10 years since the Charlie Hebdo attack in 12 titles

On January 7, 2015, the Chérif brothers and Saïd Kouachi entered the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo at 10 rue Nicolas-Appert, in the XI^e district of Paris. The two terrorists kill 12 people including journalists and cartoonists Cabu, Wolinski, Charb, Tignous, Honoré, Bernard Maris et Elsa Cayat. The event marks a turning point in France and provokes a major outcry in defense of press freedom and freedom of expression. The “Je suis Charlie” movement was born.

Ten years after the tragedy, numerous published or republished works appeared to maintain the memory and pay tribute to the victims. Weekly Books offers a non-exhaustive list of these titles published or to be published:

Published:

• Still so stupid! : 10 years alreadyof Cabu with a preface by crack and an afterword by Pierre Drachline et Philippe Héraclès (Le recherche midi), published January 2, 2025: reissue of a collection of caricatures taken from previous publications. They make fun of racism, the extreme right, religions, fanaticism, polluters, social exclusion, death, terrorism, sexuality and politicians. This edition includes more than 50 previously unpublished drawings.

• Happiness is a jobof George Wolinski (Glénat), published on January 2: a selection of 60 years of texts, drawings and comic strips in which the journalist from Charlie Hebdo is told, thus forming an autobiography.
• Madly in love, by Georges Wolinski (Le recherche midi), published on January 2: new edition of the author's work on the occasion of the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the attacks of Charlie Hebdo. A collection of unpublished drawings which celebrate women and love through the incisive and humorous style of the murdered designer.
• Hold the line: 40 drawings for Charlie (2015-2025)prefaced by Jean-Noël Jeanneney et Sis (Gallimard) published on January 2, 2025: in partnership with Cartooning for Peace, the publisher is publishing a collection of tribute drawings in the Tract/Gallimard collection.
• My brother, jihad, Daesh and me, of Magali Serre et Fatma A. (Seuil), published on January 3, 2025: the story of Fatma, whose brother, Boubaker el Hakim, was considered the highest French executive of Daesh by the anti-terrorist services. Killed by an American drone strike in 2016, he was one of the main perpetrators of the attacks of November 13, 2015 in Paris. The young woman recounts how this brother took his entire family with him, except her.
• Charlie Liberty: the diary of their lifefrom a collective of authors (Les escapeds), published on December 5: ten years after the attack which plunged the editorial staff of Charlie Hebdothe portraits and careers of deceased designers and editors are highlighted. The works of Cabu, Charb, Honore, Tignous, Wolinski, Elsa Cayat et Bernard Maris are thus presented and explained.

Forthcoming :

• The threatened art of press cartoons: How to defend caricature in a fractured society? Of Julien Sérignac (L'Observatoire), to be published on January 8: ten years after the attack on Charlie Hebdothe author offers a plea for freedom of the press and for the protection of press cartoons, of which he details the various issues.
• Charlie whenever they want, d'Aurel (Futuropolis), to be published on January 8, 2025: ten years after the attacks which devastated the editorial staff of Charlie Hebdothe author questions the role of the press and cartoons.

• Blue, white, red and starsof Sarah Baruch (HarperCollins), to be published on January 8: the day after the killings perpetrated in the premises of the satirical newspaper Charlie HebdoJeanne, a young French and Jewish woman, sees these events as a warning, just as she considers the demonstrations that follow as signs of hope. She crosses paths with Mo, Rima, Isaias, Jin and Nawal who, faced with violence, seek the truth.
• I don't know how to draw, of Guy Konopnicki (Le Condottière), to be published on January 9: the journalist returns to the attack of January 7, 2015 perpetrated within the editorial staff of Charlie Hebdo who cost the lives of his friends, including the designer Tignous with whom he collaborated. He attempts to recreate the events as he experienced them, embellishing his story with reflections on the history of the satirical press or the interaction between text and drawing.
• Charlism told to those who loved Charlieof Daniel Schneidermann (Seuil), to be published on January 10: on the occasion of ten years since the 2015 attack, the author pays tribute to the founders of the newspaper Charlie Hebdowhile questioning the posterity of his spirit, embodied by journalists, editorialists or comedians.

• So let them beof crack (Les Echappés), to be published on February 27: in order to answer his questions about the link between belief in God and terrorism following the attack of January 7, 2015 against Charlie Hebdothe designer produced a documentary in Jerusalem in order to question representatives of the three monotheistic religions on themes such as intolerance, religious violence and even blasphemy. The book presents this film.