The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword: 28 Cartoonists Pay Tribute To The Victims Of The Charlie Hebdo Shooting

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

David Pope

2. Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

Lucille Clerc

3.

Il Giornaleo

4. Unstoppable Charlie Hebdo

Joep Bertrams

5.

Ruben L. Oppenheimer

6. We have avenged you

David Fitzsimmons

7.

Rob Tornoe

8.

The Independent

9. He drew first

Rafael Mantesso

10. I am Charlie

Jamesuary

11. Oh no, not them

Tommy Dessine
EDITOR’S NOTE: Charlie Hebdo often satirized Christians as well

12.

Ann Telnaes

13.

JM Nieto

14. More Powerful

Mac Leod

15.

Orgulloy Satisfaccion

16. They died for the freedom of expression

Nono

17. As if we needed more humorless editors

Nate Beeler

18. I am Charlie

Magnus Shaw

19. Never!

Korneel Jeuken

20.

Carlos Latuff

21. What we do best…

Dwane Powell

22.

Ayesha Mattu

23. Without humor we are all dead

New York Times

24. I am Charlie

Jean Jullien

25. Ducks (newspapers) will always fly higher than guns

Boulet

26. The world has become so serious that humor is a risky profession

Bernardo Erlich

27.

Zero

28. What’s this little weapon?

Satish Acharya
Source: Bored Panda

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