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WEEK 187 / 337 — The Shutdown
Vol. 3 ·  Chapter 18 — The Shutdown · Jan 8 – Jan 14, 2019
Manga panel 1 of 5, Week 187 “The Shutdown”: The prime-time address delivered, he basks in the response, savoring the strange thrill of pleading his case to the whole nation.
THE ADDRESS IS DELIVERED. FOR A MOMENT THE KING BASKS — THEN THE ENEMY REFUSES HIM TO HIS FACE.
Thank you for soooo many nice comments regarding my Oval Office speech. A very interesting experience!
Manga panel 2 of 5, Week 187 “The Shutdown”: He storms out of the parley: he asked the enemy captains straight whether they would ever fund the Wall, they said never, and he walked.
Just left a meeting with Chuck and Nancy, a total waste of time. I asked what is going to happen in 30 days if I quickly open things up, are you…
Manga panel 3 of 5, Week 187 “The Shutdown”: Late in the siege he stops to confide in his diary, two words that read like the loneliness of the whole ordeal.
(Dear Diary...)
Manga panel 4 of 5, Week 187 “The Shutdown”: To steady himself he turns back to the faithful and the old cry, the promise that carried him this far.
“MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
Manga panel 5 of 5, Week 187 “The Shutdown”: And in a rare quiet hour he looks out over the snow-filled lawns and lets himself simply love the special place he is besieged in.
Wish I could share with everyone the beauty and majesty of being in the White House and looking outside at the snow filled lawns and Rose Garden.…
THE SIEGE DRAGS INTO DEEP WINTER. THE KING WILL NOT YIELD, AND THE NATION'S DOORS STAY SHUT.
TO BE CONTINUED →

This week in the saga

The prime-time address delivered, he basks in the response — then storms out of the parley when the enemy captains swear they will never fund the Wall. Late in the long siege he stops to confide two words to his diary that read like its whole loneliness, then turns back to the faithful and the old cry to steady himself. And in a rare quiet hour he looks out over the snow-filled lawns and lets himself simply love the special place he is besieged in.

Readers' Corner

Letters from the readership on Week 187. Pick a pen name — no account needed.

Opening the mailbag…