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With Gina Carano cast as the Morlock Angel Dust in the Fox's upcoming Deadpool movie, who's to say what sort of role the tunnel-dwelling mutants will play in the film?  Either way, now's a good time to brush up on the Morlocks. Essential Reading Uncanny X-Men: Catacombs ( Chris Claremont, Paul Smith and Walter Simonson ) - Beginning in issue 169 (and continuing for two issues past the actual comic called "Catacombs") the X-Men meet a group of mutants, disfigured and forced to live apart from society, where they have found a place together in abandoned tunnels beneath New York.  Not only is this the first appearance of the Morlocks, but it showcases the iconic "no powers" battle between Storm and the Morlock leader Callisto.  We also meet Caliban (who later became a member of various X-Men teams) for the first time, who is smitten with Kitty Pryde and rescues her from fellow Morlock Plague. These issues are collected in Essential X-Men (Volume 4). ...

The Song To Listen To "Spark" by Michelle Branch The YA Book To Read "This Sin Eater's Daughter" by Melinda Salisbury The Comic To Enjoy "Maria, the Virgin Witch (Volume 1)" by Masayuki Ishikawa The Movie To See "The Lazarus Effect" Directed by David Gelb Starring Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass and Evan Peters The Trailer To Watch "Wayward Pines" More To Say Yes To This announcement Neill Blomkamp confirmed to direct new Aliens movie. This casting news Morena Baccarin cast as love interest in "Deadpool." And this casting news Viola Davis will play Amanda Waller in "Suicide Squad." This Blu-Ray/DVD release Academy Award winner for Best Animated Film, "Big Hero 6"

The Song To Listen To "Crazy In Love (Remix 2014)" by Beyoncé (From Fifty Shades of Grey ) The YA Book To Read "The Bargaining" by Carly Anne West The Comic To Enjoy "The Walking Man: 10th Anniversary Edition" by Jiro Taniguchi The Movie To See "The DUFF" Directed by Ari Sandel Starring Bella Thorne, Mae Whitman and Robbie Amell The Trailer To Watch "Crimson Peak" More To Say Yes To This casting news Gina Carano cast as Angel Dust in Fox's Deadpool This movie poster   Guillermo del Toro's "Crimson Peak"   This music video     "Style" by Taylor Swift , featuring a yummy Dominic Sherwood   This man's ass     Jamie Dornan in "Fifty Shades of Grey" 

Marvel has announced a new Inferno series from Dennis Hopeless and Javier Garron, spinning out of Marvel's upcoming mega-event Battleworld .  The series will feature Colossus on a quest to save his sister Illyana, at the same time that Illyana,better known as X-Man Magik, is busy indulging in her badassery in this Hell-on-Earth.  So, what better time to get acquainted with Magik?  I love this part of the X-Men universe. Essential Reading X-Men: Inferno ( Louise Simonson, Chris Claremont, Steve Engelhart, Gerry Conway, Ann Nocenti, Walter Simonson and various ) - When Magik leads her fellow New Mutants on a routine trip to Limbo, they find themselves trapped, and Illyana is tricked into opening a portal to Earth that allows hordes of demons to descend upon Manhattan.  Her soul is on the line, as her final transformation into the demonic Darkchylde is close at hand. Magik: Illyana and Storm ( Chris Claremont, John Buscema and various ) - A...

The Song To Listen To "Ain't Gonna Drown" by Elle King The YA Book To Read "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard The Comic To Enjoy "Love and Rockets: New Stories (Volume 7) TP" by Gilbert Hernandez and Jaime Hernandez The Movie To See Kingsman: The Secret Service Directed by Matthew Vaughn Starring Colin Firth, Taron Egerton and Samuel L. Jackson The Trailer To Watch Poltergeist (2015) More To Say Yes To This announcement A-Force - An all-female Avengers team. And this announcement Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures announce that Spider-Man will appear in future Marvel Studios film , and Marvel Studios characters may appear in upcoming Spider-Man films. Then this announcement   DC Comics diversifies comics line , launches 24 new titles, including Black Canary, Bat-Mite , Bizarro, Mystic U, Robin: Son of Batman , Starfire and Prez: First Teen President .  Finally, DC sees that creativity coming ...

The Song To Listen To "Sea Creatures" by SOAK The YA Book To Read This 2014 Michael L. Printz Award Winner was announced on Monday. "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson The Comic To Enjoy Guardians of the Galaxy and the X-Men The Black Vortex: Alpha ( Sam Humphries & Ed McGuinness ) The Movie To See Jupiter Ascending Directed by Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski Starring Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis The Trailer To Watch Marvel's Daredevil More To Say Yes To This poster This casting news Nick Jonas joins Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts, Lea Michelle, Joe Manganiello and Ariana Grande for Ryan Murphy's Scream Queens . And this casting news Felicity Jones in talks to star as female lead in upcoming stand-alone Star Wars spin-off. This costume design Brandon Routh as The Atom on Arrow .

Last week's Marvel's Agent Carter had some scenes showcasing young girls being trained as spies and brutal combatants in Russia, the same program that Black Widow stems from.  The infamous "Red Room" and the widow's origins, are sure to be make an appearance in the next Marvel movie, Avengers: Age of Ultron , if the trailer is any indication, and will likely be featured prominently in future episodes of Marvel's Agent Carter .  So what better excuse to take a good look at some Black Widow comics? Essential Reading Black Widow: The Itsy-Bitsy Spider ( Devin Grayson & J.G. Jones ) - Features Natasha as the kick-ass spy we know her to be.  This is probably the best solo story featuring the Avenger.  This also prominently features Yelena Belova, the blonde, next generation Black Widow who still works as a spy for Russia (she had made a brief appearance previously, but this is where she was extensively used for the first time).  Black...