My main recreational activity these days is collecting sketches from comic artists, usually of Marvel Family related characters, sometimes not. Like these by James Jean & Tim Sale:
Some modern artists I'd like to meet at conventions someday, in no particular order: Joe Casey, Chris Sprouse [Baltimore 09/07], Steve Ditko(!), Min S. Ku, Frank Espinosa [Boston 05/07], Paul Grist, Cameron Stewart [NYCC 02/07], Darwyn Cooke [Toronto 06/07], Patrick Scherberger, Ryan Ottley [Seattle 05/08], Mark Englert [Seattle 05/06], Scott Kolins [NH 05/08], Juan Bobillo, Michael Allred, Mizuki Sakakibara, Cary Nord [NYCC 02/07 & Toronto 06/07], Ariel Olivetti, Roger Cruz, Cory Walker, Rob Liefeld [NYCC 02/07], Peter Snejberg, etc.