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Uderzo Donates Asterix Art To Charlie Hebdo Appeal, Worth $200,000

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This is a majestic page from Asterix And The Laurel Wreath by Goscinny and Uderzo, which has been donated to raise money for the families of those killed in the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Uderzo hardly ever sells his original artwork, so this is a very rare opportunity, including as it does the portrayal of Caesar's palace. The piece will be auctioned on May 15th, estimated to sell for over $200,000.

In other related news, in response to the Je Suis Charlie campaign, Iran has, bizarrely, decided to run a second cartoon contest about the Holocaust. The first time was in response to the Danish cartoons of Mohammed.

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As far as I can tell, no one has yet been killed for drawing cartoons about the Holocaust, though. They also have an anti-ISIS cartoon competition as well…

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Well, Angouleme is kicking off with its 24 Hour Comic festival, with hundreds of cartoonists participating, professional, amateur and student, and Charlie Hebdo is a recurring theme. Though a Bleeding Cool favourite, Boulet, has other religious figures in mind…

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Copies of the "survivors' issue" have reached Ireland, as protests continue in Pakistan, and there are discussions about creating an American equivalent to Charlie Hebdo… maybe JOnathan Hickman and Ryan Bodenheim could contribute… from today's The Dying & The Dead #1…

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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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