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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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Big Book Overload

August 7, 2008August 5, 2008

I went to the comic shop on Monday to pick up the past two weeks worth of stuff.  I was pretty shocked to find so

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New Aquaman Figure Coming from Mattel

August 6, 2008November 6, 2008

Dude … Friggin’ Sweet!  Mattel keeps finding ways to get my money!  They are planning to put out quite possibly the coolest Aquaman figure of

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Flash Week Addendum

August 5, 2008November 6, 2008

Thanks to everyone who stopped by during FLASH WEEK.  Based upon comments and unique visitors, it appears to have been well received.  Just a few

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Martian Manhunter & Hal Jordan… further evidence

August 4, 2008August 4, 2008

About two weeks ago I wrote a post about FINAL CRISIS: REQUIEM and the relationship between Martian Manhunter & Hal Jordan. You may recall I

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The Future of the Flash

August 1, 2008November 6, 2008

FLASH WEEK concludes here at ONCE UPON A GEEK… Okay, first let me say that I’m in New Orleans and smashed as hell.  Seriously, I’m

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Flash: The Fastest Man Alive in Moving Pictures

July 31, 2008November 7, 2008

FLASH WEEK continues here at ONCE UPON A GEEK… Today I decided to highlight some of Flash’s exploits captured for television. This first clip is

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Favorite Flash Covers

July 30, 2008November 6, 2008

FLASH WEEK continues here at ONCE UPON A GEEK… Today we’re talking about my Flash collecting and spotlighting some of my favorite covers. As I

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Flash: Rebirth

July 29, 2008November 6, 2008

FLASH WEEK continues here at ONCE UPON A GEEK… Sorry if this is spoiling it for you, but Barry Allen came back from the dead

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Flash Week

July 28, 2008November 6, 2008

It’s FLASH WEEK here at Once Upon a Geek! I’ve been on the road quite a bit in the last two weeks (Tampa, Montgomery, and

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The origin of “Fables”

July 24, 2008March 15, 2010

If you’re like every other comic book reader in the aughts, you’ve been reading Bill Willingham’s “Fables” from Vertigo. He has managed to create a

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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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