I.R.$. #8

Set against the bustling floor of the New York Stock Exchange — American flags, trading terminals, and a crowded hall filling the background — this 2006 entry in the I.R.$. series from Schreiber & Leser puts financial intrigue front and center. Bernard Vrancken's cover art frames a sharp-suited, silver-haired man striding confidently in the foreground, his cool gaze suggesting someone who knows exactly what moves are being made on that trading floor. With writer Stephen Desberg and artist Vrancken at the helm, Eastern Garden Oil promises the kind of high-stakes world where money, power, and shadowy dealings intersect.