A Few Notes Of Potential Interest About The November 13 Paris Attacks Related To Cartooning

* the new Charlie Hebdo is out tomorrow, and in the tradition of such magazines how it approached the horrifying incidents is of interest above and beyond having the latest issue or even a satirical publication grinding through the implications of last week's violence. In addition, the Hebdo murders are a part of many narratives that encompass this new set of actions. At left is apparently a reveal of the cover by Coco: "They have the guns. Fuck them; we have the champagne," roughly. This article reminds of an initial statement and promises there will be an editorial tomorrow as well.

* Enki Bilal reacts in light of his own late-'90s work that suggested violent, religious attacks on the city of Paris.

* in an article many of you were nice enough to send me, Lior Zaltzman profiles Joann Sfar's viral cartooning from right after the violence.

* here's a report on reactions to Paris from several Arab cartoonists.

* this profile that includes Urban Comics' intern Ariane Theiller suggests she may become one of the faces of the event.

* finally, here's a pair of cartoonist-reaction galleries at Cagle.com: 1, 2.
 
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