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...If you’re like me, you absolutely loved the movie Tron growing up! I remember playing the video game endlessly in the arcade – I couldn’t get enough! The video game music still haunts me to this day. When we weren’t in the arcade, we’d be outside pretending our Frisbees were Tron disks. And don’t even [...]
I first saw this short back in November 2009. I’ve been meaning to post it ever since, but just hadn’t gotten around to it. Well here it is… Panic Attack! Written, edited and directed by Fede Álvarez, this short film’s budget was $300. There really is no plot, just 5 minutes of cool shots of [...]
I’m currently reading the science fiction novel Seeker by Jack McDevitt. I’m about 100 pages in and really enjoying it. It won the 2006 Nebula Award for Best Novel. The story is set approximately 10,000 years in the future and follows Alex Benedict, space archeologist, as he tries to uncover the mystery of a 9,000 [...]
I spend a lot of time reading to my children. I’ve often said to them, when you read a book the pictures come alive and move in your mind. Well, for the first time I can read my children a book where the pictures really do move in the book itself! Star Wars A Scanimation [...]
Just a quick post today on some TV shows that I’m currently enjoying. I don’t watch much television nowadays, but when I do these are what I’m watching… Doctor Who – Really enjoying the new season so far. Matt Smith has far exceeded my expectations. “Time of Angels” was fantastic! Looking forward to the new [...]
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Frank Miller, John Byrne, Terry Austin, Walt Simonson, Michael Golden, Fred Hembeck, Marie Severin, Marshall Rogers, Joe Jusko, and Bob Layton. Wow! How cool is that?!?!? Check it out below. I’ve wrapped up my Star Wars Resume coverage for now, but I just had to post these fantastic [...]
Concluding my Star Wars Resume! In 1992 a former classmate named Serv and I assembled a group of folks to try the West End Games Star Wars Roleplaying Game. Serv and I didn’t really know each other that well at the time, we just both happened to share an interest in Star Wars and RPGs. [...]
Continuing my Star Wars Resume! In the summer of 1981, I discovered Star Wars comic books. Prior to then I’d picked up an issue or two like any kid might have picked up Archie or Sad Sack. When I bought Marvel Comics Star Wars #50 off the shelf, I knew I was buying something different. [...]
Continuing my Star Wars Resume! Today I’m featuring my Star Wars novel collection. I’m excited as I’m about to start the Fate of the Jedi novels (top left hand corner in the photo below). The rest of these I’ve already read. My love for Star Wars novels started in 1991 with Timothy Zahn’s Heir to [...]
I’ve had Star Wars on the brain lately. My fanaticism normally cycles like a washing machine through: comics, Doctor Who, Star Wars, Star Trek, and then starts over again with comics. Seems like I’ve been firmly in the Star Wars spin cycle for a while now. I’m nearly finished with the ninth novel in the [...]
