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...As you read this, you’re probably thinking, “ONCE UPON A GEEK? I remember that old site. Hasn’t it been dead for months?” That’s pretty much true, but I’m back! From 2008 through 2010, ONCE UPON A GEEK featured a new post every weekday. Sure I missed a few days here and there, but for the […]
Sorry I haven’t been posting here lately (more on that in the coming weeks). To make things worse, I’m not even going to give you a real post today. Instead I’m going to direct you over to my other blog FIRESTORM FAN where I’ve posted my interview with comic book legend John Ostrander! John Ostrander […]
Blue Devil … on a Warner Bros. Consumer Products promotional poster? Seriously? Really? How friggin’ cool! The image below comes from License! Global which is gearing up for their big licensing show in Las Vegas next week. It was released along with some promo art for the upcoming Green Lantern film. Visit SuperHeroHype.com for further […]
While in the attic recently, I came across several of my old posters. When I was in college and working at a comic book shop, these things plastered the walls of my apartment. They were everywhere! Nowadays I only have comic posters hanging in my Comicatorium. So I decided these old posters needed to see […]
Workman Publishing has just released the amazingly cool DC Comics Super Heroes and Villains Fandex! What a neat product! I was skeptical when I first heard about it, but it’s far exceeded my expectations. This handy field guide makes an excellent reference for both the DC Comics seasoned veteran as well as the comic book […]
I recently had another opportunity to interview Gerry Conway, comics and TV legend! This time Michael Bailey (from the Views from the Longbox podcast) and I interviewed Gerry together. Gerry was extraordinarily generous with his time sitting down with us for about two hours. What a great guy! Previously I interviewed Gerry about Firestorm, a […]
Tonight is officially “Must See Shag TV”! Two of my all-time favorite superheroes are appearing on the small screen tonight! Doctor Fate and Firestorm, two different TV shows, on the same night! What are the odds?!?!?!? Doctor Fate is making his first live action appearance ever on Smallville tonight! We’ve seen him in animation on […]
Welcome to ONCE UPON A GEEK’s part of the Crisis on Earth-Blog: The DC Challenge! ONCE UPON A GEEK is a blog that focuses on a variety of geeky topics, including: comic books, Doctor Who, Star Wars, role-playing, 80’s TV shows, and science fiction in general. If this is your first time here, welcome aboard! […]
Sorry for no post yesterday. Time lost to three hours of Chuck, two hours of Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, several Blackest Night crossover issues, and a sick child all caught up with me. Sometimes other things just get in the way. To pour salt in that wound, I’m not even going to give you a […]
Today we are presenting the latest collection of geek related t-shirts from my closet. This time around I’ve included some baseball caps and even one pair of new boxers. For past entries featuring geek apparel, please click here. These shirts are all fairly recent acquisitions. Please note nearly all of these were gifts. My wife […]
