Cartoonists respond to the Charlie Hebdo Shooting. Tommy Dessine via twitter Source: Twitter
THERE could be no response more appropriate or poignant.
Defiant cartoonists across the globe picked up their pens to denounce the violent, ideologically-driven massacre of the staff of satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo.
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Cartoonists respond to the Charlie Hebdo Shooting. Plantu via Twitter Source: Twitter
The drawings, beamed out via social media, sent a clear message — that free speech would not become a victim of terror.
Australian cartoonist David Pope, with Fairfax Media's Canberra Times was one of the first to respond, writing on Twitter: "Can't sleep tonight, thoughts are with my French cartooning colleagues, their families, and loved ones".
With it he posted a sketch of a masked gunman standing over the body of a victim, with the caption: "he drew first".
Australia's David Pope via Twitter responds to the Paris attack. Source: Supplied
Dutch political cartoonist Ruben L. Oppenheimer effectively captured the attack on free speech by depicting two long green pens as New York's former World Trade Centre towers.
Ruben L. Oppenheimer via Twitter draws his cartoon in support of those killed. Source: Supplied
Expatriate French graphic designer Jean Jullien drew a pencil being forced into the barrel of a gun.
"I am devastated by what happened at Charlie Hebdo. Freedom of speech is a universal right and worthy cause," he said.
Provocative ... the response to the Charlie Hebdo shooting. Jean Jullien via Twitter Source: Twitter
In a nod to the magazine's name, a cartoon of a shattered Charlie Brown sitting on a bench below the words "Je suis Charlie" also went viral.
Charlie Brown ... also featured in the cartoons after the Charlie Hebdo shooting. Magnus Shaw via Twitter Source: Twitter
News Corp Australia's Mark Knight drew this for The Herald Sun.
Raining pens ... Mark Knight's cartoon for The Herald Sun. Source: HeraldSun
And Christian Adams from London's Telegraph perhaps made the point most simply, with a page blank below the heading, "Extremist Approved Cartoon".
Cartoonists fight back ... in their own way. Christian Adams from London's Telegraph Source: Supplied
The Australian Cartoonists Association issued a statement yesterday, condemning the attack, declaring freedom of speech was the primary tool of cartoonists, and warning any attack on it would sharpen the response of cartoonists.
Tellnig the terrorists off ... cartoonists respond to the Charlie Hebdo Shooting. Dave Brown's cartoon. Source: Supplied
"One thing the shortsighted extremists haven't taken into consideration — cartoonists are a subversive and rebellious group," the association said.
"We traverse the grotty wainscotings of society demanding truth be heard. An incident like Paris doesn't stop us."
Not backing down ... cartoonists respond to the Charlie Hebdo shooting. Tornoe by Rob Tornoe. Source: Supplied
"It will never stop us. Because we are the truth in a complicated society. We shine the light on a darkening world. We were the first media and we will be the last media."
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