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A graphic adaptation of the West African legend of Sunjata, a weak boy who sets out to build his strength in order to fulfill his destiny as a great leader and king of the Mande people.

A retelling in comic strip form of the African epic in which an ugly, crippled child grows up to become the liberator and founder of the great empire of old Mali.

The story of Sundiata, who overcame physical handicaps, social disgrace, and strong opposition to rule Mali in the thirteenth century.