s4story -- St. John's, Newfoundland — Black Panel Press will publish City of Vermin: A Sci-Fi Noir Tale by Belgian cartoonist Julien Lambert, translated into English by Andrew Benteau, on November 24, 2026.

Set in a filthy, decaying city where small-time schemes thrive and lost souls drift in endless cycles, City of Vermin follows Jacques Peuplier, a hulking private eye who can hear and speak to discarded objects. When he is drawn into the disappearance of a powerful woman's daughter, the voices of broken things guide him deeper into a strange underworld where nothing can be fully trusted.

Blending hardboiled noir with surreal and speculative elements, City of Vermin combines crime storytelling, dark humor, and unsettling worldbuilding into a visually distinctive graphic novel. Originally published in French as the acclaimed VilleVermine series, the work earned praise for its imaginative atmosphere and striking artwork, with Le Soir describing it as "a world of unsettling dark poetry."

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Julien Lambert studied at the Institut des Arts Saint-Luc in Liège before working in animation. He is best known for the VilleVermine series, including L'homme aux babioles and Le garçon aux bestioles, the latter winner of the Fauve Polar SNCF at the Angoulême International Comics Festival.

City of Vermin will be released in hardcover through Black Panel Press and distributed to bookstores and comic shops internationally.

Book Details
City of Vermin: A Sci-Fi Noir Tale
By Julien Lambert
Translated by Andrew Benteau
Publication Date: November 24, 2026
Hardcover | 176 pages
ISBN: 978-1-990521-61-4
Price: $29.99 USD

About Black Panel Press
Black Panel Press specializes in international graphic novels that challenge and expand the storytelling possibilities of the medium. With a commitment to publishing transformative narratives, Black Panel Press connects readers globally with powerful, thought-provoking works.