In the wake of the horrific shooting at the offices of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, illustrators and cartoonists around the world come together in solidarity with the 12 artists and ordinary people who died in that event by doing what they do best – drawing cartoons that express their thoughts and emotions more eloquently than words ever could.
Their messages range from anger and defiance to grief and hope, but there is a common thread. It is clear that, in their eyes, the people at Charlie Hebdo have died as martyrs who championed the freedom of expression and of the press, which are some of the core elements of a free society.
(h/t: reuters)
1. He drew first
Image credits: David Pope
2. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Image credits: Lucille Clerc
3.
Image credits: Il Giornaleo
4. Unstoppable Charlie Hebdo
Image credits: Joep Bertrams
5.
Image credits: Ruben L. Oppenheimer
6. We have avenged you
Image credits: David Fitzsimmons
7.
Image credits: Rob Tornoe
8.
Image credits: The Independent
9. He drew first
Image credits: Rafael Mantesso
10. I am Charlie
Image credits: Jamesuary
11. Oh no, not them
EDITOR'S NOTE: Charlie Hebdo often satirized Christians as well (Image credits: Tommy Dessine)
12.
Image credits: Ann Telnaes
13.
Image credits: JM Nieto
14. More Powerful
Image credits: Mac Leod
15.
Image credits: Orgulloy Satisfaccion
16. They died for the freedom of expression
Image credits: Nono
17. As if we needed more humorless editors
Image credits: Nate Beeler
18. I am Charlie
Image credits: Magnus Shaw
19. Never!
Image credits: Korneel Jeuken
20.
Image credits: Carlos Latuff
21. What we do best...
Image credits: Dwane Powell
22.
Image credits: Ayesha Mattu
23. Without humor we are all dead
Image credits: New York Times
24. I am Charlie
Image credits: Jean Jullien
25. Ducks (newspapers) will always fly higher than guns
Image credits: Boulet
26. The world has become so serious that humor is a risky profession
Image credits: Bernardo Erlich
27.
Image credits: Zero
28. What's this little weapon?
Image credits: Satish Acharya