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-...

First sighting in the wild of our new middle grade GN Greta Whiteshark! And at the impossibly cool @theshq.bsky.social in Los Angeles, no less! With @emilymullock.bsky.social color palette shining through! #kidlit #middlegrade

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...

Happy to have seen @santossisterscomic.bsky.social and Greg & Fake last night at @theshq.bsky.social They still have a couple of tour stops left - go support them on the road!!!

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...

bookplate for Secret Headquarters preorders of Holy Lacrimony, out this month! thesecretheadquarters.bigcartel.com/product/holy...

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.

So I got an advance copy of ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER written by @DenizCamp , art by @javiercaster . So masterful it makes me want to puke. Best comic of the year? Probably best comic of the year. TODAY is Final Order Cut-off and you'd better order one, is my prediction.

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...

Hope to see you there!

@teaberryblue.net's starter pack of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, & GNC Comics Part 2! go.bsky.app/E94N7vC

@teaberryblue.net's starter pack of Trans, Nonbinary, Genderqueer, and GNC Comics Folk! go.bsky.app/EqJRXC1

@kwanza.bsky.social's starter pack of Black comic book creators! go.bsky.app/N2nLMMU

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.

Spotted in the "to shelve" pile at @theshq.bsky.social 🤫

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