Kris Akwei-Howe probably isn't familiar with Dave Sim's landmark Cerebus the Aardvark series, but he's doing his part to keep him alive via another sort of landmark. The comic character used to adorn a bridge in Blyth, Northumberland, England until the county council cracked down on local graffiti and painted over it.

Now the teenager wants it back, and has started a Facebook group to build support.

It sounds like it'll be an uphill battle, as the mural's artist is believed to have passed away and repainting it would be a criminal act, according to the head of neighbourhood services at the Northumberland County Council.