So when I first started my blog, I figured I’d be covering sports and video games. So far…I’ve covered zero sports and very little video games. That trend will continue today. So for those of you who are swinging by today to see I’ve talked about either of those, you’re going to be disappointed. In fact, you can probably turn back now. I mean, your view has already counted towards my hits, so I could care less if you continue reading or not. Because whether you like it or not, you made me that much more popular today. Tough. Deal with it.

Anyways, onto the topic. As I recently blogged about a week or so ago, I’ve got a refound love of comic books. And that has blossomed into full force as of late.

In just a couple short weeks or so, I’ve torn through the first seven issues of the DC New 52 “Batman” reboot, half of their reboot of “Swamp Thing”, a bit of their “Animal Man” reboot, as well as part of their new series called “I, Vampire”. It’s all been somewhere between really good and fantastic.

“Batman”, so far, has been the most interesting (and the best). The storyline they have going with the Court of Owls is absolutely fantastic, and I’m super anxious for issue #8 to come out this month so I can continue to see how that progresses. I also should mention that the art is absolutely gorgeous. Each panel is just fantastic to look at, and makes you want to read more just for the sake of seeing more.

And while we’re talking about “Batman”, I also finished reading “The Black Mirror” last week. Really good stuff there. If you haven’t checked it out and you’re a fan of the Bat, do yourself a favor and read it. It’s an absolute page-turner from front to back. Oh yea, and IGN agrees with me that it’s awesome. So there.

Continuing on now. “Swamp Thing”, which is a series I’ve had zero familiarity with (other than knowing Alan Moore was apparently brilliant on the series in the 80’s), has been great. I’ve only gotten through the first four issues or so, but each issue makes me want to read the next one in the worst of ways. I just have a tendency to read them at ridiculous hours of the morning, so I don’t have the consciousness to read much. And much like “Batman”, it’s got some fantastic artwork to it as well.

The other two mentioned, “Animal Man” and “I, Vampire”, I’ve only read the first couple issues of each. I, Vampire stands out a whole lot more for me than “Animal Man”. The story seems like it’s going to be really solid and definitely paints vampires in a much better light than that Twilight crap that is shoved down our throats. Animal Man, on the other hand, has what seems like should be a strong story…it just doesn’t have art that’s overly appealing to my eyes at this time. “I, Vampire” though, might have the best artwork out of the four series that I’ve been reading from the DC’s New 52 lineup.

For all four of those, I’m really curious to see where they’re going to go with the storyline. I’m also anxious to check out some of the other stuff that’s part of the New 52 lineup, like “O.M.A.C.”, which actually came to an end this month. Despite that, I’ve read nothing but great things about it, and IGN absolutely raves about it. There’s also some other things not in that lineup that I want to start reading – specifically “The Amazing Spider-Man” (which I read and loved as a teenager) and “The Walking Dead” (which my girlfriend is obsessed with).

I also want to point out one other series that I’m beyond late to the party on – “Locke and Key”. In two short days, I tore through the first two trades of this, and all I have to say is…”Wow”. It is absolutely fantastic. It’s written by Joe Hill – the son of Stephen King and author of (most notably) “Heart Shaped Box” – and illustrated by (brilliantly, I might add) Gabriel Rodriguez. And I’m just going to put this out there right now – if you’re a fan of the horror genre and you like to read (in general), pick this up. It’s messed up, twisted, violent…it’s just all good things you want in a good horror story. The story that it’s weaving right now is just brilliant, and I can only believe that it’s going to continue to be as good or better as it chugs along. I won’t spoil anything about the story or characters here, but just know that this comic is pure brilliance.

So again, I apologize for anyone that came here today hoping that maybe I’d talk more about how awesome Mass Effect 3 is (which I still haven’t beaten, by the way) or something like that. Blame comics. They’re sucking away from my time with video games.

Until next time.