.