23 Heartbreaking Cartoons From Artists Responding To The Charlie Hebdo Shooting

Cartoonists from all over the world mourn in the wake of a Paris shooting that killed as many as 12 people, many of whom are members of Charlie Hebdo.

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Ryan Broderick
by Ryan Broderick

BuzzFeed News Reporter

1. David Pope

David Pope @davpope

Can't sleep tonight, thoughts with my French cartooning colleagues, their families and loved ones #CharlieHebdo

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2. Ruben L. Oppenheimer

Ruben L. Oppenheimer @RLOppenheimer

#CharlieHebdo

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3. Jean Jullien

jean jullien @jean_jullien

I am devastated by what just happened in France. #CharlieHebdo

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"I am Charlie."

4. Boulet

-Boulet- @Bouletcorp

#CharlieHebdo

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"Ducks will always fly higher than guns." (Ducks in French is also a slang term for newspaper.)

5. Joep Bertrams

Joep Bertrams @joepbertrams

Charlie Hebdo. Nooit opzij.

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"Unstoppable Charlie Hebdo."

6. Plantu

PLANTU @plantu

De tout coeur avec Charlie Hebdo.

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"My heart is with Charlie Hebdo."

7. Tommy Dessine

Tommy dessine @Tommydessine

#CharlieHebdo

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"Oh no... not them..."

8. Zep

Loïc Hostetter @LoicHostetter

.@lemondefr cartoonist @Zeptheworld https://t.co/UpKdFVkcoy

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"Cabu, Wolinski, Tignous, Charb

A death stupid and mean...

God: Cabu? For once, you're early."

9. Neelabh Banerjee

Neelabh Banerjee @NeelabhToons

Horrible attack.Cartoonists across the world are uniting against bloodshed and violence. @ibnlive @cnnbrk

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10. Loïc Sécheresse

Loïc Sécheresse @loicsecheresse

7 janvier 2015 / January 7, 2015 #CharlieHebdo

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11. Nate Beeler

Nate Beeler @natebeeler

RIP #CharlieHebdo cartoonists. My toon from 2010:

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12. Bernardo Erlich

Bernardo Erlich @berlich

Atentado a Charlie Hebdo. http://t.co/TBlz9pBuI7

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

13. JM:o

Le Plus @leplus_obs

#CharlieHebdo C'est la liberté qu'on assassine >> http://t.co/uvDK3N9Co3

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"Murderous attack at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo."

14. Carlos Latuff

Carlos Latuff @LatuffCartoons

Please, RT! #CharlieHebdo attack has another victim! Via @MiddleEastMnt #ParisShooting

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15. Martin Vidberg

Martin Vidberg @Vidberg

Comment dessiner aujourd'hui ? Comment ne pas dessiner aujourd'hui ?

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"Today, I am a press cartoonist. Today, I am a journalist. Today, I draw for Charlie Hebdo."

16. Rafael Mantesso

17. Francisco J. Olea

Francisco J. Olea @oleismos

#CharlieHebdo

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"Grab your weapons mates."

18. Tomi Ungerer

Tomi Ungerer @TomiUngerer

Solidarité avec #ChalieHebdo

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"No Freedom without freedom of press."

19. Nono

Le Télégramme @LeTelegramme

#CharlieHebdo : l'hommage de notre dessinateur Nono

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"Died for the freedom of expression."

20. Ann Telnaes

Anup Kaphle @AnupKaphle

Washington Post cartoonist @AnnTelnaes on #CharlieHebdo. http://t.co/kwtvbInWJC

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21. Magnus Shaw

Magnus Shaw @TheMagnusShaw

A terrible day for all cartoonists. #JeSuisCharlie

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22. Lucille Clerc

23. And lastly, BuzzFeed's Nathan W. Pyle, Loryn Brantz, and Will Varner.

BuzzFeed @BuzzFeed

“I prefer to die standing than live on my knees” #JeSuisCharlie

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Number 16 was originally created by visual artist Rafael Mantesso. An earlier version of this post incorrectly attributed this cartoon.

Number 22 was originally created by graphic designer Lucille Clerc. An earlier version of this post incorrectly attributed this image to "Banksy".

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