Book: Johnny Jihad
Written by Ryan Inzan (NBM)
Reviewed by John Sekerka

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An obvious take on the infamous John Walker - the boy next door turned terrorist - story, Johnny Jihad valiantly paints a scenario where such a seemingly moral corruption is not only plausible, but down right understandable. Delivered in stark black and white inked wood cuts, Johnny Jihad follows a meandering social misfit youth, brought up by a brutal hard drinking, hunting rifle toting ex-vet father, looking for any semblance of direction. Finding it in the Koran, and then subsequently in special camps, leads the boy about as astray from the all American dream as possible. Inzana is careful not to preach; instead he delivers the story matter of factly, focusing on circumstance, the alienation of youth, and the power of religion to move masses.

© 2005 - John Sekerka