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...If you’ve been reading about San Diego Comic Con, then you’ve already heard that Marvel Comics has purchased the rights to Marvelman. While Marvel has purchased the rights to Marvelman from the original creator, it’s unlikely they will be able to reprint the 80’s & 90’s material that was published as Miracleman. If you are […]
Marvels was an award-winning publishing sensation in 1994 that made Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross into stars. Coming in December is the long-awaited sequel, Marvels: Eye of the Camera by Kurt Busiek and Marvel-newcomer Jay Anacleto. Now this is a comic worth getting excited about folks! Marvels examined the Marvel Universe from the perspective of […]
We are truly living in magical times for old-school comic book fans. Many of us grump and groan about how things were better “back in our day”. Well, I’m here to tell you that things are great today even for people like us! While I still keep up with numerous monthly titles, there are dozens […]
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Shag’s doing a post on “Aquaman“. <<insert lame “talking to fish” joke here>> Now that you’ve got that out of your system, let’s get down to it. Wanting to write this VERY lengthy post is what actually fueled my drive to create ONCE UPON A GEEK. […]
