A graffiti artist dubbed "the Teesside Banksy" has left his latest creation - a Simpsons inspired artwork - on a wall in the area.

The enigmatic ZX8BIT, who creates pixelated artwork based on video game graphics of the late 1980s and early 90s has revealed their latest artwork - a depiction of Homer Simpson's boss, Mr Burns, with a radioactive glow.

Their latest piece can be found at the Grange Business Centre in Billingham.

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In a statement to The Nothern Echo, they said: "We have painted several of the characters from ‘The Simpsons’ and will continue to paint many more around Teesside in homage to one of our (and everybody’s) favourite shows.

Radioactive Burns was a fitting choice since they are so many chemical plants in our town, one of which has provided the backdrop to this, our newest piece of street art."

In a season 8 episode of the long-running iconic cartoon, titled "The Springfield Files" which was first broadcast in 1997, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson provide their voices as FBI agents Mulder and Scully investigate reports of a recurring alien sighting in Springfield's woods.

The glowing being turns out to be Springfield nuclear power plant owner Mr Burns, who laughs off his transluscent, green glow as being the result of "a lifetime of working in a nuclear power plant," adding that it "has given me a healthy, green glow."

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ZX8BIT has previously left artwork depicting characters from The Simpsons, as well as pieces depicting video game characters including Mario and Bowser, Cool Spot, and Sonic The Hedgehog.