The celebrated cartoonist of France's Le Monde daily Plantu said Friday that he would soon leave the paper after half a century of work that has seen him mock the elite in his country and ...

Today, Plantu's cartoon depicted France mourning for Brussels by showing both countries' flags and listing the dates of both the Nov. 13 Paris attacks as well as today's attacks.

French newspaper Le Monde shared the cartoon from its Instagram and Twitter accounts on Tuesday, writing: “13 November — 22 March. The tribute from Plantu.” ...

Plantu has been working at Le Monde since 1972. According to The Connexion, Plantu "is one of France's most famous satirical cartoonists," and "was destined for medicine — his parents ...

The poignant cartoon by Plantu for Le Monde created immediately after the Brussels attack. Plantu's image was being widely shared across social media by French people and others wishing to express ...

Plantu believes the art of caricature in the Arab world conveys a public view which, if studied more carefully, provides an understanding of the area more clearly.

Jean Plantu of Le Monde defends caricature widely regarded as anti-Semitic, says canceling cartoons is like 'asking children not to do drawings for Mothers' Day' ...

Plantu: “Of course. That’s why, at Cartooning for Peace, we are in touch with all the cartoonists in Sub-Saharan Africa, because they give out enormous amounts of information.

Plantu showing a satirical cartoon by a Korean cartoonist during a talk with local students and cartoonists at the headquarters of Jipyong Brewery in Seoul on Oct. 30. [ESTHER CHUNG] Were you ever ...

But Plantu, whose real name is Jean Plantureux, said his departure was not linked to the move this week by fellow Le Monde cartoonist Xavier Gorce to sever ties with the paper in a censorship row.

But Plantu, whose real name is Jean Plantureux, said his departure was not linked to the move this week by fellow Le Monde cartoonist Xavier Gorce to sever ties with the paper in a censorship row.