The cowardly attack at the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris had a ripple effect the killers never anticipated. It revealed how united artists all over the world are. Here are some of the best drawings that were seen on social media as soon as news of the attack spread.
1. Sadly, pun intended.

2. That’s one army the terrorists cannot disarm

3. Brings back memories

4. You’re offended? So what?

5. Retaliation

6. We stand with free speech

7. We’ve got the more powerful weapon

8. And we’ll celebrate our heroes

9. Sad day for all cartoonists and satirists

10. What they really killed

11. Confused ideology or convenient hypocrisy

12. True words

13. Ducks (often implying newspapers in France) will always fly higher than guns

14. The scales are tipped towards us

15. Faith so weak that even a brush is a threat

16. Quick! Hide before the pencil spots us

17. Don’t they know we’re indestructible

18. Death can’t put a stop to this

19. “But I don’t want to be avenged!”

20. Excuse for intolerance

21. “Oh no… Not them…”

22. You can’t kill art
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23. Because the ink will never run dry

24. One that poked fun at both terrorists and editors

25. “Never!”

26. Didn’t see this coming, did you?
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27. This is how you waste a bullet

28. “I am Charlie”

29. “The world has become so serious that humor is a risky profession”

30. Bringing guns to a pencil fight
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31. “Grab your weapons, mates!”

32. This explains the masks

33. This goes out to everyone who tries to silence the artists

If this is war, we can win it with art.