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A comic book fan has had a blank cartoon strip tattooed on his arm which he fills in daily.

Indecisive Patrick Yurick always wanted a tattoo but could never settle on one design to have permanently inked on his body.

But when the 30-year-old found a one-day coupon deal for a cut-price one-hour session, he found himself getting four blank panels tattooed on his left forearm.

The comic book artist now fills in the strip with his own unique designs on a day-to-day basis.

Patrick, from San Diego, said: "Mostly I bought it because I have wanted a tattoo for over a decade but could never commit to a design.

"I am too picky with my art and being married to one single design on my body was always a tough decision.

"Because of the expiration date of the group, I had the amazing opportunity to commit to the tattoo before committing to the design."

(Image: Rex Features)

After buying the coupon, Patrick and his wife began thinking of a design which could be completed for the $50, which would pay for a one-hour tattoo session.

He said: "I knew that I wanted to honour my love for comic art. Originally I thought of ideas like getting an onomatopoeia, or even one of my favourite characters - but all of those would cost more than the original $50 base price of the tattoo.

"When we both came up with the idea it was like lightning and made so much sense that it seemed obvious.

"I decided on a four panel format as an homage to Bill Watterson, author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes."

Patrick photographs his tattoo daily and uploads the pictures to his blog, My Arm the Comic .