Jimbo, Adventures In Paradise
CONTAINS ADULT MATERIAL. Gary Panter, edited & art design by Art Spiegelman & Françoise Mouly. Raw/ Pantheon Books, 1988. Out of Print. A hard edged post-punk, modernist vision, from artist & author Gary Panter, with his surreal cartoon, Jimbo. It was released as part of a series of one-shots, associated with Art Spiegelman & Françoise Mouly's Raw oversize, underground Comic. They act as art directors, here. Panter's art is fractured & disturbing, but shows undeniable skill. The art is mostly stark B&W but a few stories have been given a single colour overlay or background wash, adding to the impact. For those who like their cartoons raw, in subject & style, this will definitely appeal. This edition contains some sexual images & themes of an adult nature. This edition is uncommon, due to its large format. It is offered here in collectable condition. 1st print, minor bumps to top & bottom corners, FN/ VF. (originally $12.95). 88 pages. Soft Cover Part Colour 9" x 12" (23cm x 30cm) ISBN: 0394756398
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Jimbo In Purgatory
CONTAINS ADULT MATERIAL. Gary Panter. Fantagraphics Books, 2004. A bizarre take on purgatory, that mystical place between heaven & hell, where sufferers must prove themselves before they can achieve salvation. These are endured by Jimbo, the creation & alter-ego of artist Gary Panter. The story is presented as a series of adventures, crammed with detail & disturbing images. This DELUXE hardcover edition contains adult themes. 40 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 12" x 17" (30cm x 43cm) ISBN: 1560975725
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Jimbo's Inferno
Gary Panter. Fantagraphics Books, 2006. Jimbo's Inferno is the prequel to his critically acclaimed Jimbo in Purgatory, which came out in 2004. Inferno originally appeared as part of a short-lived line of art comics published by Groening, but here it's been reformatted to the terrifyingly deluxe oversized standards of Purgatory. Like that volume, this follows the outlines of Dante's Divine Comedy, but combines and conflates specific events, looking at them all with a satiric rock and roll flair. The erstwhile hero, Jimbo, guided by the boxlike Valise, travels into Focky Bocky, a subterranean mall that spirals downwards, containing a modern vision of hell.

The art is a Boschian mishmash of grotesque and comic, all in Panter's signature proto-punk style. The dialogue borrows as much from Dante as from Lewis Carroll and Frank Zappa. Together, it is a dizzying re-envisioning of Dante. Perhaps because of its earlier format, it lacks the intricate polish that made Jimbo in Purgatory a groundbreaking comic, but as a rough sketch of twisted genius, it still amazes. 40 pages. Hard Cover Black & White 11" x 15" (279mm x 381mm) ISBN: 1560976918 and ISBN-13: 9781560976912
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