Carlos Samaniego

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Free comic book about IRS inside (no form, no catch)

Carlos Samaniego · September 2, 2026 · 2 min read

The first case file is open.

 

Today, I'm giving you the complete digital edition of:

 

THE TAX UNDERWORLD
Issue #1: The Vulture Strikes at Night
 

 

This is my first original tax resolution comic book.

 

Credit where it's due. Ben Settle planted this. Years of his emails about story, characters, and villains, and about the fact that people will read a comic book when they won't read a guide.

I finally quit talking about it and made the thing. Thanks, Ben.

 

You're already part of my email community, so you're getting the first look.

 

OPEN YOUR FREE DIGITAL COPY:
https://assets.cdn.filesafe.space/yUgXwSOe9CuqLmu5Fg3e/media/6a97899cfac7854efe196d28.pdf 

 

No form. No password. Just click the link and open the case file.

 

Here's where the story begins.

 

Denise finishes a long shift.
She checks her bank account.
Frozen.

 

To her, the IRS bank levy felt sudden.

 

It wasn't.

 

The Vulture had been circling for weeks.

 

That is what The Tax Underworld is about. 

 

The problems inside it are real.
The notices are real.
The fear is real.
And the damage caused by waiting is very real.
 

 

The printed copies are still at the printer. When they arrive, I'll reveal the limited Founder's First Printing and explain how those copies will be released.

 

But you don't have to wait.

 

Read Issue #1 now:
https://assets.cdn.filesafe.space/yUgXwSOe9CuqLmu5Fg3e/media/6a97899cfac7854efe196d28.pdf 

 

After you read it, hit reply and tell me what you think.

 

And if the IRS or California has already frozen your account, issued a levy notice, or started enforcement, do not wait for another notice.

 

Call me directly at 909-570-1103.

 

If you just want to book your own appointment, go to calltaxea.com.

 

This is only the first case file.

 

The Tax Debt Detective will return.

 

Carlos "Case File Open" Samaniego, EA, NTPI Fellow
The Tax Debt Detective
TaxDebtConsultant.com
909-570-1103

 

P.S. Denise thought the levy came out of nowhere. It didn't. She had three notices in a drawer. If you have a drawer like that, The Vulture already knows where you bank. Call me before he lands.

 

The Tax Underworld is an original educational media property created by Carlos Samaniego, EA, and Tax Debt Consultants and Mill Creek Media LLC. Denise is a fictionalized composite based on common case patterns. This comic and related materials are educational advertising and are not legal or tax advice. Every case is different, and no particular result is guaranteed.

 

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