The flea market has been literally packed with boxes of comic books lately. Sure there are some collectible books for sale, but there’s an overabundance of older comic books that aren’t worth a ton of money, and those are the ones I’m after. I had a bit of fun making these superhero inspired comic book magnets: Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Captain America, and yes, even Robin.
Comic Book Magnets
And who can resist those sound effect words: WHOMP – WHAM – WHACK! So after skimming through quite a few old comic books, I selected a handful of speech bubbles, sound effects and superhero faces to come up with these easy to make comic book magnets.
I don’t know if you’ve tried using these little Mod Podge Acrylic Shapes
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For this project you will need the following supplies:
- Mod Podge Acrylic Shapes
- Old comic books
- 3/4-inch round magnets
- Tools: Scissors, Mod Podge
, pen
Go through your comic books and look for superhero faces, speech bubbles that you like and of course, those ever famous sound effect words!
Place an acrylic shape over the part you want to use and trace around it.
Keep each one together so that you know which one goes with which!
When you cut out the pieces, cut inside the tracing lines a bit so that they fit neatly on the back of the acrylic shape.
Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to the FRONT of the comic book cut-out. Press it to the BACK of the acrylic shape. If you need to reposition it, do it right away. it will start to dry pretty quickly. Be sure to press firmly to make sure there’s no air bubbles.
Add a little dollop of Mod Podge to a magnet and press it firmly to the back of the acrylic. Let them dry completely before using.
NOTE: I don’t add the magnets with hot glue because if the magnet gets knocked off the fridge, the likelihood of the magnet coming off with hot glue is very high. I speak from experience! The Mod Podge holds much better.
Hope you like them, I thought they came out really fun! Would be a great gift for a superhero or comic fan, or a unique Father’s Day gift.
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My friend Amy, over at Mod Podge Rocks has this awesome tutorial for Comic Book Coasters too, so don’t miss it!
- Mod Podge Acrylic Shapes
- Old comic books
- ¾-inch round magnets
- Tools: Scissors, Mod Podge, pen
- Go through your comic books and look for superhero faces, speech bubbles that you like and of course, those ever famous sound effect words!
- Place an acrylic shape over the part you want to use and trace around it.
- Keep each one together so that you know which one goes with which!
- When you cut out the pieces, cut inside the tracing lines a bit so that they fit neatly on the back of the acrylic shape.
- Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to the FRONT of the comic book cut-out. Press it to the BACK of the acrylic shape. If you need to reposition it, do it right away. it will start to dry pretty quickly. Be sure to press firmly to make sure there's no air bubbles.
- Add a little dollop of Mod Podge to a magnet and press it firmly to the back of the acrylic. Let them dry completely before using.
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Awesome idea!! My sisters and I are all huge Star Wars fans, and I think these would make fantastic gifts for them this Christmas! I bet this would work with sections from some favorite books, too. :)
Great idea using Star Wars!
Where do you get the ones without holes
The ones that I used came in a pack that had both types. I don’t know that they actually sell packs with just the regular ones by themselves. Ask at your local craft store, I’m sure they can probably help with that. Or you can call customer service at Plaid, the manufacturer – 1-800-842-4197 Monday thru Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. EST
Totally want to try this – Old Archie comics (which I have loads of) would be great for this craft too.
Ohhh yes they would!
My son is a comic fanatic and he’s always drawing comic book characters which hang on my fridge. How perfect would these be to hang them up? I love it and so will he. Thanks!
That would be awesome!
The magnet link is broken. What size magnets did you use with these acrylic shapes? Thanks!
I’ve fixed it, thanks for pointing that out!
Hi, link for the magnets still doesn’t work. What size are them? Thanks
Hi, Pablo. Thanks for letting me know. I fixed it once again! the magnets are 3/4-inch round magnets.:)
The rare molybdenum magnets are smaller and stronger than the ones from craft stores..they never fall off
Thanks for the lovely idea! I made these for Christmas presents this year and they came out fabulous.
that’s awesome, thanks Shae!
I’m definitely going to do these for Christmas this year! I was wondering if you could tell me the size of the largest shape, just so I can get an idea of what these look like finished. Thanks!
I would say 2-inches tops? :)
Did you do anything with the ones with the holes in them or is there something you could suggest to do with those ones???
They are perfect for keychains and jewelry charms!
Love this !!!!!
thank you, thank you, thank you