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Listen Up: Marvel Star Wars Shira Brie Saga

Shag — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:45:34 +0000

I love me some old Marvel Star Wars comics! Of the 107 issues, I firmly believe the Shira Brie saga spanning issues 60 through 63 were some of the best of the series! Scott and Chris of Two True Freaks were kind enough to invite me onto their podcast recently to discuss this fantastic storyline! Scott and I are so passionate about this story, they had to break the episode into two parts because we talked so much! What’s not to love about these comics?!?! David Michelinie’s plots and scripts, Walt Simonson’s plots and pencils, with Tom Palmer’s inks. If you know your Star Wars Expanded Universe lore, then you understand the importance of this storyline. Pure awesome!

Here are the tongue-in-cheek descriptions of the episodes from their website:

Two True Freaks Episode 173 – Star Wars Monthly Monday #27: Part I

This month, the Freaks are joined by The Irredeemable Shag for their coverage of Marvel Star Wars #60-63. This episode was sooo long it had to be broken into TWO HUGE HALVES! Why so long, you ask? Well, it seems Shag and Scott (two grown men, mind you) love Shira Brie like an emo teen girl loves Justin Bieber.

Listen to them babble on endlessly about their girlfriend Shira Brie. What is her favorite color? Do you think she would like Scott’s new haircut? Shag has never washed his eyes since the first time he saw her in the comics! Honestly, these are “adult”, married men- I don’t know about Shag, but Scott even has kids. How healthy is it for them to have hot pants for a comic book character?

Two True Freaks Episode 173 – Star Wars Monthly Monday #27: Part II

Here’s the second half – featuring issues #62 and 63. Scott and Shag make moon-eyes at pictures of Shira, describe what their “dream date with Shira” would be like, and basically make you wonder which one of them has the bigger creepy Shira Brie shrine in their back shed. Brought to you by RICH POWERS!

My thanks to Scott and Chris for letting me appear on their show to discuss this phenomenal storyline! Be sure to check out Two True Freaks!

900 Years Old

Shag — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:45:47 +0000

I absolutely love this! Original can be found at Comixed.com.

My thanks to SGhoul for sending this my way.

I interviewed comic book legend John Ostrander!

Shag — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:45:32 +0000

Sorry I haven’t been posting here lately (more on that in the coming weeks). To make things worse, I’m not even going to give you a real post today. Instead I’m going to direct you over to my other blog FIRESTORM FAN where I’ve posted my interview with comic book legend John Ostrander!

John Ostrander started in the comic book business in 1983 and was incredibly successful. By 1987 he was writing five different monthly titles! He is best known for his work on SUICIDE SQUAD, GRIMJACK, THE SPECTRE, and STAR WARS: LEGACY. Ostrander has written hundreds of fantastic comics and was nominated for the Comics Buyer’s Guide Award for Favorite Writer in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Ostrander wrote 45 issues of FIRESTORM vol II from 1987 through 1990. Besides Firestorm co-creator Gerry Conway, Ostrander has written the character more than any other author. Probably his most lasting contribution to the DC Universe was the recasting of the former Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, into the information and computer specialist Oracle. Currently he is working on STAR WARS LEGACY: WAR from Dark Horse Comics.

John was kind enough to spend some time discussing his run on Firestorm with me for FIRESTORM FAN. We discussed how Ostrander broke into the business, his time on the Firestorm comic, and his career in general.

So head over to FIRESTORM FAN.com and check out comic book legend John Ostrander.

LIGHTSABER DAYS: Inigo vs. The Six Fingered Man

Shag — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:45:43 +0000

Welcome back to LIGHTSABER DAYS here at ONCE UPON A GEEK! Today we’re concluding our look at some fan-produced films of lightsaber battles!

Today’s fan film is a little different. The scene should be familiar, but with a bit of a twist. Enjoy!

If you enjoyed the video above, you can view an even better Princess Bride lightsaber battle by clicking here. I would have featured this battle today, but you can’t embed that particular video.

LIGHTSABER DAYS: Concrete Hustle

Shag — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:45:36 +0000

Welcome back for LIGHTSABER DAYS here at ONCE UPON A GEEK! We’re continuing our look at some fan-produced films of lightsaber battles!!

Today’s fan film is entitled CONCRETE HUSTLE! Once again the choreography, effects, and story are outstanding. Just like with Ryan vs. Dorkman, there are no embarrassing scenes of them pretending to be Jedi or Sith in this one. This time it’s just a few regular guys in a modern day parking garage fighting with lightsabers and force powers. Great stuff in this one! Be sure to stay around for the ending! Enjoy!

If you can’t view the embedded video above, please click here. Come back tomorrow for a different take on a fan-made lightsaber battle!

LIGHTSABER DAYS: Ryan vs Dorkman 2

Shag — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:45:01 +0000

Welcome back for LIGHTSABER DAYS here at ONCE UPON A GEEK! We’re continuing our look at some fan-produced films of lightsaber battles!!

Yesterday we watched Ryan vs. Dorkman. Today we’re checking out the sequel, cleverly entitled Ryan vs. Dorkman 2! Once again, the choreography, effects, and story are great in this. As I said yesterday, these are just regular guys on modern Earth having a battle using Jedi weapons and powers. Enjoy!

If you can’t view the embedded video above, please click here. Come back tomorrow for more fan-made lightsaber films!

LIGHTSABER DAYS: Ryan vs Dorkman

Shag — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:45:55 +0000

Welcome to LIGHTSABER DAYS here at ONCE UPON A GEEK! This week we’re going to feature some fan-produced films of lightsaber battles! There are zillions out there on the web, but these are few of my favorites.

Today’s film is Ryan vs. Dorkman. This fan-made film is really fantastic! I’m seriously impressed with the choreography, effects, and story. The best part is there are no embarrassing scenes of them pretending to be Jedi or Sith. They are just regular guys on modern Earth having a battle using Jedi weapons and powers. Really cool stuff. Enjoy!

If you can’t view the embedded video above, please click here. Come back tomorrow to see their re-match!

Think of the Veterans… The Clone War Veterans

Shag — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:45:18 +0000

Found on Fugly.com.

More Star Wars Shirts from TeeFury

Shag — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:45:07 +0000

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 the shirt, including an interview with the artist!

Walker This Way

Han Solo Pop

El Boba

Eco Warrior

The Curiously Furry Mint

Master Toda

… and my personal favorite — Millenterprise Falcon!

TeeFury doesn’t just produce Star Wars related shirts. They produce shirts to interest just about every geek around. Check out TeeFury every day for new shirts!

Star Wars Shirts from TeeFury

Shag — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:45:58 +0000

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 website:

TeeFury is a place where you will find amazing tees at amazing prices (and occasionally other non-tee things). It’s pretty simple – one new super limited-edition tee every 24 hours for $9.

Each tee goes up for sale everyday at midnight eastern time. Once it sells out, or after 24 hours, whichever comes first, that tee is gone. And when we say, “gone”, we mean G-O-N-E – never to be sold again at TeeFury.

Click each photo for more information on the shirt, including an interview with the artist!

My Son

Super Fettio Bros

Vader Mouse

Upgrading the 6th Fleet

LoveChild

Artoo’s Premium Beer

Best Buddies

Come back later this week for more Star Wars shirts from TeeFury.com!