Comic shelf

Decoupaged comic shelf

First a warning. 

If you feel you may become squeamish from watching a comic book being cut up, this will not be the post for you. 

I learned a few things while doing this and other comic projects.

1) Comic book dudes take comics seriously, 
and cutting comics is like stealing a squirrel's nuts. 

Just wrong!
2) If a dude at the comic book store asks you if you have Superman 20 in your hands because you already read #1-19, the wrong answer is "ah yea". 

I was trying to prevent myself from looking stupid, all I managed to do was trap myself into a confusing conversation about the constant shifting from fantasy to reality, and Orion's fight with Superman. 

I love to decoupage things. 

I wanted to do a comic theme and 
started by decoupaging chipboard letters for Nik's room. 

I decided that he also needed a shelf. 
The hubs had a few extra in the garage.



Materials:
Wooden shelf
Various comics & kids magazine's


Tools:
Mod Podge
paint brush or sponge
scissors

For the comics, I went to my local comic book store for the new ones, ordered the older ones on e-bay and used Lego magazines that just started coming to the house.

I started by cutting up the comics. 
I cut outlined frames and large Wha-Wha-Wam type words.

I used the Mod Podge to paint the back of the comic pieces 
and place them on the shelf. 

I made sure to press the paper down 
around the edges and lip.

Then I painted Podge all over the top. 

Any paper creases can be removed with a blow dryer.

After the top had dried for 24 hours I started on the bottom.

 

I covered the bottom the same way, 

and then painted the Podge over the surface.

  

The finished product.

The perfect place for Nik to show off his priceless heirlooms.