SHQ's favorite bard, Nick Thorburn, is coming to sign copies of his new Fantagraphics book, Penguins, and play us some tunes! Pop by and party with us.
The Alcoholic Signing
Join the SHQ crew, Dean Haspiel, and Jonathan Ames to celebrate the release of The Alcoholic 10th Anniversary Edition!
Dark Horse continues to expand its Berger Books imprint with legendary Vertigo founding editor Karen Berger with a tenth anniversary edition of Jonathan Ames’ The Alcoholic. Jonathan Ames is the creator of HBO’s Bored to Death, Starz’s Blunt Talk, and the critically acclaimed writer of Wake Up, Sir!, The Extra Man, What’s Not to Love?, and You Were Never Really Here, now a film starring Joaquin Phoenix. The Alcoholic marks Jonathan Ames’ first foray into comics and is illustrated by Emmy Award winner and Eisner Award nominated artist, Dean Haspiel (The Quitter, Billy Dogma, The Red Hook). The Alcoholic: Tenth Anniversary Expanded Edition tells the awkward and agonizing tale of a boozed-up, coked-out, sexually confused, and hopelessly romantic author Jonathan A. Marked with humor and heartbreak, this poignant and moving tale explores the life of a failing writer who’s coming off a doomed romance and searching for hope. Unfortunately, the first place his search takes him is the bottom of a bottle as he careens from one off-kilter encounter to another in search of himself. From a touching relationship with his aging great aunt, to an inebriated evening with an amorous octogenarian dwarf, The Alcoholic tells a story at once hilarious, excruciating, bizarre, and universal about how our lives fall to pieces and the enduring human struggle to put things back together again. The new edition also features a new prose piece by Jonathan Ames expanding on the story material, as well as a special behind-the-scenes artist section!
Travis Millard Zine Release
Zine Release Party With Travis Millard
Thursday, August
9th 7-9pm
Excellent dude Travis Millard is coming to SHQ with his new zine!
Prints? MORE zine? Other fun stuff? Well. You're just going to have to come by and find out*.
*yes probably to all of that.
Battle At The Comic Expo Signing
Join Richard Andreoli (author), Michele Miller Svengsouk (cover artist), and Frank Svengsouk (interior artist) to celebrate the release of their new book, Battle At The Comic Expo! We'll have adult beverages AND the best dark comedy novel about comic conversions to come out in our lifetime!
An obsessed fan with a twisted sense of reality abducts the most arrogant man working in comics today along with his arch-rival -- the head of comic con security. Now these two unlikely allies must find a way to save themselves and stop her before she inadvertently kills them and destroys the largest comic book convention in the United States.
Live Rad Art Show & Vans Giveaway
New Art By Thomas Fernández
Friday, August 3rd
7-9pm @ Secret Headquarters
Get ready to give your eyeballs a treat! Come hang out and be the first to peep (and buy!) new paintings by Thomas Fernández, aka Live Rad. There will be a limited edition zine launching that night, as well as blacklight posters, shirts, stickers, and more.
Time for a giveaway! Our friends at Vans asked us to customize some shoes, turns out we made more then we can wear. We are giving pairs away at the show! To win some SHQ exclusive custom kicks:
Like THIS POST on IG.
-Follow both @LiveRadstudios and @TheSHQ.
-Tag 3 of your friends and comment “Sick Vans” and add your shoe size. We’ll raffle shoes at 8pm at the Live Rad opening. You must be present to win!
Shoes size range from kid size 13 - adult 13. We want to clear out all of the shoes Friday night... so show up. Don't miss your chance to walk away with a rad pair of Vans and appreciate some excellent art. Good luck!