The attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices and the deaths of cartoonists Jean Cabut (Cabu), Georges Wolinski, Stéphane ‘Charb’ Charbonnier, Bernard
The attack on the Charlie Hebdo offices and the deaths of cartoonists Jean Cabut (Cabu), Georges Wolinski, Stéphane ‘Charb’ Charbonnier, Bernard Verlhac (Tignous) and eight others has sparked international reaction. Press or otherwise, people around the world have responded with their most powerful weapon: the pen.
Here is a selection of cartoons in tribute to those who died in the Paris shooting.
Plantu, cartoonist for Le Monde and L’Express and President of Cartooning for Peace
De tout coeur avec Charlie Hebdo. pic.twitter.com/8KwTipn3Wp
— PLANTU (@plantu) 7 Janvier 2015
“Wholeheartedly with Charlie Hebdo”
Cartooning for Peace (CFP)
CFP est abasourdi par l’attaque tragique au siège de #CharlieHebdo. Nos pensées vont aux victimes.
— Cartooning for Peace (@CartooningPeace) 7 Janvier 2015
“CFP is dumbfounded by the attack at the Charlie Hebdo offices. Our thoughts go out to the victims.”
Delucq, press cartoonist, France
Soutien à mes collègues #CharlieHebdo #attentat pic.twitter.com/RhCQTRrLCM
— delucq (@DelucqX) January 7, 2015
“Supporting my colleagues.”
Hervé Pinel, cartoonist for the French press, illustrator
Hervé Pinel, dessinateur régulier au JDD, rend hommage à ses collègues de #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/BVsQfs8Rt7 pic.twitter.com/j55F7llD9e
— Vivien Vergnaud (@Vivien_Vergnaud) January 7, 2015
“Freedom.”
Zep, comic strip author, France
Adieu Cabu, Wolinski, Tignous, Charb... http://t.co/2g2T7Z84FQ pic.twitter.com/vBeAEKwhZZ
— Zep (@Zeptheworld) 7 Janvier 2015
“Farewell Cabu, Wolinski, Tignous, Charb…”
Na !, press cartoonist, France
Hommage de notre dessinateur @na_dessinateur aux victimes de #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/2AgMZyc7Yq
— BFMTV (@BFMTV) 7 Janvier 2015
(From top, anti-clockwise) “Why? Shotgun? Kalashnikov? Hand grenade?”
Sfar, comic strip author, France
Une photo publiée par Joann Sfar (@joannsfar) le Janv. 1, 2015 at 8:05 PST
“Where is the courage?”
Une photo publiée par Joann Sfar (@joannsfar) le Janv. 1, 2015 at 7:58 PST
Martin Vidberg, cartoonist for the French press and illustrator, France
Comment dessiner aujourd'hui ? Comment ne pas dessiner aujourd'hui ? pic.twitter.com/cNtJY6e7MK
— Martin Vidberg (@Vidberg) 7 Janvier 2015
“Today I am a press cartoonist.
Today I am a journalist.
Today, I draw for Charlie Hebdo.”
Boulet, comic strip author, France
#CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/ay6ugiyvnd
— -Boulet- (@Bouletcorp) 7 Janvier 2015
“Ducks will always fly higher than guns.”
(In French, the word “canard” means “duck”, but is also a slang term for a newspaper.)
Julien Couty, illustrator, France
L'hommage du dessinateur Julien Couty pic.twitter.com/HIW7YkPPh0
— Télérama (@Telerama) January 7, 2015
Nono, press cartoonist, France
#CharlieHebdo : l'hommage de notre dessinateur Nono pic.twitter.com/CmTm41U1QH
— Le Télégramme (@LeTelegramme) January 7, 2015
“Died for freedom of expression. Cobu, Wolinski, Tignous, Charb.”
Marion Barraus, illustrator, France
— Marion Barraud (@MarionBarraud) 7 Janvier 2015
Loïc Sécherresse, comic book author and illustrator, France
7 janvier 2015 / January 7, 2015 #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/Bs6LpzeZGl
— Loïc Sécheresse (@loicsecheresse) 7 Janvier 2015
“January 7, 2015.”
Sylvain Sarrailh, illustrator, France
Gros chagrin : pic.twitter.com/qtyjeXchM7
— Tohad (@VoisinsduChaos) January 7, 2015
Tommy, press cartoonist, France
#CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/GNh2ZAEArf
— Tommy dessine (@Tommydessine) January 7, 2015
“Oh no… Not them…”
Jean Jullien, illustrator, France/UK
I am devastated by what just happened in France. #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/IxEbScqYFh
— jean jullien (@jean_jullien) January 7, 2015
“I am Charlie.”
Joep Bertrams, political cartoonist, the Netherlands
Charlie Hebdo. Nooit opzij. pic.twitter.com/MJwGKPQ8jU
— Joep Bertrams (@joepbertrams) 7 Janvier 2015
Ruben L. Oppenheimer, political cartoonist, the Netherlands
#CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/15O4YC2KWg
— Ruben L. Oppenheimer (@RLOppenheimer) 7 Janvier 2015
Vagelis Papavasillou, Greece
— Vagelis Papavasiliou (@vagpapavasiliou) January 7, 2015
MacLeodCartoons, cartoonist for Evansville Courier, United States
#JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/FPYIswn625
— MacLeodCartoons (@MacLtoons) January 7, 2015
Nate Beeler, cartoonist for The Columbus Dispatch, United States
RIP #CharlieHebdo cartoonists. My toon from 2010: pic.twitter.com/ahyyrlN57s
— Nate Beeler (@natebeeler) January 7, 2015
Bernardo Erlich, Argentina
Atentado a Charlie Hebdo. http://t.co/TBlz9pBuI7 pic.twitter.com/3UrweOEYK0
— Bernardo Erlich (@berlich) January 7, 2015
“The world has become so serious that humour is now a risky profession.”
Carlos Latuff, political cartoonist, Brazil
Please, RT! #CharlieHebdo attack has another victim! Via @MiddleEastMnt #ParisShooting pic.twitter.com/PNesB88POL
— Carlos Latuff (@LatuffCartoons) January 7, 2015
Francisco J. Olea, Chile
#CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/jIBbrIShe8
— Francisco J. Olea (@oleismos) 7 Janvier 2015
“Companions in arms.”
Malaimagen, Chile
La viñeta de hoy. Comparta y/o comente si quiere. #CharlieHebdohttp://t.co/aj7Vbn3b6c pic.twitter.com/jtuiGf0Vnq
— malaimagen (@malaimagen) January 7, 2015
Neelabh Banerjee, cartoonist, India
Horrible attack.Cartoonists across the world are uniting against bloodshed and violence. @ibnlive @cnnbrk pic.twitter.com/QtTe9INeU9
— Neelabh Banerjee (@NeelabhToons) January 7, 2015
David Pope, political cartoonist, Canberra Times, Australia
Can't sleep tonight, thoughts with my French cartooning colleagues, their families and loved ones #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/LqIMRCHPgK
— David Pope (@davpope) 7 Janvier 2015
A selection of newspaper front pages
The letter from The Independent's Deputy Editor: In solidarity with #CharlieHebdo http://t.co/i6xl68x2lw pic.twitter.com/3FYgFZSX72
— The Independent (@Independent) January 8, 2015
B.Z.-Titelseite nach dem Anschlag auf #CharlieHebdo. Alle Infos im Liveticker: http://t.co/bAuwnBlPol #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/JHzwaeplzU
— BZ Berlin B.Z. (@bzberlin) January 7, 2015
Rettelse, @Politiken's forside imorgen. Nu uploadet MED leder - stadig flot pic.twitter.com/ikkRg13aRz
— Jesper Dahl Jeppesen (@jesperdahl) January 7, 2015
La une de "L'Echo Haute Vienne", via @jeromevallette. Pas besoin de mots. #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/51IaX7q5gD
— Cyril Petit (@cyrilpetit99) January 7, 2015
Unsere Titelseite von morgen. #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/4z7CF1RALY
— BERLINER KURIER (@BERLINER_KURIER) January 7, 2015
Onze voorpagina morgen. #CharlieHebdo #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/GlCIXvLeZ5
— De Morgen (@demorgen) January 7, 2015
Tomorrow's @TheTorontoSun front page. Our Andy Donato sets the tone as people around the world draw strength. pic.twitter.com/s3GW9i8Ysm
— Wendy Metcalfe (@WendyM_TorSun) January 8, 2015
Ce soir, La Tribune rend hommage à la rédaction de #CharlieHebdo dans son édition numérique >> http://t.co/kN8KWXyL2g pic.twitter.com/gXOuBYSGDY
— LaTribune (@LaTribune) January 7, 2015
#EnPortada Todos somos #CharlieHebdo - http://t.co/gMiiSaXCUm #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/P8gzkZeO59
— La Razón (@larazon_es) January 8, 2015
And last, but not least…
The #CharlieHebdo shooting seen by euronews' cartoonist ElBartho pic.twitter.com/eMy2bNKPoJ
— euronews (@euronews) January 8, 2015