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The Sisters Dietl – Vojtěch Mašek’s Centrala Graphic Novel Delivers a Dark, Brooding and Atmospheric Story

  • by Jon Aye
  • February 14, 2023

Dreams are the way they are because they operate at the intersection of the left and right sides of the brain, the place between the soup-like repository of experience and…

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Zenith – Centrala’s New Book from Maria Medem Lingers Like a Dream that Bleeds into Waking Life

  • by Jon Aye
  • January 19, 2023

Maria Medem’s body of work seems to exist as a record of some alternative envisioned landscape. There are certain key formal aspects to her style: a fine, clear-line for example,…

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Amazing Athletes: 50 Remarkable Athletes of History – Till Lukat Puts a Comics Spotlight on Standout Sportspeople from History

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 5, 2021

Amazing Athletes: 50 Remarkable Athletes of History is a book that is made for browsing rather than reading from cover to cover. Consisting of a half-century of sports-related profiles, it’s…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Wage Slaves – Daria Bogdańska Exposes Immigrant Exploitation in Bold Graphic Memoir from Centrala

  • by Rebecca Burke
  • March 19, 2020

Wage Slaves brings an audacious openness to some unknown realities: being an immigrant and having very little money, and the ease at which certain employers and institutions can exploit these…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Blood – Centrala’s Anthology of Polish Women Creators Explores the Theme of Blood from Cultural, Historical, Biological and Symbolic Perspectives

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 28, 2020

Centrala are perhaps the UK’s most overlooked indie comics publisher, bringing international work to English-speaking audiences, but notably showcasing experimental and alt graphic narratives from less familiar European traditions of…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Anubis – Joanna Karpowicz’s Ubiquitous Egyptian God of Death is an Ever Present Enigma in this Masterpiece from Centrala

  • by Jenny Robins
  • August 9, 2018

Anubis, Egyptian God of Death, hangs out in dark corners, watching, then goes to the beach, the museum, the aquarium, visits the set of Twin Peaks, stairs at you out…

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‘The Empty Space’ and ‘Dog Days’ – Two Beautiful, Bittersweet Books from Centrala

  • by Tom Baker
  • June 15, 2018

ELCAF FORTNIGHT!  Centrala are a publishing house which originated in Poland, before making the move to South London, focussed primarily on translating and distributing the work of European artists. One…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Staring from the Hill – Norbert Rybarczyk’s Delightfully Bizarre Celebration of Friendship Pulses with Energy

  • by Andy Oliver
  • March 20, 2017

A delightfully bizarre celebration of friendship and the bonds of music. Engagingly chaotic and pulsing with energy. Sometimes it seems like Centrala are one of the best kept secrets on…

Eyecatcher · Reviews

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Chernobyl: The Zone – Francisco Sánchez and Natacha Busto Give Heartbreaking Insights into a Pivotal Moment in History

  • by Andy Oliver
  • January 18, 2017

Centrala have put out some excellent work over the last couple of years but Chernobyl – The Zone is undoubtedly the most accomplished book in their catalogue to date. On…

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On The Road – ‘Friends’ by Jan Soeken and ‘Pelgrim of Niet?’ (Pilgrim Or Not?) by Judith Vanistendael

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • October 23, 2015

From Germany to Belgium, we take a look at two recent releases, by up-and-coming alt talent Jan Soeken and Judith Vanistendael, who already has two books released in English. Friends…

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Do Something Strange to Vladimir Putin and Win a Copy of Centrala’s ‘Moscow’ in Our Competition

  • by Tom Murphy
  • September 3, 2015

“Ida draws Putin but it doesn’t really look like him” – Person If you liked the look of Ida Neverdahl and Øystein Runde’s Moscow (reviewed on Crossing Borders the other…

Moscow by Øystein Runde and Ida Neverdahl

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Øystein Runde and Ida Neverdahl Highlight the Cultural Differences between Europe and Russia in ‘Moscow’ (Plus: A Trailer for Jodorowsky’s ‘Showman Killer’)

  • by Bart Croonenborghs
  • August 14, 2015

Centrala, founded in Poland but now based in the UK, has a keen eye for iconoclastic projects like Blacky: Four of Us, previously spotlighted in Andy Oliver’s Small Pressganged. All…

Dear Rikard by Lene Ask (Centrala)

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Dear Rikard – Lene Ask’s Delicate Pencilwork Brings a 19th-Century Correspondence to Life

  • by Tom Murphy
  • August 7, 2015

Translated from Norwegian as part of Centrala’s cosmopolitan catalogue, Dear Rikard is Lene Ask’s touching and beautifully rendered treatment of a series of letters between a Norwegian missionary in Madagascar and the…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Blacky: Four of Us – Centrala Present Polish Creator Mateusz Skutnik’s Meandering Meditations on the Minutiae of Existence

  • by Andy Oliver
  • April 23, 2015

Polish creator’s Mateusz Skutnik’s Blacky: Four of Us may feature a central character with an eerily supernatural-looking visual aesthetic – part Uncle Fester from The Addams Family and part Count…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Small Press Round-Up, February 2015 – A Guide to UK Small Press-Related Exhibitions and Events Featuring Francesca Cassavetti, Jessica Martin, Alternative Press, Oliver East and More!

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 13, 2015

It’s exhibitions (and other events!) galore in February’s round-up of what the great and the good of the small press scene are up to, both within and without the world…

Columns · Small Pressganged

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Cykle – The Cycles of Life Examined in Malgorzata Dmitruk’s Tales of Rural Poland from Centrala

  • by Andy Oliver
  • February 11, 2015

Originating in Poland, Centrala may seem like the new publishing outfit on the block but they’ve actually been around for several years. Over the last few months – and no doubt…

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