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The good chaps at Secret Headquarters answer the age old question, “what happens when you ask a bunch of cartoonists, artists and assorted weirdos to do one panel comics?” as they’re one-of-a-kind comic book shop in Silver Lake hosts the group show Bound & Gagged. “Comedy, horror, navel gazing, abstraction and more” curated by Tom Neely and I Will Destroy You featuring the artists listed below and, of course, comics and booze!

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The 30th anniversary of Silver Lake’s always festive street festival, Sunset Junction, goes down this weekend full of the usual too many bands to name, drinking, dancing, carnival rides and games, fried foods, street vendors, drinking and more drinking. Also drinking!

Click here or flyer below for all the info you’ll need to know.

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East coast skateboarding meets West coast comic booking as the Secret Headquarters welcomes skate rag Born Ugly creators James Callahan and Mickael Broth to their Silver Lake comic book park for their show Drawings, Photos and Drawings of Photos as well as the release of the latest issue of Born Ugly.

From SHQ:

“Brewed in the bars and backyard ramps of Richmond Virginia, Born Ugly Magazine is the voice and visual of
the everyday skateboarder. With content focused on the lives of people that skateboard for the
love of it, and not a paycheck, Born Ugly sets itself apart from the homogenized glut of skateboard mags
currently saturating skate shop counters. Add to that layouts infused with illustration soaked in Masonite dust and beer sweat, and you’ve got Born Ugly.

James Callahan. Mickael Broth. Skateboarding. Comics. Toilet Humor. Drawings. Barf. Some other stuff that we are not aware of. Get into it. They will be at Secret Headquarters Friday August 6th starting at 7pm with the newest issue of BORN UGLY as well as a slew of drawings and paintings. Crack a beer with these east coast powerhouses.

There will be drinks. We hope that there will not be actual barf.
Be sure to ask about karate chopping a toilet that has been set on fire…”

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Welcome back to Earth geeks and geekettes! And although your long journey (San Diego) from your precious dork utopia (Comic Con) is now over, you don’t have to hang up your Spock ears and Slave Leia costumes just yet because Silver Lake’s Secret Headquarters has got one last bit of nerdiness for you this Monday: comic book artist extraordinaire Paolo Rivera comes to town to sign your funny books and what nots.

From SHQ:

“So, you know that Punisher Spider-Man story: Crime and Punisher? You know that sort of Punisher Skull type shirt SHQ made a small run of..?  This is the guy. Paolo Rivera. He is also the guy that painted all of those Marvel Mythos stories. The same guy that is working on the new Amazing Spider-Man: One Moment In Time story arc. That guy, Paolo, is going to be at Secret Headquarters tomorrow night. He’ll be standing around for a little while some come on down. If you ever wanted to meet the valedictorian of the Mainland High School class of 1999, here is your chance!”

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Come for the comics stay for the pie, Octopus Pie that is. Silver Lake’s Secret Headquarters hosts comic book author Meredith Gran as she doles out heaping servings, and book signings, of her famously delicious Octopus Pie.

From the SHQ:

“Meredith Gran’s OCTOPUS PIE (www.octopuspie.com) debuted in 2007 and quickly developed
a large fan base, making it one of the most popular comics on the Internet. The webcomic follows the adventures of nerdy and acerbic Eve Ning, who lives with her long-lost childhood friend (and perpetual happy stoner), Hanna, in Brooklyn. Initially published three times a week, and now posted in collected “episodes,” the stories and world of OCTOPUS PIE have developed over hundreds of strips. Now the first two years of the comic are collected in the beautiful Villard trade paperback OCTOPUS PIE: There Are No Stars In Brooklyn.”

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So sorry for the super late posts today people of the internets. Hope you get out and enjoy your second summertime weekend!

Vanessa Davis’ Primal Donna at Secret Headquarters in Silver Lake.

From the SHQ:

“Vanessa Davis is the award-winning cartoonist of the graphic novel and minicomic Spaniel Rage, which has been praised by Bust and Vice magazines. Her new Drawn & Quarterly book, Make Me a Woman, was serialized online for Tablet Magazine and will debut this year, solidifying her role as one of the leading cartoonists and humorists of her generation. Using beautiful watercolors, refreshing honesty, and humor, her comics made an immediate impression and have appeared in such anthologies as Kramers Ergot, Best American Comics, Stuck in the Middle, Papercutter, and An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons and True Stories.”

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Our pal Keith Scharwath has been on a roll as of late: art directing GOOD’s Neighborhoods Issue; designing for Unique LA’s Spring Show; works at Monster Children in Australia and Manifest Equality in Los Angeles; and most recently guest editing for Coudal Partners for the month of May.

Now our favorite Silver Lake based Beautiful Losers graphic designer who looks exactly like Paul Rudd has teamed up with Poolga to create (free!) digital wallpapers for your favorite Apple and Palm Pre devices.

Get your radical Scharwath designs here!

From Scharwath’s Carwash:

“A few months ago I was invited by my friend JC to create a few wallpapers for Poolga, a site dedicated to providing quality original artwork for iPads and iPhones.

It became the perfect opportunity to point out the similarities between all the boards (planks, slates etc.) in my life. Head over to Poolga for the free download and never forget to be thankful for the board under your feet (or fingers).”

(Click each image below to download each)

More on Keith Scharwath:

• It’s a GOOD Day in Keith Scharwath’s Neighborhood
• SAT & SUN (April 24 & 25): Unique LA’s 2nd Annual Spring Show
• THURSDAY (March 25): Aaron Rose Curates Simulacrum at Monster Children
• COVERAGE: Manifest Equality
• Do GOOD
• SATURDAY: The Beautiful Shorts of Beautiful Losers
• Design, Inspiration and Free Money at the Scharwath Carwash

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Get your philanthropy on Saturday night with two fun filled charity events with worthy causes as High Rollers for Hope and Big Night Out entertain and raise awareness in Los Angeles.

• Comfort the Children International’s (CTC International) 3rd annual casino themed night High Rollers For Hope, held at Silver Lake’s uniquely fantastic furniture store The Living Room, raises funds for their ongoing efforts to help “Kenyans build and manage the sustainable infrastructure necessary to meet the challenges of their everyday lives.”

More from CTC International:

“Comfort The Children is proud to announce it’s 3rd annual High Rollers for Hope casino night.  We invite you to join us for an evening of gambling, music, delicious food and spirits by Simple Events, an on-going raffle, silent auction and a trailer previewing an upcoming documentary featuring one of CTC’s community programs in Maai Mahiu .

Taking place at The Living Room on Sunset Blvd., Silverlake’s most unique and beautiful furniture store, this event should not be missed.

In addition to regular casino play including craps, blackjack and roulette, there is also a Texas Hold ‘Em poker tournament.  The winner of the tournament will receive a 50″ flat screen television!  There is limited seating for this tournament and your seat must be purchased by May 14. Seats will not be sold at the door.”

• The Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts (LFCSA) hosts The Factory, a Warhol-inspired evening and Big Night Out at their new Media Center to benefit their public education efforts through the arts witha night filled with: “food, libations (Candy Darling Cocktail, anyone?), raffles, silent and live auctions, class projects, “The Store” where you can buy items off the rack with no bidding, great music from DJ Kiino, and photobooth pictures by politeinpublic.com. This year, we are very proud to welcome The Garbage Girls as our musical guest!”

More from the LFCSA:

“LFCSA is a parent-initiated, innovative, non-profit, public elementary school serving a socio-economically, ethnically and linguistically diverse student population. Our mission is to provide a high-quality public education that embraces learning in and through the arts as an integral part of a balanced learning environment.

Recognizing the need for quality elementary education extends well beyond the student population we can serve, LFCSA endeavors to become a model school and training facility for best practices in arts-integrated education and professional development.”

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Comic books and the Secret Headquarters go hand in hand like Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig. Wait, what?! At least that’s what the crew at the Silver Lake hideout would like you to believe as they invite Tom Neely and Scot Nobles to open their bizarre show and book release with Henry and Glenn Forever.

From the SHQ:

“Henry and Glenn Forever is the ridiculous idea born out of a night of too many beers shared by a group of artists who sometimes call themselves The Igloo Tornado. On that night Gin Stevens said “There should be a Tom of Finland book, but with Henry and Glenn…” and Tom Neely and Scot Nobles replied: “Yes! And we’re going to do it!” This bold idea (or is it a bad idea?) became a small zine that grew into a notorious legend that has now become a nice little book published by Cantankerous Titles.

In order to keep the artists calm and in the room we will be serving our usual whiskey and beer extravaganza. The festivities start at 8pm and will go until Glenn or Henry decide that they have had enough of this nonsense…

Secret Headquarters will have the original art work on hand for the month of May as well as copies of the now, somewhat notorious, Henry and Glenn Forever book.”

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With baseball season officially underway, our Los Angeles Dodgers (the only baseball team in LA, not that joke from Orange County) are back in town for their home opener at historical Chavez Ravine. But if you can’t make it to the game the Silver Lake crew at UNDFTD have something special planned for the Dodger faithful: the release of the UNDFTD exclusive Dodger Blue Mid Skool LX from Vans; a Majestic Dodger home Jersey launch; and an opening day BBQ and raffle!

Also on April 13th, other Dodger influenced Vans will be dropping around LA at Proper (106 Vulcanized LX) and at Conveyor at Fred Segal (Sk8 Hi-LX).

*All Vans listed above are available in super limited quantities at only 12 pairs a piece!

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