THE MASTERS #1: A CLASSIC SUPER HERO VS SUPER VILLAIN COMIC by Austin Hough

THE MASTERS #1: A CLASSIC SUPER HERO VS SUPER VILLAIN COMIC

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A group of villains inspired by master artists of the 20th century prove worthy opponents for some of history's favorite super heroes!

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Backers: 567
Average Pledge Per Backer: $50

Funded: $28,216 of $2,500
Dates: Dec 10th -> Jan 14th (35 days)
Project By: Austin Hough

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😍😍😍😍😍😍THANK YOU!!! WE ARE OFFICIALLY FUNDED!!!😍😍😍😍😍😍

January 14th - via: kickstarter.com

28,216 reasons to rise and shine today! Thank you to everybody involved in The Masters and everybody who is supporting it. I have nothing but LOVE for you all. ❤❤❤ (Read More)

❤️❤️❤️2 DAYS LEFT TO ADD ON AND REFER A FRIEND, MORE RAFFLE WINNERS ANNOUNCED, MORE PROJECTS WE RECOMMENDYou sent ❤️❤️❤️

January 12th - via: kickstarter.com

TWO DAYS REMAIN to pledge or ADD-ON to the KICKSTARTER!!! Please share this link to invite your friends, let me know if they pledged, and get some FREE bonus SWAG!... (Read More)

👉👉👉MORE RAFFLE WINNERS ANNOUNCED, 5 DAYS LEFT TO ADD ON AND REFER A FRIEND👈👈👈

January 9th - via: kickstarter.com

FIVE DAYS REMAIN to pledge or ADD-ON to the KICKSTARTER!!! Please share this link to invite your friends, let me know if they pledged, and get some FREE bonus SWAG!... (Read More)

$20,000 Stretch Goal UNLOCKED!!! Winners of Autographed Cover Posters Announced!!!

January 5th - via: kickstarter.com

Congratulations to Stanford B, Hardy G, Charles M, Owen T, and Scott B!!! You have each one an 11"x17" cover poster of you choice autographed by the artist. We will be messaging you about your win soon. Please reply to the message with your... (Read More)

❤️❤️❤️HAPPY NEW YEAR from POWER COMICS, INC.❤️❤️❤️

January 1st - via: kickstarter.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY! I'm going to take a break from social media for a couple days (God willing) and we shall see you all after the weekend. Here's to a happy and healthy 2022! (Read More)

NEW Interior Pages; more Podcast Interviews; New STRETCH GOALS; Refer-A-Friend REWARDS and MORE!!!

December 31st - via: kickstarter.com

Here is an interview I did on December 30th with Pops Van Zant and Rich over at Madness Comic Network. Starts around the 7 minute mark and goes for 30 minutes. Enjoy! Check out my interview on "Critical Blast" New Year's Day at Noon right here... (Read More)

Austin Hough guests on the Get In Toon podcast. Video link in update.

December 29th - via: kickstarter.com

Had a wonderful time chatting with Michael Grassia of the Get In Toon podcast. Please click on the link to watch the video. (Read More)

Trading Cards Stretch Goal UNLOCKED!!! Just Surpassed $17,500!!!!!!

December 28th - via: kickstarter.com

To reward you all for your support and surpassing the $17,000 plateau, all backers will be receiving a set of 5 Masters trading cards. Thank you!!!! Now what should we make as a Stretch Goal for $20,000?!?!?! (Read More)

Some Kickstarter Projects Worthy of Your Attention Part 2 of 2

December 26th - via: kickstarter.com

Please be as generous as you can with these projects. We find them worthy of our support and attention and Power Comics has backed each and every one. Simply click on the image and a new tab will open on their Kickstarter page. And a special... (Read More)

❤MERRY CHRISTMAS from your friends at POWER COMICS❤

December 25th - via: kickstarter.com

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Some Kickstarter Projects Worthy of Your Attention Part 1 of 2

December 24th - via: kickstarter.com

New ALL IN Reward Level; Crowd-funding Projects by The Masters Artists We LOVE!; and more!

December 22nd - via: kickstarter.com

Due to some inquiries, we have added an ALL IN reward like we had in our previous Kickstarter. Feel free to tell your friends or upgrade your reward. Pledge $2,000 or more 11. ALL IN! ALL REWARDS AND ADD-ONS!!!! We have received messages asking for... (Read More)

Please Support Some Of Our Friends On Kickstarter

December 20th - via: kickstarter.com

Besides The Masters there are a number of other Kickstarter and crowd funding projects in progress we believe are worthy of your attention. They are friends of ours, artists and contributors on The Masters who have their own crowd funding projects... (Read More)

Stretch Goal revealed for $17,500; More photos in the C2E2 Gallery on main page!!!

December 18th - via: kickstarter.com

GET YOUR MASTERS TRADING CARDS HERE! Stretch goal of $17,500 will reward all backers with a free set of five Masters trading cards created by Dakota Alexander featuring all of our super villains. Here is a sneak peek of Sir Réal Ordéal. Let's... (Read More)

Bob Hall and Darryl Young pictures from C2E2!!!

December 16th - via: kickstarter.com

Enjoy!!! More photos in the C2E2 Gallery on main page (Read More)

The Masters was just selected as a PROJECT WE LOVE by Kickstarter!!!!

December 15th - via: kickstarter.com

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Joe Rubinstein hanging with Power Comics at C2E2!!!!

December 15th - via: kickstarter.com

More C2E2 fun! Joe Rubinstein and me showing off his corner box heads of The Power Corps for The Masters series now on Kickstarter! Austin Hough and Joe Rubinstein showing off Joe's corner box heads for The Masters (Read More)

ADD-ONS and C2E2 Photo Gallery Added!!!

December 15th - via: kickstarter.com

As promised, we have unlocked t-shirts of your favorite Masters villains now available in Add-Ons for $20 each. Also, we added a gallery for our pictures and videos from C2E2 Dec. 10th - 12th, 2021 on the main page. Content will be added daily this... (Read More)

Art Baltazar at the Power Comics C2E2 Booth!!!!

December 14th - via: kickstarter.com

Famous Cartoonist, Contributor to The Masters, and a dear, dear friend: Art Baltazar hanging with me at the Power Comics booth at C2E2. The Masters Kickstarter is live and Art Baltazar's contribution is available as an Add-On for $25, autographed for... (Read More)

Extra C2E2 Autographed Prints Available in Add-Ons with FREE Shipping AND Delivery in JANUARY!!!!!

December 13th - via: kickstarter.com

We had a few leftover autographed prints from C2E2. Now available for you wonderful backers with FREE Shipping in the US AND immediate delivery at our Kickstarters end in January! Our gift to you! Thank you for your support! Austin (Read More)

Add-Ons Have Been Updated to include individual issues, digital downloads!!!!!!

December 13th - via: kickstarter.com

Please let me know if there any other items I need to include as Add-Ons or if I need to make any of the descriptions more clear or detailed. Thank you all for your support! Austin (Read More)

We Need Your Help Making The Masters a Project Kickstarter Loves!

December 12th - via: kickstarter.com

Good Morning and Thank You for your support! If you haven't already, on the Kickstarter phone app can you please click that little heart icon in the upper right corner of The Masters profile picture? This will let Kickstarter know you love... (Read More)

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