Cabu, Charb, Honoré, Tignous and  Wolinski were killed today in Paris, together with 7 other victims. It is as if somebody wanted to tear off pages after pages of the history of illustrated press.  Stating that their names are legendary does not  begin to describe how important and influential they were for generations of readers and illustrators in France. They were cartoonists, satirists,  artists and journalists.  Cabu, and Wolinski  have been with many of us ever since we could read. They used to make us laugh loud. This is the first time they make us sad. The BNF, the French National Libray, had devoted an important exhibition, in 2012, to a retrospective of Wolinksi’s rich and very diverse career. His association with Crime Fiction  manifested itself in his illustrations for the book covers of the San-Antonio Series in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Each of these books sold at the time 600 000 copies.Wolinski’s iconic drawings were recognised by millions. Readers and admirers  of his dozens of albums and collaborations to some 40 newspapers are in shock and disbelief.