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Well done Hannelore! Dilly Dilly!
I've been waiting for this ever since Tilly first showed up. Well done!
What's interesting to me here is that (Hannelore's mother's) shocked, frightened-looking reaction makes me think she might actually *not* be a (clinical) sociopath.
I hope this doesn't blow up in Hanner's face. Whatever happens I'm glad she did this. Her mom is right out of a Hostel movie.
She's got Station to defend her from her mother if necessary...
I feel this is unfair to pigs.
Whoa. And Hanners lays down the law. She's come a long way. I wonder if she even realises that she made firm physical contact with her mother then. I remember when she used to freak out at everything.
YES!
WHOAAAAaaaaaa good job, Hannelore!
Way to go Hanners!! <3
Wonderful!!
*claps*
"Pig?" I believe the word, Jeph, is- DEPLORABLE.
Definitely her mother’s daughter.
The only thing I’m worried about is what, if anything, Hanners’ mom will say as Hanners storms out.
Hot Damn. I don't know what shocked Hanner's mom the most, the shove of the verbal dressing down afterwards.
OH SHIT :O
There's a certain satisfying irony in the fact that this is probably the first time Hanners' mom has been touched by her daughter voluntarily in years. Maybe even since she was a child. Hanners' dad got a hug, her mom got a deeply deserved shove.
I guess I'm the only one who thinks physically shoving your mother, calling her a pig, and disowning her is extreme behavior.
I think this was the straw that broke the camel's back for Hanners. Considering her mother's complete disregard for both Hanners and others, and her mother's attempt to make Hanners complicit in her nasty deeds, it pushed her to breaking point.
Whoa.
"Hannalore, where did you learn to be this way?" "I learned it by watching you, okay? I learned it by watching you!"
So. Not for nothing... we've seen Hannelore demonstrate at least a substantial capacity for John Ellicott Chatham's genius. We've now seen Hannelore demonstrate Beatrice Chatham's strength, will, and capacity for fury. AND... we've seen Hannelore make real, honest connections with people, digital, organic, or otherwise (I refuse to speculate on the 'otherwise') that neither parent has really shown in any great degree, at least on screen. Hannelore has had nightmares of being a monster or replaced by a monster since we first really got to know her... but she lacks both her father's benevolent disconnect and her mother's malevolent disregard. The story isn't over yet, but the monster's way less likely now. Instead, we may be seeing something neither of her parents could have imagined for her or for themselves: a decent human being who completely remakes the world in her own image for the betterment of all. Or, alternately, she may help expand Coffee of Doom into a bakery if the Secret Bakery should happen to close down. Either's possible, really.
I am not going to spend $1.38 so Jeph can have 0.95, but I will really miss these comments! You all are an awesome community!
Dude, they've reversed that policy already
And after this she found a fireman at a bar and fury-boned.
Wow! Thinking about how far Hanners has come since I started reading this comic so many years ago is amazing. Such good character work. Keep it up.
:o
Kinda makes me wonder if Hannelore's birth was part of an attempt at gaining business advantage? :(
Dude, that was my first thought too
Hanners and HannerMom are THE SAME PERSON! (Sorta.) Take a look at the exterior: Dark suit, short blond hair, lean build. And the behavior: Blast through obstacles, goal-focused, no dialog with target. No wonder Hanners had nightmares/daymares(?). The Dark Side is strong, even when you're trying to use it for good.
Funnily enough, I was struck by how unalike they look. The forehead, the nose, the chin - aside from the hair, Hanners looks much more like her dad than her mum.
so, now we know WHY Hanners will release the virus, then?
May of 2013 + 5 years.
Yes! It's so amazing to see Hanners standing up for herself and Tilly like this.
FFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUU. GO HANNERS!!!!
GO HANNERS!! :O
YES!!!
I became a patron for this comic. SO WORTH IT
oh man oh man oh man
Yes! Family is a privilege, not a right. Go Hanners!
So when is Tilly gonna kiss someone
That last panel, ouch!
Holllleeeee shiiiiii.... Yes. Yes to this.
While I approve of her telling her mom off, the shove feels completely out of character and over-the-top for Hanners. Plus there was no need for it here, just the verbal dressing down sufficed, IMHO.
I disagree -- the shove is an actual physical contact between the two of them. Physical contact horrifies Hannalore, but her anger is so great it pushed beyond that threshold. Compare and contrast when she hugged her father on the Station. She overcame her dislike of contact because she loved her father and wanted to show him how far she had come. Here, she's so angry at her mother that she's ready to prove that her phobias aren't enough to keep her from pushing her away. This is a woman who used to browbeat Hannalore midway through panic attacks. Now it's a woman stunned into silence.
Wow! Hope she keeps the rage!
I don't think I've clapped and cheered so much for Hanners since she a) faced the HORRORS of Marigolds room, and B) the whole drunk sledding thing 😄😁 Jeph, you should be very proud and happy that you have been able to create characters that we care about so much as if they were real people, and that we feel so much in these Big Moments that we witness in their lives.
This felt so intense to me I actually cried after reading...
the shove... it got physical... I felt it...
OH SNAP!!! GO HANNERS!!! ATTAGIRL!!! <3
Go Hanners!!
I don't think that's a healthy parent-child relationship.
"...but you could've heard a pin drop, when Hanners stopped, and locked the door..."
Wow uh Hanners is hot when she's mad. You tell 'em girl!
Go hanners, go hanners, its your birthday. We gonna party like its your birthday!
Dayum Hanners, that was frikking magnificent. So proud of you my Queen. COME ON THROUGH, COME ON THROUGH!
DAMN!
You know, it isn't healthy for Hanners to keep those emotions bottled up like that. She needs to come out and say what she really thinks.
I believe we have just discovered Hannelore's second Crowning Moment of Awesome.
All the love for hannalore...
Boom!
The suit and the hairdress look really good on her. I wonder if it's what's helped her get in the necessary state of mind.
Holy shit, I'm so proud of Hanners right now, I can't even.
D;
Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Consume you, it will.
Holy shoot! Hanners!!! That's so omg.
Why do i get the feeling hannelore is using her mother's genes against her?
i’ve had to do this. It isn’t easy, and probably a lot harder for Hanners than me all things considered. I’m proud of her.
Being enraged tends to make these kinds of things easier. You throw up afterwards, rather than leading up to it. At least in my experience.
Oh. My. God. YES!
Hannerpocalypse Now
i dunno about Hanners committing assault, but the rest of this is amazing and i love this version of her <3
Assault? What assault? She didn't hit her. She pushed her.
And her mother is now like: "finally, the daughter I wanted!"
...and no longer have!
YES
That was a powerful shove. GOoooooo Hannelore!!!!!!!
It's like she's a completely different person. (I hope its not inappropriate but I find this strong, confident Hanners quite attractive, especially with the suit. The look reminds me of Annie Lennox in the "Sweet Dreams Are Made of This" video).
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang. Hanelore asserts herself <a href="http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2764" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2764</a>
The phrase in the bottom right is mostly missing :(
It's :o
Wow. That must be very painful.
Wow.
I was hoping this would happen. <3 Hanners for standing up for herself!
Damm I saw this coming but not this harsh :O
God dayum!
Go Hanners
Shook
Oh man Hanners is such a badass. I love her so much.