''Jimbo's Inferno'' is a 2006

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created by

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and published by Fantagraphics Books. The "inferno" is a

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mall named Focky Bocky. The contents are from ''Jimbo'' #7 (

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, 1997), reformatted to fit the dimensions of its prequel story, ''Jimbo in Purgatory'' (Fantagraphics, 2004). The two stories are loosely based on the first two books of

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's ''

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'' trilogy ''Inferno'', ''Purgatorio'', and ''Paradiso''.

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Book Review'', Sunday April 23, 2006. 2006 graphic novels Comics based on poems Hell in popular culture Works based on Inferno (Dante) Works based on Purgatorio {{2000s-graphic-novel-stub