Secret Headquarters
Your favorite comic shop since 2005.
Atwater Village, CA
- HOLY MOLY! THIS THURSDAY 2/5, 5-7PM IN ATWATER! We'll have Paying For It books for sale, and have a Chester and a Sook-Yin to sign them. See the film at Laemmle Glendale, opening 2/6! @payingforit.bsky.social Better be here or in a bunker because when they get here, this town's about to EXPLODE.
- Your taste is impeccable @ashcanpress.com ! Thanks for popping in and for making rad books!
- Atwater BOOLEVARD poppin right off! Moments later these wild animals tore Patrick limb from limb for that "sweet sweet can". RIP Our Patrick.
- THIS WEEKEND! Dave's bringing some some of the good good. Friday night for the superfreaks. Saturday and Sunday for regularfreaks. More info: acid-free.info
- I can't wait to see what person buys a pin that says CHUD on it. #badgesaturday
- 🚨 NEW SHIRT ALERT 🚨 Presenting "Slam It" & "Park It", 2✌️ new SHQ shirts, illustrated/designed by maestro Emilio Santoyo/EMILIO'S POCKET. thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/shq-... thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/shq-... Kickoff to the ongoing SHQ 20th Anniversary Collection!
- Light the bat signal and cue the Fantastic Four choral theme, SHQ has a sign! Come bask in the glory, but also come inside and stop gawking in the middle of the sidewalk.
- Fantastic Dave sez... SHQ will close early today, 5:30pm to be precise, to TRAVERSE THE MULTIVERSE (aka Hollywood on a Saturday night). Excelsior! *cue "FANTASTIC FOUR!" choral refrain*
- San Francisco, we are inside of you! Come see us at SFABF, we have Apologies Press books and a super limited run of our new Chainstitch Cap! Don't fret if you don't disco in Frisco. We have more caps on the way and they're up for pre-order on the W.W. Webs. ZINES til they bury me 6ft underground.
- 👋👋 Gina & Tom!!! Chuffed by a check-in from cross-country comix comrades @partnersandson.bsky.social !!! If you're in Philly for any reason, please pay these dear dudes a visit and be rewarded with some of the raddest comics and zines in the US of A. Safe travels, homies!
- Carly is pulling up to LAABF to sign her new collage portrait zine THE DOME from 1-2pm! SHQ is honored to release this treasure for your eyeballs. Each copy comes with a thong silkscreened by Press Friends. And if you can't make it this weekend: thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/the-...
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- LAABF STARTS TONITE! We're setting up shop at ArtCenter College of Design in PASADENA with the raddest assemblage of artists, publishers and big time weirdos. AND we're debuting TWO SHQ-published books! Thursday-Sunday. That's what Pasa-deaner was talkin' about! www.printedmatter.org/programs/eve...
- Happy Mother's Day! We're rolling so so hard on this massive ART SALE. If you're in a panic and need a last minute gift, we're here for that perfect Charles Burns print Mom's been hinting at for months. DO NOT DISAPPOINT HER.
- Anders popped in post-book tour and signed/sketched copies of the SHQ-published TONGUES PROCESS SKETCHES + OUTTAKES! Snag in the shop or online, and if you don't yet have his beautiful TONGUES VOLUME 1... what in sam hill are you waiting for??? thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/tong...
- Praise Arishem, it's FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! We're loaded up with free All Ages comics, you know for the kids, and we have a Celestial-sized apparel giveaway with purchases of $10, $15, $25 in the shop. Come on in and we're eternally grateful for your patronage!
- Straight outta Schulztown! Thanks for poppin' in @redgoldsparks.bsky.social and Phoebe Kobabe! A lucky person with excellent taste is gonna find a signed copy of GENDER QUEER to cherish and flip a finger to the fascists banning books!
- Happy GOES LIKE THIS Day! SHQ copies come with a exclusive signed riso print, and we still have a few with Jordan sketches in case you've been sleeping on our post-event stock. Congrats on the magical work, J. Crane & @fantagraphics.bsky.social! thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/goes...
- Our Shohei shirts are going fast! @superphamicom.bsky.social designed an absolute gem. This is a small run (already out of a couple sizes!), so don't expect this to go too long like his ramp up to pitching again. Grab it before it's going going gone:
- Very stoked to get Will's new one! We'll light the bat signal when they land!
- This Friday (3/28, 5-7pm), CRANE TAKES FLIGHT! Glide over to SHQ for the launch of GOES LIKE THIS, a collection of comics by our buddy Jordan Crane. He'll be signing books and each comes with an EXCLUSIVE RISO PRINT!!! Order online or cop in shop: thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/category/jor...
- Thanks to the boys @santossisterscomic.bsky.social for making some beautiful memories last night. If you missed out, fear not, you can still own some of the magic with a SIGNED copy! First few get this rad poster. Available in-shop and cyber-town. thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/sant...
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- Please join Ambar, Alana, Kreg, Greg, Fake, Dirk, Spit, Shine, Boozy Bees and all of the gang on TUESDAY 3/18, 5-7pm at SHQ to celebrate the release of SANTOS SISTERS VOL. 1 by buddies @santossisterscomic.bsky.social. Snag a book & get it signed: thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/category/eve...
- The 1st Tongues book has arrived like a monolith landing on a planet of ne-ANDERS-thals. It's altered our brains so much that we've collected Anders' Tongues Process zines in a book and made it available for the advancement of mankind. thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/tong...
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- READ EM AND WEEP! SHQ is ALL IN with this killer new card design from our favorite medieval maestro, Kingly's @heronfan99.bsky.social! Slip one up your sleeve next time you pop into the shop.
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- Bye bye, my sweet babies. Come see my sometime before March 21! www.thesecretheadquarters.com/news/a-farew...
- Who are some of your favorite artists working right now? , @javierrodriguez.bsky.social, @bilquis.bsky.social, and @cleanlined.bsky.social come to mind.
- Preorder @michaeldeforge.bsky.social's new @dandq.bsky.social book, Holy Lacrimony, and receive an SHQ exclusive signed bookplate! thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/holy...
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- Check out A Place Called Home's Comic Art and Literacy Expo! CALE is a free, community-facing event designed to provide exposure and access to literature and art in a community where resources for literacy are limited. Reach out to them for information or donations!
- Comics maestro Jordan Crane will be at SHQ on March 28th for the release of his new @fantagraphics.bsky.social collection. Preorder your copy now and it will come with a gorgeous and SHQ EXCLUSIVE riso print! thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/category/eve...
- 24 HOUR PREORDER! Snag SIGNED copies of Cory Doctorow's Martin Hench novels! thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/cory...
- Greg & Fake are coming to Los Angeles next month!!! www.thesecretheadquarters.com/news/318-santos-sisters-signing
- Great @comicsjournal.bsky.social interview with @silversprocket.net's Avi, one of the best in the biz. www.tcj.com/its-our-resp...
- Our friends at @librofm.bsky.social have hooked us up with FREE AUDIOBOOK CREDITS for anyone who sends us proof of donation to a fire relief fund. Personal GoFundMes, mutual aid groups, nonprofits all welcome. While supplies last!
- We are collecting books for Children's Books For Altadena! Drop by any time and donate a new or very gently used all ages book. 20% off in store for any book that you want to purchase and donate.
- Irreplaceable.
- Some classic SHQ Publishing books are now on sale: Cherry On Top (most hilarious novella ever), Jay Howell illustration book (whimsical! delightful!), She Chimp sign painting zine (iconic.) thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/category/shq...
- Zero on the Gaiman news from @comicsbeat.bsky.social, @comicsjournal.bsky.social, @bleedingcool.com, STILL. 6+ months after news initially broke, silence basically overall from comics journalism (aside from @themarysuetms.bsky.social.) It's 2025, are we still as a community shielding powerful men?
- New apparel, designed by Sammy Harkham. Proceeds go to Mutual Aid LA Network! Available in store and online. thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/category/app...
- Shop closed today, stay safe.
- Closing at 4p today! Come see us before then if you're in search of a last minute gift, plenty of bangers left at the shop.
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- We did merch with @cashbrowns.bsky.social for @comicartsla.bsky.social, and now it's available in store and online! Free sticker sheet with in store purchase 😎https://thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/category/caroline-cash-only
- Lots of staff picks for the holidays up now on the website. Can't stop by in person? We put all of these choice books for sale online! www.thesecretheadquarters.com/news/tag/hol...
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- We found a few Simon Hanselmann shirts, run don't walk! VERY limited sizes and quantities. thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com
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