29/11/2015

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:00:10. > :00:12.I'm Leah and you're with Newsround this rainy Sunday.

:00:13. > :00:16.First to Emily, a girl who was so fed up of not seeing cartoon

:00:17. > :00:19.characters with disabilities she decided to take action.

:00:20. > :00:36.Emily is nine years old. She has spina bifida which makes it

:00:37. > :00:42.difficult to move around. Like loads of young kids she loves reading,

:00:43. > :00:55.playing guitar, football and basketball. When she's not busy

:00:56. > :01:09.doing that she is also a superhero. Dad, Dan, has turned his daughter

:01:10. > :01:20.into a comic book star. There are five characters. They are all

:01:21. > :01:28.disabled. Apart from the Creator. That's the person who brought them

:01:29. > :01:33.all together. Emily's dad is obsessed with comics. His characters

:01:34. > :01:39.are based on other children with disabilities. Together they make up

:01:40. > :01:44.team Strongbow. The idea came to light when Emily was born. I wanted

:01:45. > :01:49.something she could relate to. A disabled character. Then finally I

:01:50. > :01:57.set about designing my own superheroes with disabilities that

:01:58. > :02:05.she could largely enjoy. I don't really see people in wheelchairs.

:02:06. > :02:08.How does that make you feel? The comic will be published at the start

:02:09. > :02:11.of next year. Those super Emily. British boxer Tyson Fury has become

:02:12. > :02:16.the heavyweight champion of the world, beating Wladimir Klitschko

:02:17. > :02:17.bringing the Ukrainian's nine-year The 27-year-old Manchester

:02:18. > :02:21.fighter is only Britain's fifth Great Britain are one win

:02:22. > :02:26.from the first Davis Cup title in 79 years, following Andy

:02:27. > :02:28.and Jamie Murray's doubles victory The Scottish brothers beat

:02:29. > :02:35.Steve Darcis and David Goffan to put A win for Andy Murray against David

:02:36. > :02:42.this afternoon Newsround's back right here just

:02:43. > :02:48.before midday. Plenty more

:02:49. > :02:53.on the website until then.