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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by Ryan Broderick

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Posted on January 7, 2015, 4:34 pm

David Pope@davpope Follow
Can't sleep tonight, thoughts with my French cartooning colleagues, their families and loved ones #CharlieHebdo
10:09 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

Ruben L. Oppenheimer@RLOppenheimer Follow
#CharlieHebdo
10:23 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

jean jullien@jean_jullien Follow
I am devastated by what just happened in France. #CharlieHebdo
9:10 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

"I am Charlie."

-Boulet-@Bouletcorp Follow
#CharlieHebdo
10:15 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

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

Joep Bertrams@joepbertrams Follow
Charlie Hebdo. Nooit opzij.
8:43 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

"Unstoppable Charlie Hebdo."

PLANTU@plantu Follow
De tout coeur avec Charlie Hebdo.
8:34 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

"My heart is with Charlie Hebdo."

Tommy dessine@Tommydessine Follow
#CharlieHebdo
9:17 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

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

Loïc Hostetter@LoicHostetter Follow
.@lemondefr cartoonist @Zeptheworld https://t.co/UpKdFVkcoy
10:36 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

"Cabu, Wolinski, Tignous, Charb

A death stupid and mean...

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

Neelabh Banerjee@NeelabhToons Follow
Horrible attack.Cartoonists across the world are uniting against bloodshed and violence. @ibnlive @cnnbrk
9:04 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

Loïc Sécheresse@loicsecheresse Follow
7 janvier 2015 / January 7, 2015 #CharlieHebdo
8:54 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

Nate Beeler@natebeeler Follow
RIP #CharlieHebdo cartoonists. My toon from 2010:
9:09 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

Bernardo Erlich@berlich Follow
Atentado a Charlie Hebdo.
http://t.co/TBlz9pBuI7
7:50 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

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

Le Plus@leplus_obs Follow
#CharlieHebdo C'est la liberté qu'on assassine >> http://t.co/uvDK3N9Co3
10:25 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

"Murderous attack at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo."

Carlos Latuff@LatuffCartoons Follow
Please, RT! #CharlieHebdo attack has another victim! Via @MiddleEastMnt #ParisShooting
10:21 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

Martin Vidberg@Vidberg Follow
Comment dessiner aujourd'hui ?
Comment ne pas dessiner aujourd'hui ?
7:58 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

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

Instagram

Francisco J. Olea@oleismos Follow
#CharlieHebdo
9:10 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

"Grab your weapons mates."

Tomi Ungerer@TomiUngerer Follow
Solidarité avec #ChalieHebdo
8:59 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

"No Freedom without freedom of press."

Le Télégramme@LeTelegramme Follow
#CharlieHebdo : l'hommage de notre dessinateur Nono
10:57 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

"Died for the freedom of expression."

Anup Kaphle@AnupKaphle Follow
Washington Post cartoonist @AnnTelnaes on #CharlieHebdo. http://t.co/kwtvbInWJC
10:52 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

Magnus Shaw@TheMagnusShaw Follow
A terrible day for all cartoonists. #JeSuisCharlie
11:51 AM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

Instagram

BuzzFeed@BuzzFeed Follow
“I prefer to die standing than live on my knees” #JeSuisCharlie
2:15 PM - 07 Jan 15 Reply Retweet Favorite

Jan. 07, 2015, at 16:55 PM

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

Jan. 08, 2015, at 08:37 AM

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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