Secret Headquarters
@theshq.bsky.social
Your favorite comic shop since 2005.
Atwater Village, CA
Atwater Village, CA
Atwater BOOLEVARD poppin right off! Moments later these wild animals tore Patrick limb from limb for that "sweet sweet can". RIP Our Patrick.
October 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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
Dave's bringing some some of the good good.
Friday night for the superfreaks. Saturday and Sunday for regularfreaks.
More info: acid-free.info
October 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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
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
September 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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.
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Kickoff to the ongoing SHQ 20th Anniversary Collection!
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!
September 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
🚨 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!
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.
August 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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*
*cue "FANTASTIC FOUR!" choral refrain*
July 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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*
*cue "FANTASTIC FOUR!" choral refrain*
👋👋 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!
June 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
👋👋 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:
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May 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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-...
thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/the-...
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!
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May 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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...
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.
May 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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???
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May 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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...
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!
May 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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!
April 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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!
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April 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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...
thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/goes...
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...
Order online or cop in shop:
thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/category/jor...
March 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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...
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.
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March 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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...
thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/sant...
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...
Snag a book & get it signed:
thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/category/eve...
March 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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...
Snag a book & get it signed:
thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/category/eve...
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.
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.
March 8, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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.
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.
Who are some of your favorite artists working right now? , @javierrodriguez.bsky.social, @bilquis.bsky.social, and @cleanlined.bsky.social come to mind.
February 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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!
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February 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Preorder @michaeldeforge.bsky.social's new @dandq.bsky.social book, Holy Lacrimony, and receive an SHQ exclusive signed bookplate!
thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/holy...
thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/holy...
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!
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!
February 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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!
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...
thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/category/eve...
February 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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...
thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/category/eve...
Greg & Fake are coming to Los Angeles next month!!!
www.thesecretheadquarters.com/news/318-santos-sisters-signing
www.thesecretheadquarters.com/news/318-santos-sisters-signing
February 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Greg & Fake are coming to Los Angeles next month!!!
www.thesecretheadquarters.com/news/318-santos-sisters-signing
www.thesecretheadquarters.com/news/318-santos-sisters-signing
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!
January 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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.
January 20, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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.