October 2013 New Game Releases

It's October first and we're part of the way through fall, which we all know and love as new video game season. Here is a roundup of all the game releases that are due out this October. Personally, I'm excited about Beyond: Two Souls, Batman Arkham Origins, Battlefield 4, and Assassin's Creed IV.. I'm on the fence about Pokemon X/Y. Which games are you excited about this month?

10/1
Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Milennium Girl (3DS)
NBA 2K14 (PS3, XB360)

10/8
Beyond: Two Souls (PS3)
Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness (PS3)
F1 2013 (PC, PS3, XB360)
Just Dance 2014 (Wii, WiiU, XB360, PS3)

10/12
Pokemon X and Y (3DS)

10/13
Skylanders: Swap Force (Wii, WiiU, XB360, PS3)

10/15
Valhalla Knights 3 (PSVita)

10/16
Zumba Fitness: World Party (Wii, WiiU)

10/18
Lego Marvel Super Heroes (PC, WiiU, XB360, PS3, DS, Wii)

10/22
Sonic Lost World (WiiU, 3DS)
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton's Robotic Revenge (WiiU, 3DS, XB360, PS3, DS, PC)

10/24
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies (3DS)

10/25
Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate (3DS, PSVita)
Batman: Arkham Origins (PS3, XB360, PC, WiiU)
Wii Party U (WiiU)

10/29
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (PS3, XB360, WiiU)
Battlefield 4 (PC, XB360, PS3)
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (PC, PS3, XB360, WiiU, 3DS)
WWE 2K14 (PS3, XB360)

10/31
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate (PSN, XBLA)

How I Got Into Comic Books

When I was starting to read as a child, my family used to buy me Archie and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle comics (the first ones!). Yes, I'm that old. Other than that, I lived a fairly comic-less life until around 2009. What sparked my interest was watching a trailer for The Watchmen. I thought it looked amazing and I was very intrigued. It's funny because I wasn't really that impressed with the movie itself. However, I'm one of those people who have to read the book before the movie comes out. I think I read The Watchmen all in one sitting because I was so hooked, and basically my story goes from there.

After finishing The Watchmen, I wanted to try more comics. For some reason, I was really turned off by the idea of reading traditional superhero Marvel/DC comics. I was mostly just intimidated because at the time there were over 600 issues of just Batman alone. How was I going to find time to read all that? So, I picked comics based off of things I was familiar with, such as comics based on movies I had already seen and comics I had heard friends talk about. My next choices in comic books were 300, V For Vendetta, Sin City, and The Crow. Around that time, the Scott Pilgrim movie was announced so I read that too.

Since I was in school to be a nurse at that time, I broke down and decided to read Arkham Asylum, since I thought it was relevant to my studies, with it being a mental hospital and all. After that, I became hooked on Batman and Arkham Asylum remains one of my favorite comic books of all time (ironically, I am now a psychiatric nurse). I started reading absolutely everything I could on Batman from Year One to The Killing Floor. I also started picking out certain storylines that interested me from the main issues.

Anyway, I thought the only superhero I would follow was Batman, but I ended up being wrong about that. I saw all the Marvel movies coming out like X-men:First Class, The Amazing Spiderman and The Avengers and decided to delve into the Marvel Universe. By this point, I was trying to keep up with Batman while reading old Amazing Spiderman and Uncanny X-men.I started watching Comic Book Men on AMC and then my love for comics exploded even more.

Now, I do read mostly Marvel Now titles, as well as keeping up with New 52 Batman. I also love Saga. I do know a lot about other comics outside of the Marvel/DC universe. That's just what I happen to be reading right now.

I'm definitely open to suggestion about different comics to read, especially ones that aren't so "mainstream" as the ones I read right now. Let me know what you read or if you have any suggestions of what I should read next in the comments below.

Batman 23.1 Joker #1 Review

Where the hell is Batman, because Joker is going ape-shit! Literally! One of the many DC bad guys/girls is of course, the VIP villain of Gotham, The Joker.

In this issue we get somewhat of a back story on Joker, but for the most part, this issue is as random as Joker himself! We get some insight into his upbringing by an evil Aunt which is paralleled by Joker raising a baby gorilla he names Jackanapes into adulthood. See what happens when Gotham City Counsel tries to shut down the city zoo and put down the animals, including Jackanape's mom! After reading this issue, I think I'd like my own evil gorilla to do my bidding.

Ben Affleck is Batman?

 It's been at least 24 hours since the announcement, but the internet is still going wild over Ben Affleck starring as Batman in the sequel to Man of Steel.