A place for all things geek... ONCE UPON A GEEK is a blog that focuses on a variety of geeky topics, including: comic books, Doctor Who, Star Wars (classic and legacy characters), role-playing, 80’s TV shows, and science fiction in general. However, any topic is really fair game. Don't forget to share your thoughts by adding comments!
By day, The Irredeemable Shag plays the part of a wealthy industrialist, playboy, and philanthropist. By night, he is a frightening creature that strikes terror into the hearts of criminals!
... or ...
maybe The Irredeemable Shag managed a comic book store for four years, and a movie theater megaplex for three years. Nowadays he's just a really vocal geek on THE UNIQUE GEEK, a semi-regular on the VIEWS FROM THE LONGBOX podcast, and runs the ONCE UPON A GEEK and FIRESTORM FAN blogs.
You decide...Okay… to be fair, this isn’t really a geek movie trailer. However, it is required viewing for all men. Even if you’ve already seen a trailer for The Expendables, you gotta watch this one. It shares all the right reasons for guys to see this movie! Are you man enough?!?!? If you can’t view the [...]
Are there too many blond female sidekicks? It occurred to me yesterday that the female sidekicks of the “Big Three” are all currently blond: Supergirl, Wonder Girl, and Batgirl. That’s sort of odd. The previous Batgirl and Wonder Girl were both raven-haired, while the Batgirl before that was a redhead. Supergirl has pretty much always [...]
I have a four-year-old daughter. Let’s call her the Precocious Princess for discussion purposes here. As many children do, she idolizes her older brother (he’s 10). She sees him playing with superhero and sci-fi action figures and emulates his behavior. Recognizing that, I’ve been trying to buy her girl-centric superhero toys. If she’s going to [...]
I should start off by admitting that I love Neal Adams artwork. This guy is a MASTER! An absolute master artist. He helped redefine the look of comics in the 1970s and he can still draw just about anybody under the table. Okay, with my disclaimer out of the way I can get on with [...]
Check out this amazing trailer!!! The heroes of DC face seemingly insurmountable odds against threats both physical and mental in this 5 minute CG trailer for DC Universe Online! Video Games | DC Universe Online | Exclusive Who Do You Trust Trailer HD XBox 360 | Playstation 3 | Nintendo Wii If you can’t see [...]
Today we conclude our week-long look at old advertisements for DC Comics that began their run in 1987. What a great year 1987 was for DC Comics! So far this week we’ve looked at the Justice League, Dr. Fate, Amethyst, Suicide Squad, Checkmate, Doom Patrol, Green Arrow, Young All-Stars, Flash, The World of Krypton, and [...]
We’re continuing our week-long look at old advertisements for DC Comics that began their run in 1987. What a great year 1987 was for DC Comics! So far this week we’ve looked at the Justice League, Dr. Fate, Amethyst, Suicide Squad, Checkmate, Doom Patrol, Green Arrow, and Young All-Stars. Today we’re racing faster than a [...]
We’re continuing our week-long look at old advertisements for DC Comics that began their run in 1987. What a great year 1987 was for DC Comics! So far this week we’ve looked at the Justice League, Dr. Fate, Amethyst, Suicide Squad, Checkmate, and Doom Patrol. Today we’re shooting straight for victory with Green Arrow and [...]
We’re continuing our week-long look at old advertisements for DC Comics that began their run in 1987. What a great year 1987 was for DC Comics! Yesterday we looked at Justice League, the Dr. Fate mini-series, and an Amethyst mini-series. Today we’ll delve into the seedier side of the DCU by looking at a couple [...]
I love old comics! I especially love old advertisements. Maybe it’s nostalgia, maybe it’s my marketing background, or maybe I’m just getting old. Regardless, I love seeing old ads for upcoming comics! While reading a particular batch of old DC Comics, I was surprised at how many great titles were launched in 1987. Seriously, it [...]
