IR$ is a Franco-Belgian comics series written by Stephen Desberg

Stephen Desberg

Stephen Desberg is a Belgian writer of comics. In 2010, he was the 10th bestselling author of comics in France, with 412,000 copies of all his comics together sold that year.-Biography:...

, illustrated by Bernard Vrancken and published by Le Lombard

Le Lombard

Le Lombard or Lombard Editions is a Belgian comic book publisher established in 1946 when the Tintin magazine was launched. In 1986 the company was acquired by Média-Participations.-Titles:Lombard's more famous series include:*Clifton...

 in French and Cinebook in English.

Story

Larry B. Max is one of the few specialists in a special department of the Internal Revenue Service

Internal Revenue Service

The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...

 (IRS), an American tax collection agency. Reading the circuits of escape and laundering of money like no other person, Larry has all the computer resources necessary to demonstrate the links between the very rich and organized crime. One of the most difficult cases he’s come up to deals with a wealthy American Jew known for his involvement in the recovery of property confiscated by Nazis. Examining accounts of this billionaire, Larry begins a dangerous ascent to the mysterious origins of his own large fortune...

Albums

1. La voie fiscale 04/1999
2. La stratégie Hagen 04/2000
3. Blue ice 05/2001
4. Narcocratie 05/2002
5. Silicia Inc. 05/2003
6. Le corrupteur 04/2004
7. Corporate America 05/2005
8. La guerre noire 05/2006
9. Liaisons romaines 05/2007
10. La loge des assassins 05/2008
11. Le chemin de Gloria 06/2009
12. Au Nom du Président 06/2010

Translations

Since April 2008, Cinebook has been publishing I.R.$ in English. Four albums have been released so far:

1. Taxing Trails (includes The Hagen Strategy), Apr 2008, ISBN 978-1-905460-51-9
2. Blue Ice (includes Narcocracy), Jan 2009, ISBN 978-1-905460-74-8
3. Silicia Inc., Jan 2010, ISBN 978-1-84918-013-9
4. The Corrupter, Apr 2010, ISBN 978-1-84918-030-6