"Yes, We're Putting Out a Damn Paper"
by The GoComics TeamThe Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland, published its Friday edition—one day after a gunman stormed into the newspaper's office and murdered five members of its staff.
The determination of the Capital Gazette to publish in the face of an unspeakable tragedy is a reminder that a free and vigorous press will always prevail over senseless violence. "Yes, we're putting out a damn paper," a Capital Gazette reporter said yesterday when asked how the newspaper would respond.
Below are reactions from editorial cartoonists on GoComics to the tragedy, as well as some earlier strips in response to the 2015 shooting that took 12 lives at the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Our thoughts are with those who were affected by Thursday's shooting.
