Shell Games

Another way she resembles her mother?

Ashley Ja

It’s moments like this that remind me that Sven and Hanners have a surprising bond.

Andrea Andrew

Absolutely. His moral obligation here is to figure out a way to navigate the minefield that he's found himself in, rather than to stand on this spot and hope that he's not currently standing on a ticking mine. (Note: in this metaphor, he's also standing on a ticking mine.)

Some Ed

I think May's been pretty clearly shown to *not* being into that kind of power dynamic. I mean, maybe she'd like it if the roles were reversed. But she doesn't want to owe anyone like that.

Some Ed

Hahaha, I love this one. I am from Luxembourg. We get shell-companies as gifts at birth. (No, we don't.)

heh

Bagge

I read that as "monkey laundering" and didn't even blink at how absurd that would be.

Speaking of which, I hope Sven's intern has moved on to better things.

Captain Button

Hanners, starting people down the path of money laundering and tax avoidance...

Joseph Robertson

Do you seriously think May won't try to keep it as a sex toy herself?

Bryce Maryott

Will Sven try to buy her old hip?

...Is it me or did Sven shrink in height?

Joshua Brumley

Later: - Hey, dork! Thanks for your donation, but don't think that now I owe you anything. - How... how did you know? - Believe it or not, I worked in finance, so tracing your stupid donation wasn't even hard or illegal. Now, if you'd somehow started a shell company in, say, Luxembourg... - ...

Evgeniy Semyonov

I now wish ”NOD NOD” is a special at CoD.

Daniel Rydberg

As long as we agree May is not a novelty chick.

Daniel Rydberg

I was in Luxemborg for four hours once.

Captain Button

At least the bun is gone

Peter Jensen

#Things Winslow will never dare to say

Bagge

Called it.

OldGoat

Hanners, if you're trying to not be your mother, setting up shell corporations and laundering money is not helping...

Grace Kieser

He's been "Martinized."

I assume mommy taught her that

Bagge

makin

I hope that this story line doesn't end up with Sven getting chewed out for "not" donating at some point or Dora guilting him into doing it.

I see where her dad gets it from.

Sleepy John

When I was 17 I went on a class trip to France. Which started in Luxembourg. It was nice!

Lyman Green

Which is, obviously, "Would a giant novelty cheque make May feel even worse about accepting charity?"

Simon Green

Way to over-complicate shit... both of ya!

Wolfger

She was a good woman before Bernie Sanders took her life. RIP Rosa Luxembourg

Gamera

Luxembourg IS quite nice! I have had the pleasure of reading QC in Luxembourg back in 2008 when I lived there for a while. Can't believe it's been that long!

nirev

For all his growth, I'm not sure Sven is to be trusted with a shell corporation.

Dave Van Domelen

It’s not just the shorter hair and the lack of glasses in Sven’s appearance, though. He’s always been recognisably lanky, tall, and has had a distinctive sharp chin/longish face, plus his hair was more blond.

Jim Lee

Hey, international financial gymnastics is an essential part of becoming an Evil Overlord like Mom.

Captain Button

The shell company will research the device to wipe Sven’s memory of donating. Later he’ll wonder why he has a bill from “Colorectal Anime Studios”.

Andrew

would it be wrong not to do it only because of his conflicts?

I'm not entirely convinced that she hasn't already released the virus… into this world

Hedgie

I hafta say, Sven has gone up mightily in my estimation. He really is trying hard to turn himself around and his qualms about the ethics of contributing to May's fund is the most promising sign yet. Hell's bells, I sure wouldn't waste any time thinking about it. Dora really needs to know this but I can't see her finding out without somebody spilling the beans about Sven and May.

Yeah, I especially love that smirk in the second panel...

Hugh Eckert

Is hanners channeling her mother again already? uh oh.

Andrew

Yeah - at least one other semi-notable comics artist tried that route. Didn't get him much.

Joseph Houk

I mean yeah, he'd benefit from it, but he'd also be helping a friend out in the process.

Joel Bateman

There's an interesting moral question here.

Benjamin Coomer

BIG NOVELTY CHECK MORE LIKE BIG NOVELTY DECK WAIT I MEANT DI-

A.A. aka Double

I know it's mine.

Bailey Tighe

Also, shout out to any QC fans from Luxembourg.

Miyaa

Wouldn't the fees to set all that up be enough to, I don't know, pay for an arm at least? Several years ago Dodge had this website where you could "gift registry" a car and ppl could buy you specific car parts (lug nut for $10, side mirror for $50, etc.), and now I'm imagining something like that but for bodies.

Jane the Inscrutable

I enjoy the fact that Hanners likes this reveal, rather than being shocked by it.

MikeT

It's weird seeing him without a pony tail and/or glasses.

Scott Vogel

hey, ya never know, Sven; May could be into that kind of power dynamic

Matt

Came here to say that. Hannelore probably learned how to do this by age 13 from dinner table conversations and is unaware that it's not part of the usual teen repertoire.

Clifton Royston

calm down hanners

Tamara Macadam

Oof. Cheeky Hannelore might be my thing...

Oh dear, is that another Mom move, Hanners?

Douglas E. Smith

Winslow was more on the nose than either of them knew.

Miyaa

It's nice to see he has grown up more as time passes.

Michael

Hannelore, your mother is showing.

Max D S

The speed at which Hannelore was able to reach this idea is slightly concerning

Dylan T