Cartoonists everywhere are mourning the loss of 10 journalists who were killed Wednesday by Islamic terrorists.
The attack, which targeted the offices of Charlie Hebdo, France’s leading satirical magazine, is believed to be revenge for the magazine’s repeated cartoon mockery of Islam.
Declaring that they will never cowed by acts of terror, many of the world’s leading editorial cartoonists wasted no time taking to ink and paper this week to stand defiant and pay tribute to the dead.
Here are the top 14 best responses to the Paris massacre:
1. The Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Mike Lukovich
Hello Western media people. Meet your new editor. pic.twitter.com/9VomsLsSVn
— Reinhard Kargl (@TweetReinhard) January 7, 2015
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2. James Walmesley
Well, today’s #doodleaday was a no-brainer… #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/2OMAyQIQ1o
— Still 20 Characters (@RteeFufkin) January 7, 2015
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3. The Telegraph
Here is tomorrow’s @adamstoon1 cartoon http://t.co/HXIl1I4zze #CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/R53jkcIOrY
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 7, 2015
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4. Illustrator Lucille Clerc
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5. Philadelphia Inquirer cartoonist Rob Tornoe
Still mortified about our fallen cartoonist colleagues, but free speech will always win. #CharlieHebdo #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/GHejOEXHwG
— Rob Tornoe (@RobTornoe) January 7, 2015
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6. 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
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7. The Washington Post
#JeSuisCharlie: Cartoonists react to the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris http://t.co/Ush2eQPO1F (@anntelnaes) pic.twitter.com/KQa0762OAg
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 7, 2015
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8. Carlos Latuff
Please, RT! #CharlieHebdo attack has another victim! Via @MiddleEastMnt #ParisShooting pic.twitter.com/PNesB88POL
— Carlos Latuff (@LatuffCartoons) January 7, 2015
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9. Spanish illustrator Hugo Rojo
Mi pequeño y humilde homenaje a la gente de @Charlie_Hebdo_ … #CharlieHebdo #JeSuisCharlie pic.twitter.com/4YRzGBm1TQ
— Hugo RoJo (@Hugo_RoJo_) January 7, 2015
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10. “Newspapers will always fly higher than weapons”
#CharlieHebdo pic.twitter.com/ay6ugiyvnd
— -Boulet- (@Bouletcorp) January 7, 2015
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11. “Let’s take up arms, comrades!”
— Maria Eulate (@mariaeulate) January 7, 2015
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12. Pat Chappatte
IN MEMORY OF MY COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS FROM CHARLIE HEBDO, a cartoon for the International New York Times pic.twitter.com/2v21S7ZmGJ
— Chappatte Cartoons (@PatChappatte) January 7, 2015
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13. “Oh no, not them”
This is a beautiful & v. french #charliehebdo cartoon by Tommy Dessine pic.twitter.com/WsgQzVloYI
— Nico Muhly (@nicomuhly) January 7, 2015
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14. R. L. Oppenheimer
How Dutch cartoonist @RLOppenheimer sees @Charlie_Hebdo_ terrorist attack #JesuisCharlie #IamCharlie pic.twitter.com/R19p0M7GfN
— Victor d’Allant (@dallant) January 7, 2015
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Notably absent from the great majority of the otherwise lofty editorial tributes to the murdered journalists is any mention or depiction of the prophet Muhammed, the frequent target of Charlie Hebdo satire.
Four of the murdered Charlie Hebdo staffers were editorial cartoonists. Two police officers were also killed. Several employees from the magazine are also currently being treated for serious injuries.
