and we need nor bad ass girls. joining me now, actor, activist and all-around bad ass. ammandla stenberg. talk to me about this project. >> niobe first appeared in a series called "the untamed" by sebastian jones. i thought she was really awesome initially because she's this black girl elf. i'm a huge nerd and a fan of fantasy. to see a character that represented me was really amazing. and so i met sebastian actually at a festival and we started talking it more and more and we realized it would be a really great idea to expand her story more and make her the lead. >> there is something about that rendering in the super hero comic format that is kind of extraordinary. it is like you have this little thing inside of yourself that becomes real on the page. >> yeah, exactly. when i was always growing up i