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...Telltale Games is releasing a Back to the Future video game some time this month. To be exact, they are releasing the first of five episodes for the video game this month. If you enjoyed the movies even a little bit, you must watch this trailer. It’s fantastic! I’m not a video game guy, but [...]
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Earlier this week we featured a handful of Star Wars themed shirts from TeeFury.com. Today we’re going to look at some more! TeeFury offers one new limited-edition geeky tee every 24 hours for $9. You can’t buy these particular shirts anymore, but they are still worth a chuckle. Click each photo for more information on [...]
Today marks the 47th anniversary of the airing of the very first Doctor Who episode. It was Saturday, November 23, 1963 at 5:15pm GMT when an unheard of children’s program appeared on BBC television. It featured two school teachers, an oddball student, and a grumpy old man. Humble beginnings! It’s surprising to me how popular [...]
I came across this cool t-shirt website called TeeFury! They’ve got new geeky shirts everyday, many of which are hilarious! Today I’m presenting several Star Wars themed shirts they’ve featured in the past. You can’t buy these particular shirts anymore, but they are still worth a chuckle. Here is the description of TeeFury from their [...]
This gives new meaning to the Star Wars expression, ‘This is Red Five, I’m Going In’. Model is Kemper from The Suicide Girls (link is NSFW!). Bathing suit is available from Black Milk Clothing.
Check out this gorgeous Doctor Who artwork by Bill Mudron! This first Art Nouveau piece is called, “Amy Pond (by way of Alphonse Mucha)”. Just breathtaking! Here is a fun interpretation of the fourth Doctor! 15th Century River Song! My thanks to Holly for sending these my way! Be sure to visit Bill Mudron’s website [...]
Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series was released last week on DVD. Included were a few really cool DVD extras entitled “Meanwhile in the TARDIS”. These are previously un-aired scenes that take place in-between episodes. There are some really great Doctor and Amy moments in here. Enjoy! This first one takes place between the first [...]
I’ve accumulated quite a few geek related keychains over the years. I seem to have a weakness for buying them even though I’ve only used a few of these keychains on a regular basis. Today we’re going to look at the ones I’ve managed to hang onto. Below are several DC Comics related keychains. The [...]
Last week I picked up the new Doctor Who novel by famed sci-fi/fantasy writer Michael Moorcock, The Coming of the Terraphiles. The novel stars the current Doctor (as portrayed by Matt Smith) and his companion Amy Pond (as portrayed by Karen Gillan). The BBC has previously published hundreds of Doctor Who books, but they are [...]
