Johnny Jihad

By Ryan Inzana

John Sendel is a typical disillusioned teenager. The kind that snap and start shooting at their school. Part of a generation reared by television, he is willing to weild the impetuousness of youth in a self-destructive manner. But when he stumbles upon fundamentalist Islam through his friend Salim, his world is transformed. Now his life has a purpose: jihad. But the deeper he becomes emeshed, the more frightening the road becomes. Inspired by the story of John Walker Lindh, this is a chillingly real and hotly topical tale. In b/w throughout.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1561633534
• ISBN13: 9781561633531
• Release Date: June 2003
• Publisher: NBM Publishing
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 15 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 10 to 12

Customer Reviews

A great "what if?" graphic novel with elements of realism

I found this book to be quite engrossing. Having read several graphic novels that have dealt with the events following 9/11, I found this to be an interesting look at what someone such as John Walker Lindh might have gone through. At the same time, the book pulls no punches at how American culture can easily lure youth into a state in which a solid alternative may look better at first, but can turn bad later on. Combining this book with Matrjane Sarapti's Persepolis or Joe Sacco's work Palestine would be an excellent place to delve into the concept of learning current events with semi-fictional (or "children's") media, such as comics.