One of Murdered Cartoonist’s Last Drawings Was a Joke About a January Terrorist Attack
A sad coincidence: A cartoon drawn by murdered editor Stephane "Charb" Charbonnier in Wednesday’s issue of Charlie Hebdo is a joke about terrorists attacking France during the month of January.
Charb dans le Charlie Hebdo de la semaine. pic.twitter.com/jb2rcR5W8H
— Alexandre Hervaud (@AlexHervaud) January 7, 2015
“Charb in this week’s Charlie Hebdo,” the tweet says. “Still no terrorist attack in France,” the top line of the drawing reads, apparently a reference to the lack of recent large-scale terror attacks in the country. “Wait!” the cartoon terrorist explains. “We have until the end of January to offer our New Year wishes.” The joke is a reference to the practice of giving New Year’s greetings; a Slate.fr colleague explains that French acquaintances understand that such well-wishes can be offered at any time up until the end of the year’s first month.