A Filipino artist has caught the attention of Marvel Studios for his amazing tribute to King T'Challa.

John Ed de Vera, who specializes in paper cutting, told Esquire that he was commissioned to create fan art as part of a campaign to help promote the release of "Black Panther."

"I still couldn’t believe it happened," he said, adding that the clawed superhero quickly became his favorite following his debut appearance in "Captain America: Civil War" in 2016.

He posted a photo of his fan art on Instagram.

Cut to be King. Paying homage to my favorite @MarvelStudios character, #BlackPanther! Humbled to be able to contribute to the #BlackPantherFanArt collection. Everyone go see @BlackPanther in theaters February 16! #Ad . . . #TChalla #marvel #paperart #illustration #art #artph #papercraft #paper #cutout #papercut #papercutportraits #papertoleportraits . . . Image inspired from the art of Alexander Lozano.

A post shared by John Ed De Vera (@battery_full) on Feb 10, 2018 at 1:08pm PST

He explained that the most challenging part was finding a way to illustrate T'Challa's suit on paper. "I wove some parts and used different types of black paper stock just to get the effect."

De Vera shared that he has been creating paper sculptures since his college days. Two years ago, he designed a cover of Esquire.

"Black Panther" is the newest movie from Marvel Studios. It made a roaring start in the box office, making more than double than what it was predicted to take in its opening weekend in the US.

In the Philippines, it made P258.57 million in five days.

The figure is higher than other Marvel Studios titles such as "Guardians of The Galaxy," "Ant-Man," "Doctor Strange," "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," and "Thor: Ragnarok."