World’s Cartoonists Respond to Charlie Hebdo Attack
The attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo Wednesday morning spurred an outpouring of cartoonist solidarity, as artists around the world refreshed the power of a single drawing to collapse the menace of terrorism. Below are some of the best.
Australian political cartoonist David Pope:
Can't sleep tonight, thoughts with my French cartooning colleagues, their families and loved ones #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/LqIMRCHPgK
— David Pope (@davpope) January 7, 2015
Dutch cartoonist Ruben Oppenheimer:
#CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/15O4YC2KWg
— Ruben L. Oppenheimer (@RLOppenheimer) January 7, 2015
Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes:
French cartoonist Plantu (roughly, “Wholeheartedly with Charlie Hebdo”):
De tout coeur avec Charlie Hebdo. pic.twitter.com/8KwTipn3Wp
— PLANTU (@plantu) January 7, 2015
French graphic designer Jean Jullien:
I am devastated by what just happened in France. #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/IxEbScqYFh
— jean jullien (@jean_jullien) January 7, 2015
Dutch political cartoonist Joep Bertrams:
Charlie Hebdo. Nooit opzij. pic.twitter.com/MJwGKPQ8jU
— Joep Bertrams (@joepbertrams) January 7, 2015
Indian editorial cartoonist Satish Acharya:
The little weapon! #CharlieHebdo #cartoon pic.twitter.com/VFFZD2f8Rz
— Satish Acharya (@satishacharya) January 7, 2015
The Independent:
Here's The @Independent cartoonist's response to the #CharlieHebdo attack: pic.twitter.com/4H4VWDS4qN
— amol rajan (@amolrajan) January 7, 2015
Chilean artist Francisco J. Olea:
#CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/jIBbrIShe8
— Francisco J. Olea (@oleismos) January 7, 2015
For the record the following, though appropriate, was not drawn in response to this morning’s attacks:
You guys, this New Yorker cartoon was for Yom Kippur in 2012, not the #CharlieHebdo attack http://t.co/aVlhElJJzK pic.twitter.com/T0n2n8FYnN
— Hayes Brown (@HayesBrown) January 7, 2015
[Image via screengrab]
