Charlie Hebdo magazine to return with 2.5 million copies
Magazine’s subscriptions have increased dramatically in recent weeks with expected profit of 30 million euros ($34 million) in 2015
PARIS
French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo will print 2.5 million copies of its next issue on Feb. 25 as it plans to return to "normal" more than one month after a deadly attack on its headquarters in Paris.
The cover of the new edition will reportedly feature France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy, leader of the far-right National Front Marine Le Pen, Pope Francis and a militant chasing a dog with a Charlie Hebdo issue in his mouth titled “We are Back.”
The magazine made history after selling about eight million copies of the only issue published since the attack, which included a derogatory depiction of Prophet Muhammad, dressed in white, shedding a tear and holding a “Je suis Charlie (I am Charlie)” sign, below the headline "All is forgiven."
“Some of my friends wanted to rest, some of them wanted to start immediately," Gerard Biard, the magazine's editor-in-chief, told AFP on Saturday. "We reached a compromise and decided to publish Wednesday.”
Twelve people were killed on Jan. 7 when two masked gunmen attacked the magazine's offices, which is known for printing controversial material, including derogatory cartoons of Prophet Muhammad.
The magazine’s subscriptions have increased dramatically in recent weeks with expected profit of 30 million euros ($34 million) in 2015.
