Nightcrawler (comics) Family relations what can you tell me about the Family relations? After hinting for many years that Mystique was indeed Nightcrawler's biological mother, it was confirmed by writer Scott Lobdell in X-Men Unlimited #4. how was it confirmed, what did he say? it was confirmed by writer Scott Lobdell in X-Men Unlimited #4.
what else did he find out about family?
what else did Scott Lobdell find out about family in the nightcrawler comics besides his mother?
X-Men writer Chris Claremont had intended to reveal that Nightcrawler was the son of Nightmare early in his run. Roger Stern recounted, "It happened when I was the writer of Dr. Strange, back when writers were still occasionally listened to. Chris had come up with the latest of several crazy ideas and declared that Nighcrawler's father was Nightmare. And I replied with something like, 'No, he's not. I'm not going to let you appropriate one of my character's major villains.' As I recall, Len Wein crossed the room and shook my hand. And not too long after, I [became] the X-Men editor and was able to make sure that didn't happen for long enough that Chris eventually changed his mind." Claremont's new plan was for the mutant terrorist Mystique and her lover Destiny to have been Nightcrawler's biological parents. Mystique, being a shapeshifter, would have taken the form of a man and impregnated Destiny. However, Marvel felt the idea to be too controversial and an alternative origin was developed.  After hinting for many years that Mystique was indeed Nightcrawler's biological mother, it was confirmed by writer Scott Lobdell in X-Men Unlimited #4. In 2003, it was revealed that although Mystique was married to a wealthy German, Herr Wagner, Nightcrawler's father was Azazel, a member of a race of demonic-looking mutants known as the Neyaphem which date back to Biblical times that were banished to another dimension by a race of angelic mutants. The storyline was furthered by the revelation that fellow X-Man Archangel's healing blood did not heal Nightcrawler, and in fact caused him great pain.  Nightcrawler's siblings include his adoptive sister Rogue and half-brother Graydon Creed by Mystique; and Abyss and Kiwi Black from Azazel.  It is also revealed that in a parallel universe, an alternate Nightcrawler fathered a daughter with an alternate Scarlet Witch; this girl, named Nocturne, is a dimensionally-stranded mutant bearing traits similar to Nightcrawler himself. Nocturne has since referred to Nightcrawler as her father. The demeanor of Nightcrawler is very similar to that of the Nightcrawler from Nocturne's reality, so the two developed a close bond that resembles a father-daughter relationship. CANNOTANSWER
In 2003, it was revealed that although Mystique was married to a wealthy German, Herr Wagner, Nightcrawler's father was Azazel,
Microbe: The Anatomical Adventure is a 1982 video game published by Synergistic Software.

Gameplay
Microbe is a game in which a crew must journey through the body from the leg to the brain to find out what is wrong with the patient.

Reception
Tom Cleaver reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "I thoroughly recommend Microbe to gamers of every stripe for the enjoyment it provides, and I recommend it to everyone else for its educational content."

See also
 Fantastic Voyage

References

External links
Review in Softalk
Review in Electronic Games
Review in Family Computing
Review in Softline
Review in Apple Orchard
Review in Windfall
Review in Home Software Guild catalog
Review in Compute!
Review in Biological science : a molecular approach

1982 video games
Apple II games
Apple II-only games
Human body in popular culture
Medical video games
Shoot 'em ups
Simulation video games
Synergistic Software games
Video games about microbes
Video games about size change
Video games developed in the United States Thanksgiving is a 2000 fiction novel by British author Michael Dibdin. The book was first published in the United Kingdom on 2 October 2000 through Faber & Faber. The book follows a man who decides to visit his dead wife's first husband.

Synopsis
During their marriage Lucy never said much about her past, so when Lucy dies during a horrific plane crash Tom decides to try to find out exactly what happened in her first marriage. He knows that she had two children by him, but Lucy was very close-mouthed about anything else that pertained to Darryl Bob Allen. However the more Anthony looks into Lucy's past, the more obsessed he grows.

Reception
Critical reception for Thanksgiving was mostly positive. The Guardian gave Thanksgiving a positive review, commenting that while the book did not fully answer all of the questions it posed, that this was purposely done since the book was predominantly about "one man's voyage into darkness, into both the impossibility and the ecstasy of love". Publishers Weekly also praised the book, but noted that "Fans may go along for the ride, but they will surely clamor for the speedy return of Aurelio Zen." In contrast, the Post-Gazette criticized Thanksgiving as being unbelievable and questioned the point of the novel.

References

2000 novels
Novels set in Nevada
Faber and Faber books "Balcoin" is the 9th episode of the first season of the CW television series The Secret Circle, and the series' 9th episode overall. It was aired on November 10, 2011. The episode was written by Andrew Miller andAndrea Newman and it was directed by Brad Turner.

Plot
Cassie (Britt Robertson) tries to figure out what the documents that Calvin left her mean. No one seems to be able to explain what the symbols on the documents are and her grandmother Jane (Ashley Crow) is unable to help since her memory is messed up after the spell Charles (Gale Harold) did on her. The only person who can help Cassie is Calvin himself but she cannot find him in his store (Jake killed him in the "Masked" episode).

While studying the documents with Jake (Chris Zylka), they find out that her Blackwell bloodline comes from the Balcoin bloodline. Cassie cannot understand what that means but it upsets Jake who leaves immediately to inform Isaac (JR Bourne) about it. Isaac says that they have to inform the council about it before they attempt to do anything else.

Charles is trying to check on Jane to see if the spell he did to her works, but he realizes that something is going really wrong when Jane confuses Cassie for Amelia. He informs Dawn (Natasha Henstridge) about it and Dawn does not miss the chance to accuse him for what is happening. She insists that Charles should give her the crystal but Charles once again refuses to do it. They decide to put their plans on hold for a while because the rest of the Elders will sure have their eyes on them after everything that has happened.

Meanwhile, Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) suspects that Jake is hiding things from them and she teams up with Adam (Thomas Dekker) to find out what Jake is up to. They are watching him during the Gala fundraiser and when Jake walks out to talk to Isaac, Adam sees him but he cannot hear what they are talking about. Isaac came to the fundraiser to let Jake know that the council decided not to kill Cassie for now but they should take her with them when they leave later during the night. Isaac asks Jake to bring her to the boat and Jake agrees.

Jake, instead of taking Cassie to the boat, takes her to his house and explains to her who her ancestors were, showing her what there is in his family's Book of Shadows. He tells her that she has dark magic inside her and asks her to go away with him because it is the only way to keep her friends and her family safe. While talking, Cassie receives a text message from Adam telling her that Jake is a witch hunter. Finding an excuse, she manages to get away from Jake but not from Isaac who drugs her and takes her to the boat.

Adam, who has already informed the Circle about Jake, tries to find Cassie with Faye. When he and Faye find Jake, Jake leads them to the boat and the three of them manage to take Cassie back.

The episode ends with Isaac saying to Jake that he has no idea what he just did because as he said: "Cassie Blake is not the only child of Blackwell in the Circle". Jake leaves with the witch hunters and while the boat is fending off, he stares at the members of the Circle while they are staring back at him.

Reception

Ratings
In its original American broadcast, "Balcoin" was watched by 2.17 million; down 0.09 from the previous episode.

Reviews
"Balcoin" received generally positive reviews.

Katherine Miller from The A.V. Club gave a B- rate to the episode saying that the episode started with such a promise and it ended well enough. "So here, in this fall finale, looking at a show that's far, far better than it was in the pilot, a word of advice: Secret Circle, stick to your horror, your awkward reaction shots, and your ensemble scenes. You are so much better there."

Matt Richenthal from TV Fanatic rated the episode with 4/5 saying that he was hoping for more."To conclude its opening nine-episode run, The Secret Circle didn't leave viewers anxious with how a storyline would be resolved, it simply dropped a major plot point on us in order to set the stage for 2012."

Sarah Maines from The TV Chick said that the mid-season finale episode was solid and plain old awesome.

Feature music
In the "Balcoin" episode we can hear the songs:
 "Forget It" by Blood Orange
 "Origins" by Tennis
 "Guilty As Charged" by Chairlift
 "Hard Times" by Widowspeak
 "Wait" by M83
 "Mars" by Natalie Walker

Notes
After the episode "Balcoin", the series took a long break for the holidays and the episode was defined as the mid-season finale. The next episode, "Darkness", was aired on January 5, 2012, almost two months later. Executive producer of the show, Andrew Miller, and actor Gale Harold (who portrays Charles Meade), gave an interview to the press right after the episode was aired to talk about it, what viewers can expect when the show comes back in January and other things related to the show.
With the cliffhanger that there is a second Blackwell child in the Circle, the first thought of who that second child was, directed to Faye. The main reason was Jane's mention in the episode that Dawn had feelings about Blackwell sixteen years ago and there was something going on between them. Even having Faye as the first choice there were hopes that this was not going that way because it was to obvious. "...hopefully the show won’t drag that out [Faye being the second child], because the implication is  pretty obvious." The mystery of who the second child was is revealed later on the show, at the end of the episode "Crystal" (episode 19).

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2011 American television episodes
The Secret Circle (TV series) episodes