Centralia

In Centralia (2023–present), Belgian cartoonist Miel Vandepitte constructs a dense, atmospheric graphic novel for French publisher Albin Michel, set in the eerie, perpetually burning ghost town of Centralia, Pennsylvania. Vandepitte serves as both writer and artist, weaving a quiet, character-driven story that explores memory, loss, and the strange resilience of a place consumed by an underground mine fire. The series matters for its haunting, painterly visuals and its meditative take on a real-life environmental tragedy, marking Vandepitte as a distinctive voice in contemporary European comics.