A place for all things geek... ONCE UPON A GEEK is a Monday-Friday 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!
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 [...]
While in the attic recently, I came across several of my old posters. When I was in college and working at a comic book shop, these things plastered the walls of my apartment. They were everywhere! Nowadays I only have comic posters hanging in my Comicatorium. So I decided these old posters needed to see [...]
Tonight is officially “Must See Shag TV”! Two of my all-time favorite superheroes are appearing on the small screen tonight! Doctor Fate and Firestorm, two different TV shows, on the same night! What are the odds?!?!?!? Doctor Fate is making his first live action appearance ever on Smallville tonight! We’ve seen him in animation on [...]
Welcome to ONCE UPON A GEEK’s part of the Crisis on Earth-Blog: The DC Challenge! ONCE UPON A GEEK is a blog that focuses on a variety of geeky topics, including: comic books, Doctor Who, Star Wars, role-playing, 80’s TV shows, and science fiction in general. If this is your first time here, welcome aboard! [...]
Today we are presenting the latest collection of geek related t-shirts from my closet. This time around I’ve included some baseball caps and even one pair of new boxers. For past entries featuring geek apparel, please click here. These shirts are all fairly recent acquisitions. Please note nearly all of these were gifts. My wife [...]
The Helmet of Nabu informs me that you’re wrong, mere mortal. How about you check out some of the other blogs participating in this crossover instead. You’ll have to work your way through a few of these challenges if you want to reach the goal-page featuring a lush scan from an obscure George Pérez pin-up [...]
Coverage of Dragon*Con 2009 continues here! To read about Friday, click here. If you’d like to see over 600 pictures I took at the event, you can view them on Flickr and THE UNIQUE GEEK photo gallery. Saturday After the WAR OF THE SNORE the night before, Choco Taco and I decided to grab some [...]
*** UPDATED WITH MORE LINKS *** CELEBRATING DOCTOR FATE (AND NEARLY BLUE DEVIL) IN THE SUPER POWERS COLLECTION! Fourteen different blogs have combined forces today to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Kenner’s Super Powers Collection! While we’ll be looking at Doctor Fate here (as well as the proposed Blue Devil figures), every other blog in [...]
Going through my closet recently, I came across these great puzzles from the Warner Bros. store featuring DC comic book characters. I really miss the Warner Bros. stores. They were a fantastic source for some really unique DC collectibles. The first one — Heroes of the DC Universe 1000 piece puzzle — was released in [...]
I picked up some new action figures recently. From the DC Direct Justice League International line, I picked up Black Canary and Ice. I’ve got Fire on order, but she’s not due for a while. This will help me fill out my DC Direct JLA collection of figures. I’m one of the few people that [...]
