Artists from around the world have contributed to a book called I Am Charlie: Editorial Cartoonists Honor Free Speech. This project, which was put together in response to the attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine, contains a total of 86 cartoons. A release date has been scheduled for February 21st.
Andrew Pillsbury served as the editor. Daryl Cagle wrote the introduction. All of the proceeds generated from book sales will benefit the Committee to Protect Journalists organization.
Here’s more from the press release: “International artists represented in the book include Osama and Emad Hajjaj from Jordan, Michael Kountouris from Greece, Frederick Deligne of France, Angel Boligan from Mexico, Matador from Columbia, Joep Bertrams of The Netherlands, and Paresh Nath from the UAE. The book also includes the work of Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonists Steve Sack, Michael Ramirez, Steve Benson, and Mike Luckovich…Editorial cartoon syndicates supporting the project include Creators Syndicate, Cagle Cartoons, and Universal Uclick. Consumer preorders and purchases will be handled via Gumroad, the Kleiner Perkins-backed online commerce platform. In addition, Gumroad will make the book available for in-tweet purchases.”