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...Today we conclude our week-long look at old advertisements for DC Comics that began their run in 1987. What a great year 1987 was for DC Comics! So far this week we’ve looked at the Justice League, Dr. Fate, Amethyst, Suicide Squad, Checkmate, Doom Patrol, Green Arrow, Young All-Stars, Flash, The World of Krypton, and […]
We’re continuing our week-long look at old advertisements for DC Comics that began their run in 1987. What a great year 1987 was for DC Comics! So far this week we’ve looked at the Justice League, Dr. Fate, Amethyst, Suicide Squad, Checkmate, Doom Patrol, Green Arrow, and Young All-Stars. Today we’re racing faster than a […]
We’re continuing our week-long look at old advertisements for DC Comics that began their run in 1987. What a great year 1987 was for DC Comics! So far this week we’ve looked at the Justice League, Dr. Fate, Amethyst, Suicide Squad, Checkmate, and Doom Patrol. Today we’re shooting straight for victory with Green Arrow and […]
We’re continuing our week-long look at old advertisements for DC Comics that began their run in 1987. What a great year 1987 was for DC Comics! Yesterday we looked at Justice League, the Dr. Fate mini-series, and an Amethyst mini-series. Today we’ll delve into the seedier side of the DCU by looking at a couple […]
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 love seeing old ads for upcoming comics! While reading a particular batch of old DC Comics, I was surprised at how many great titles were launched in 1987. Seriously, it […]
My childhood heroes could … … destroy your childhood heroes. I’m not sure where this originated, but my thanks to Cary from THE UNIQUE GEEK listserv for sharing this awesome image!
This 2 minute 34 second video is genius! If you remember video games from the 1980s, then this is for you. You’ve simply got to watch it. If you can’t view the embedded video above, please click here.
See what Hollywood does to a person… See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. If you can’t see the embedded video above, please click here.
This is freakin’ hilarious and brilliant! It represents everything that was right (and wrong) with late-80’s/early-90’s cartoons. Genius! Thanks to Michael Bailey of Fortress of Baileytude and Views from the Longbox for directing me to it.
You know you need it to start your Monday off right… See… now don’t you think your day will be that much easier? Your welcome. Click here if you can’t see the embedded video.
