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 wasn’t sure what to expect when I sat down to watch The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes vol. 1 & 2 on DVD. The Avengers are one of my all-time favorite superhero teams. I have nearly 400 issues of Avengers comics, so I consider myself a reasonably dedicated fan. Iron Man and Iron Man 2 […]
The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes animated series comes out on DVD today from Walt Disney Studios! They’ve spread the first 13 action-packed episodes across two volumes. I’ve been an avid collector of Avengers comic books since the early 1990s. I love this team and I love these characters. The animated series really has an interesting […]
Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series was released last week on DVD. Included were a few really cool DVD extras entitled “Meanwhile in the TARDIS”. These are previously un-aired scenes that take place in-between episodes. There are some really great Doctor and Amy moments in here. Enjoy! This first one takes place between the first […]
Stargate Universe. When the show first premiered, I wasn’t sure what to make of it. I compared it to previous Stargate series, Battlestar Galactica and Star Trek: Voyager. Within a couple weeks all that was forgotten and it was rapidly becoming one of my favorite shows on TV. If you’ve never seen the show, the […]
I can’t wait! Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths comes out next Tuesday, February 23, on Blu-Ray and DVD! This has the potential to be one of the best DC animated movies yet. Here is the description from the official movie web site: In a parallel universe, the lone survivor of Earth’s Justice League-Lex Luther-travels […]
Great weekend coming up! Lots of folks coming into town, including Ed, Serv, and Lore (the irredeemable brother). In case you are wondering, the random picture above represents things we’ll probably get up to this weekend. The new Star Trek DVD will most likely be watched (love the Enterprise shaped DVD case). Lore and I […]
Next Tuesday (November 17th), Paramount Home Entertainment will release STAR TREK on DVD & Blu-ray!!! Hot dog! I loved this movie and can’t wait for the release. To capitalize on this release, several retailers are offering incentives for you to purchase your copy from their store (as opposed to their competition). Here is a rundown […]
Volumes 3 & 4 of the legendary Fox animated series, X-Men, is out on DVD from Walt Disney Home Video on September 15! I picked up volumes 1 & 2 and loved them, so I’m excited about these further volumes. Click here for my review of volumes 1 & 2. …………….. This is the X-Men […]
DC Comics has two upcoming films in their DVD series of DC Universe animated original PG-13 movies. Both look great and I’m definitely picking them up! Green Lantern: First Flight will be available on July 28. While I’d rather they’d featured Kyle instead of Hal, this movie still looks really good! This story covers how […]
X-Men the Animated Series. When recalling this series certain things automatically spring to mind: the opening credits, the drama, the action, the compelling stories, the mutant cameos, the cliffhangers… and much more I’m sure. While the series wasn’t perfect, it was definitely one of the better comic book adapted cartoons. Just so we’re on the […]
