First comic: Can't remember, but Justice League of America 54 and Thor 172 are strong childhood memories.

Favorite genre is Superheroes, but I like a number of others: Humor, autobiographical (if the person doing the autobiography did anything worth writing about), classic horror (EC), teen humor (especially when drawn by DeCarlo or Lucey), romance (Simon and Kirby style). I like some Manga, in particular Lum Uresei Yatsura and 2001 Nights. Oh, and I love reading comics fanzines and history -- Alter Ego is my favorite thing to pick up at the comic shop.

In general, I'm the classic old-school fanboy.



Favorite comic book creators:

All-Time: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Al Feldstein, John Broome, Sheldon Mayer, Gardner Fox, Gil Kane, Carmine Infantino, Don Heck, Mike Sekowsky, Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Alan Brennert, Steve Englehart

Currently active: Alan Davis, Kurt Busiek, Richard Howell, Stan Sakai, Ty Templeton, Paul Levitz, Tony Isabella, Dan Slott, Karl Kesel, Tom Grummett, Mark Waid, Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway