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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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And so begins my daughter’s TRUE education…

June 11, 2008October 20, 2008

When you are raising a very young child, you always want to keep a few things in mind when purchasing toys. First, you want to

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DC Comics… a newbie’s guide

June 10, 2008June 9, 2008

I was asked to recommend a few DC comics to help a newbie reader get started. With approximately 70 years of comics published out there, it can seem

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Doctor Who’s Original Bad Ass

June 9, 2008July 27, 2009

Doctor Who’s first bad ass (and one of my favorite characters) was Abslom Daak, Dalek Killer.  He first appeared in 1980 in a back-up comic

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John Byrne Star Trek comic … better than I expected

June 5, 2008June 5, 2008

Surprisingly, John Byrne’s recent comic book, “Star Trek:  Assignment Earth” #1 was actually enjoyable.  While I’m not a huge devotee of Star Trek TOS (“The

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Kid Who: Genesis of the Daleks

June 4, 2008June 23, 2009

Here is another installment of KID WHO! This time we decided to watch the classic episode, “Genesis of the Daleks“. Given that the mid-season trailer

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Steampunk Star Wars and much more!

June 3, 2008

I am still in awe of the Steampunk Star Wars action figures created by Sillof’s Workshop.  He posted them a while ago, but I was looking

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Doctor Who – Mid-Season Trailer

June 2, 2008June 1, 2008

Even if you aren’t a Doctor Who fan, you gotta admit this mid-season trailer just looks great!  I can’t wait for the rest of the

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Kid Who: Doctor’s Daughter

May 30, 2008June 23, 2009

Here is another installment of KID WHO!  “Kid Who” features reviews of Doctor Who episodes from the perspective of a child.  These short audio interviews are between

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Barack Obama – Geek or not geek

May 29, 2008July 20, 2010

I don’t claim to know a lot about politics.  However, I did run across some geek-related Barack Obama political items lately.  I thought they were

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Podcast Appearance

May 29, 2008May 27, 2008

Just a heads-up… I appeared in a recent episode of The Unique Geek podcast with the rest of the usual gang. It can be found

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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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