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“The Survivors’ Issue” of Charlie Hebdo Upped To 5 Million Copies as 3 Million Sold

January 14, 2015
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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Normally, the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo prints around 60,000 copies every week.

However, their latest issue is sort of a lightning rod as it is the issue following the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo last week. So, a plan to print a million copies and then 3 million has now been upped to 5 million copies of what is being referred to as “The Survivors’ Issue” with the promised cartoon of Prophet Muhammad on the cover. Very shortly after the issue hit newsstands in France, 3 million copies had sold out and even auctioning on eBay for the historic issue skyrocketed to hundreds of Euros.

Soon, this issue of Charlie Hebdo will also be printed in English and a dozen or so other languages and made available in several countries for the first time. 

We wouldn’t be surprised when copies hit U.S. newsstands will go just as fast, especially since it doesn’t look like Charlie is going to make a digital issue for purchase. 

The Day After The Charlie Hebdo Attack: Jon Stewart, Conan O’Brien, Louis C.K., and a Million Copies

January 8, 2015
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You might have heard by now that French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was attacked by terrorists who claimed 12 lives. 

Jon Stewart and Conan O’Brien made sure to take time for their late night programs to express their grief over the tragedy on The Daily Show and Conan, respectively.

Also, Louis C.K., in a sign of solidarity with Charlie Hebdo, used a marker to write “Charlie Hebdo” while playing Madison Square Garden last night.

HUGE s/o to LouisCK for taking a sharpie to his tee, spreading awareness for #CharlieHebdo. Great show, great job. pic.twitter.com/kzQYohmauE

— Mike Ivers (@TheMikeIvers) January 8, 2015

With all the well wishing going around the globe, you’ll be happy to know that Charlie Hebdo’s next issue will have a million copies published as opposed to their usual 60K (via The Hollywood Reporter).

So, maybe you’ll want to get a copy when it comes out next week.

Je Suis Charlie.

French Satirical Magazine ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Loses 12 From Terrorist Attack

January 7, 2015
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This morning, the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo were attacked by unidentified terrorists (via BBC News). 12 were killed including the magazine’s editor and two cops and four others suffered critical injuries. Charlie Hebdo had been firebombed before after publishing a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad as well as receiving a number of death threats.

The gunmen are still on the loose as of this post. 

Satire and comedy, it would seem are under attack as of late. The cyber attack on Sony Pictures for The Interview and this killing spree at Charlie Hedbo must have been manifested from outrage in the most pathetic fashion. Both have attacked icons that have certain, extremist followers that abhor the idea that their icons would ever be questioned whatsoever. 

As, Joe Randazzo, former head editor at The Onion, America’s top satirical magazine, said regarding Charlie Hebdo just over an hour ago,

“If it turns out that members of Al Qaeda or some other radical “Islamic” sect carried out this attack, the saddest, most profoundly ironic thing about it will have been that the satire worked. It did its job. It so threatened its target, cut so deeply at the truth, that it resorted to the most cowardly, most offensive and despicable form of lashing out.”

“You cannot kill an idea by murdering innocent people – though you can nudge it toward suicide.That is the real threat: that we’ll allow our fear, or our anger, to kill ourselves." 

At this moment, big crowds are standing in solidarity throughout France, holding up signs like the one above that say “Je Suis Charlie”, which translates in English to “I Am Charlie”.

While sharing the image of Je Suis Charlie is certainly one way of sharing your support, we urge you to exercise your freedom of speech and not let those that are scared of what your words might do, especially when it comes to comedy, instill terror in us all. 

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