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...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 [...]
