A Marvel superfan has smashed a world record by tattooing 31 characters from the world of comic books.
Rick Scolamiero, 36, sat for approximately 350 hours to decorate the majority of his body with characters, reports The Daily Star.
When the Canadian got his first tattoo back in 2011 - a Spider-Man on his arm - he never thought that he'd end up being a world record holder.
But his hard work and patience paid off, as he now has the title for the Most Marvel comic book characters tattooed on the body.
His initial goal was to get a sleeve filled with his favourite Marvel heroes and villains, but this idea changed after he witnessed the amazing work of his tattoo artist.
Speaking to Guinness World Records, he said: "I fell in love with the artist's work and wanted to continue to see what else we could come up with regarding tattoos.
"I have been a Marvel comic lover since I was small and growing up we didn't have much but I always had my Marvel comics and Marvel trading cards.
"They actually got me through some tough times so the idea of having them on my body forever just really appealed to me."
He has all sorts of characters, in different locations over his body, such as Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow, taking aim from his torso and Iron Man, and the Incredible Hulk, fighting Fin Fang Foom on his right leg.
On his inner ankles, you can spot the LEGO versions of Deadpool and Daredevil mirroring each other, and Mystique sitting squarely on his neck.
Take a further look around his body and you'll see tattoos of Captain America, Loki, Thor and other characters.
On his bum, there's a tattoo of The Vision and Spider-Man 2099.
Rick was lucky enough to meet the legendary Marvel comic artist Stan Lee who signed his wrist.
He's even got Stan's autograph tattooed on him as a memento.
It took several six-hour tattoo sessions to achieve his desired aesthetic, The Marvel fan revealed, as he sat for a total of 350 hours.
Apparently the most painful tattoo to get was on the inside of his thigh, where he has Hulk on his inner right thigh, and Black Cat on his inner left.
The ink fanatic added: "It's all pretty manageable, though, and I've been told I sit pretty well, I just try to look past the pain and think about what the finished product will be!"
People in the street frequently stop him to admire his work, and identify the story beneath his tattoos.
A lot of people react positively to his tattoos, but some have questioned whether he thinks he will ever regret them.
His response is that he'll regret the things he doesn't do in life, rather than the things he does do.
At the moment, he has no intention to add to his comic book ink.
