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Charlie Hebdo attack: cartoonists' responses

Comic artists around the world have paid tribute to magazine staff killed in a terror attack in Paris

January 08, 2015
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Read more on Charlie Hebdo:After Charlie Hebdo: Muslims in FranceCharlie Hebdo will surviveCharlie Hebdo attack: cartoonists’ responses This cartoon by Lucille Clerc, a French illustrator based in London, was yesterday widely and incorrectly claimed to be by the graffiti artist Banksy:

Break one, thousand will rise #CharlieHebdo #JeSuisCharlie #raiseyourpencil

Une photo publiée par Lucille Clerc (@lucille_clerc) le

This early response by Canberra Times cartoonist David Pope was widely shared on social media yesterday:
Can't sleep tonight, thoughts with my French cartooning colleagues, their families and loved ones #CharlieHebdopic.twitter.com/LqIMRCHPgK — David Pope (@davpope) January 7, 2015
The Telegraph's longstanding cartoonist Matt joined others in taking a serious, moving approach:
Cartoonists show solidarity after #CharlieHebdo attack: http://t.co/8zXyCAeuWBpic.twitter.com/ij29oR0jY3 — The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 8, 2015
The Independent was the British paper to most prominently feature a cartoon on its front page, with this uncompromising image by its cartoonist Dave Brown:
Charlie Hebdo: This is the terrifying price we pay for free speech in a liberal democracy http://t.co/OvDqOqo0Rzpic.twitter.com/Fp9tq8pVMx — Independent Voices (@IndyVoices) January 8, 2015
Spanish magazine El Jueves took a more text-based approach:
pic.twitter.com/zvenROdFmV — El Jueves (@eljueves) January 7, 2015
This New Yorker cartoon, originally published in 2006, encapsulates the feelings of many journalists, writers and comics:
This New Yorker cartoon perfectly captures what Charlie Hebdo's critics get wrong http://t.co/6NW6zMtrkCpic.twitter.com/tkthnP5lVC — Max Fisher (@Max_Fisher) January 7, 2015
An outspoken response from Kenyan cartoonist Gado:
#JeSuisCharliepic.twitter.com/I7b4D0nMXR — Gado (@iGaddo) January 8, 2015
Charlie Hebdo's official website now displays this image on its front page: ©Charlie Hebdo