Same here. I have never been a fan of Venom ... More than perhaps a passing interest before I left comics in the 90's, but this new series has been good.
For me at least.
But the writer is one that I really enjoy so that helps, a lot. And having Stegman on the title done'st hurt either as far as I am concerned.
Funny though that I read issue #1 and thought "Yeah, it's okay" and moved on but that darn movie, that less than stellar but somehow still in my head movie, pushed me back into the title and now it is one I am looking more forward to reading than a lot of other comics.