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...I’m currently reading and enjoying the novel The Walls of the Universe by Paul Melko. It’s a fast-paced read that jumps between alternate universe adventure, suspense thriller, and coming-of-age story. I stumbled across this book in a Science Fiction Book Club mailer and decided to give it a try. Here is the description from the […]
THE BOOK DC Comics: The 75th Anniversary Poster Book contains 100 of the most important, most beautiful, and most bizarre DC Comics covers ever. These oversized covers span from the classic Action Comics #1 (1938) to modern tales such as Batman: RIP (2008). One of the coolest features of this book are the perforated pages. […]
I recently picked up a copy of The Forever War by Joe Haldeman. I read his book The Accidental Time Machine and really enjoyed it. Apparently The Forever War is his masterpiece. Here is the description from Wikipedia: The Forever War (1974) is a science fiction novel by American author Joe Haldeman, telling the contemplative […]
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 […]
My good buddy Ed started a really interesting discussion topic over on THE UNIQUE GEEK listserv – Who are your favorite Doctor Who companions? I’ve put together my list broken into three categories: current series, classic series, and expanded universe. As a frame of reference, click here for a list of all companions on Doctor […]
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 […]
Workman Publishing has just released the amazingly cool DC Comics Super Heroes and Villains Fandex! What a neat product! I was skeptical when I first heard about it, but it’s far exceeded my expectations. This handy field guide makes an excellent reference for both the DC Comics seasoned veteran as well as the comic book […]
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 […]
My wife and children surprised me last week with a fantastic geek find. While perusing a collection of used books, they found a cute little Return of the Jedi tie-in book entitled The Ewoks Save the Day. This is a pop-up book that was produced in 1983. It’s super fun and super cute. Here are […]
