Next issues of Charlie Hebdo delayed indefinitely as staff deal with grief

Charlie Hebdo has delayed publication of its next two issues because staff are grieving and exhausted, a spokeswoman said. The cartoonists and writers at the magazine, which was attacked more than three weeks ago, “are not ready — they need some time, need to consult, need to settle in,” Appoline Thomasset of Majorelle PR & Events, which represents the magazine, said on Saturday.

This was not the front page the world wanted us to draw, it was our front page.

New editor-in-chief Renald Luzier, speaking at a press conference following the release of the first issue after the attack

The January 7 attacks left 12 dead at the magazine. Charlie Hebdo’s one post-attack publication sold millions of copies. A normal run for the magazine was previously about 50,000 copies. The editorial team are grieving, tired, have been overexposed to the media and need time, according to French newspaper Le Parisien, which quoted Anne Hommel, the publication’s publicist.

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