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Irredeemable Shag

About Me

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 he's just this really vocal geek who is part of THE UNIQUE GEEK and a semi-regular on the VIEWS FROM THE LONGBOX podcast . You decide...


ONCE UPON A GEEK is my blog for all things geek... Primarily I focus on some of my favorite topics including comic books, Doctor Who, Star Wars (classic and legacy characters), role-playing, and science fiction in general. However, any topic is really fair game.The blog is housed on my own site: onceuponageek.com.Feel free to stop by and let me know what you think.
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Based on preliminary response to Flash:Rebirth, DC has announced that Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver will follow with Vibe:Rebirth beginning in December.

My Blog

Exclusive Interview with Creators of Blue Devil & Amethyst - Dan Mishkin & Gary Cohn

http://onceuponageek.com/2009/06/05/exclusive-inte... Dan Mishkin and Gary Cohn, creators of the DC comic book characters Blue Devil and Amethyst Princess of Gemworld, discuss their creations for 100 ...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:40:00 GMT

Favorite Blue Devil Covers

http://onceuponageek.com/2009/06/04/favorite-blue-... BLUE DEVIL WEEK continues here at Once Upon a Geek! Today we'll be spotlighting some of my favorite comic book covers related to Blue Devil.
Posted by on Thu, 04 Jun 2009 04:07:00 GMT

DC Comics' Blue Devil Week: Toys, Games, Cartoons, and more!

http://onceuponageek.com/2009/06/03/blue-devil-wee... BLUE DEVIL WEEK continues here at Once Upon a Geek! Today we'll be spotlighting places Blue Devil has turned up outside of comic books.
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:10:00 GMT

DC Comics' Blue Devil: The Best of the Best

http://onceuponageek.com/2009/06/02/blue-devil-the... BLUE DEVIL WEEK continues! Today features some of the best stories and supporting characters from Blue Devil.
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:53:00 GMT

DC Comics' Blue Devil Week: Sympathy for the Devil

http://onceuponageek.com/2009/06/01/blue-devil-wee... Its BLUE DEVIL WEEK here at Once Upon a Geek! Today we're looking at why I like Blue Devil. On Friday, an interview with series creators Mishkin ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:33:00 GMT

Batman vs Doctor Who

http://onceuponageek.com/2009/05/29/batman-vs-doct... Over at THE HURTING blog, Tim O'Neil did a brilliant entry comparing Batman and Doctor Who. He compares them in numerous categories.
Posted by on Sat, 30 May 2009 05:59:00 GMT

Sherlock Holmes Trailer and 221B Baker Street Game

http://onceuponageek.com/2009/05/28/sherlock-holme... Here is the trailer for the new Robert Downey Jr Sherlock Holmes film. This reminds me of a great board game - 221B Baker Street - The Master Dete...
Posted by on Thu, 28 May 2009 03:25:00 GMT

New Mutants #1 - A Lapsed X-Fans Review

http://onceuponageek.com/2009/05/27/new-mutants-1/ New Mutants #1 from Marvel came out on May 6. It took me a while to get to this one, but it was definitely worth the wait. This comic felt like ...
Posted by on Wed, 27 May 2009 03:31:00 GMT

Kids Read Comics! June 12-13 in Chelsea, Michigan

http://onceuponageek.com/2009/05/26/kids-read-comi... The KIDS READ COMICS event is trying to bring comics back to the kids who love them. Attend this FREE event in Chelsea, Michigan on June 12-13.
Posted by on Tue, 26 May 2009 04:24:00 GMT

Jim Dale to Read Winnie the Pooh Sequel

http://onceuponageek.com/2009/05/25/jim-dale-to-re... An authorized sequel to 'The House at Pooh Corner' is coming out in October. Jim Dale, the voice of the Harry Potter audio books, will read the au...
Posted by on Mon, 25 May 2009 22:44:00 GMT