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Once Upon A Geek

A blog for The Irredeemable Shag … A place for all things geek, focusing primarily on superheroes & science fiction.

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comic books superheroes

1987 at DC Comics: Justice League, Doctor Fate, and Amethyst

July 19, 2010July 21, 2010

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

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The Greatest Batman Team-up That Never Happened

July 16, 2010July 15, 2010

I present to you the greatest Batman team-up that never happened… Batman vs Donkey Kong!!! Click the image to enlarge. Found on deankotz’s Deviant art

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Pins from Marvel Comics, Independents Comics, Movies, and TV

July 15, 2010July 14, 2010

As mentioned yesterday, I was a big fan of comic-related pins in the late-80s and through the mid-90s.  Yesterday we featured pins from DC Comics,

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Pins from DC Comics

July 14, 2010July 14, 2010

Back in the late-80s through the mid-90s I was a big fan of pins.  I loved wearing pins on my shirts, especially those associated with

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Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel

July 13, 2010July 12, 2010

How did I not know about this movie before now?!?!? It’s about time travel. It’s starring Chris O’Dowd from THE IT CROWD. It’s British. It’s

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Thank You Scraps!

July 13, 2010

Folks, I owe a tremendous thanks to my fellow blogger, Scraps!  I was experiencing a problem with my new WordPress theme that I simply couldn’t

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Neil Gaiman’s Death (from Sandman) in non-Vertigo Comics

July 12, 2010July 11, 2010

You’ve probably already heard, but Neil Gaiman’s Death (from Sandman) is scheduled to appear in the October issue of Action Comics.  This isn’t the first

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Once Upon a Geek has regenerated!

July 12, 2010July 12, 2010

An update on some web site administration today.  Some of you may have noticed that ONCE UPON A GEEK looks a little different today.  The

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Calvin and Hobbes humor

Calvin and Jobs

July 9, 2010July 11, 2010

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I love me some Calvin & Hobbes.  Well here is a clever parody where

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Doctor Who TV

CSI: Gallifrey

July 8, 2010July 4, 2010

If you ever watch CSI: Miami, then you’ll get this… … We don’t get fooled again … My thanks to my friend SGhoul for sending

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The Irredeemable Shag's podcast and (former) blog for all things geek! Special focus on comics, sci-fi & pop culture! Including Doctor Who, Star Trek, DC Comics, Star Wars, role-playing games, 80's TV shows, and science fiction in general! Part of THE FIRE & WATER PODCAST NETWORK!

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About Shag

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 interwebs. He is the co-founder of the FIRE & WATER PODCAST NETWORK. He hosts the JUSTICE LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL: BWAH-HA-HA PODCAST and the ONCE UPON A GEEK PODCAST. He co-hosts AQUAMAN & FIRESTORM: THE FIRE AND WATER PODCAST and WHO'S WHO: THE DEFINITIVE PODCAST OF THE DC UNIVERSE. You decide...

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