Comic strip by Cabu.
Jean Cabut, who used the pseudonym Cabu, studied art in Paris and published his first work in L'Union magazine in 1954. One of his main graphic influences was Jean Bosc. Cabu served in the Army during the Algerian Civil War, while also drawing for the army newspaper, Bled. In 1960, he made his first appearance in the satirical monthly Hara-Kiri, and two years later, in Pilote magazine. For this magazine, Cabu developed the character of Duduche, that appeared in a series of strips based on his college memories. This comic ran in Pilote until 1972, and then moved to Charlie Hebdo and Charlie Mensuel.
'La Potache est Servi' (Pilote #278, 1965)
Also in Pilote, Cabu started a collaboration with René Goscinny, which resulted in the creation of 'Potachologie Illustrée' and the section 'Ce Qu'il Ne Faut Pas Faire...'. At the end of the seventies, he began working for publisher Le Square, and created a series of satirical comics on French society ('Mon Beauf', 1976, 'La France des Beaufs', 1979) and manipulation through advertising ('Votez Mère Denis', 1981). He also appeared in Benoît Lamy's documentary 'Cartoon Circus' (1972), a Belgian documentary about cartoons and comics, in which he was interviewed alongside Siné, Picha, Roland Topor, Jean-Marc Reiser, François Cavanna, Professeur Choron, Gal, Georges Wolinski, Willem, Joke and Jules Feiffer. He made a graphic contribution to the book 'Françaises, Français, Belges, Belges, Lecteur Chéri, Mon Amour' (Jungle!, 2005), in which comic artists illustrated short stories by comedian Pierre Desproges. He additionally made a graphic contribution to the anti-racism collective comic book 'Rire Contre Le Racisme' (Jungle!, 2006).
An accomplished caricaturist and political cartoonist, Cabu's work has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers (Ici-Paris, Rock and Folk, Candide, France-Soir, Le Figaro), and in various satirical albums published by Albin Michel. In 1982, he started to contribute frequently to Le Canard Enchaîné. Eight years later, he worked of La Grosse Bertha, and from 1992, for the new Charlie Hebdo. In addition, Cabu worked for television, among others on 'Récré A 2' wth Dorothée and 'Droit de Réponse' with Michel Polac.
After the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 on New York City, Charlie Hebdo naturally poked fun at the recent tragedy. On the cover of their very next issue, Cabu drew a group of people in the World Trade Center behind their computers, while a plane directly towards the building, causing one man to tell his investers: "Vendez!" ("Sell!"). Charlie Hebdo was banned from distribution to the United States that week. In 2006, when Danish cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad sparked global outrage among certain Muslims, Charlie Hebdo released a special issue poking fun at the religion, released on 8 February 2006. The cover image, drawn by Cabu, reads: "Muhammad overwhelmed by fundamentalists", while the crying prophet yelps: "C'est dur d'être aimé par des cons..." ("It's tough being loved by idiots..."). Inside, the Danish cartoons were reprinted, while the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists added several of their own. The issue was a bestseller, but also caused controversy among French Muslim organisations. The Grand Mosque of Paris, the Muslim World League and the Union of French Islamic Organisations sued Charlie Hebdo, which led to a trial in February 2007. On 22 March, the judge concluded that the cartoons weren't racist, or blasphemous, but fell under the right to satire. Later that year, on 3 November, Charlie Hebdo again poked fun at Islam, even retitling their latest issue as 'Sharia Hebdo', in reference to Islamic religious law, sharia. Soon after, the magazine's office fell victim to a fire bomb attack, while their website was hacked.
In 2008, an asteroid was named after Cabu. A longtime contributor to Charlie Hebdo, Cabu was among the cartoonists killed during the terrorist gun attack on the magazine's offices on 7 January 2015. Among the other casualities were Charb, Wolinski and Tignous.
Cabu was an influence on Jos Collignon and Marec.
'À Bas Toutes Les Armées!' and 'Le Journal de Catherine'.