The Guardian of Senegal

<p>Kanta the Guardian of Senegal made his first appearance in The Partisans #2 a story that took place in 1942 pitting him against Nazis and emissaries of the evil god Set and aided by Baroud the amazon Antales and a young Tanka. However his origins were not detailed until now.</p><p><br></p><p>it took two years to put together the authentic Senegalese writer-artist team who produced this issue. Writer M. M. Sy is the author of <em>Sapiens Vampiris</em> a novel published in 2021 to critical acclaim. Artist Narotam works as a political cartoonist for the Senegalese newspaper <em>Le Politicien</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>The story spans the period between 1914 and 1938 and features the Senegalese <em>Tirailleurs </em>(Riflemen) a corps of infantry created in 1857 who fought courageously during World War I.</p><p><br></p>