I am a lifelong fan of comicbooks (going back to the young age of 5). The Avengers (both coasts), Iron Man, Spider-Man and Green Lantern stand out as my favorites.
My heroes behind the characters would be Neal Adams, John Byrne, John Buscema, Art Adams, Jim Lee, John Romita Jr, Roger Stern, Mark Gruenwald and Stan Lee. I haven't had much time or money to collect anything recently but following current events running thru the Marvel books makes me pine for the simpler era of the late 70's - mid 80's.
I have started my own small press company, Reliant Publishing. The first title, an anthology RELIANT PRESENTS, has been released. It can be purchesed via comixpress (the printer). The direct link is:
http://store.comixpress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_
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