Jake Tapper Sketches Work Outside CNN: Graphic Novel Probes Life of ‘Butcher’ Klaus Barbie

Many of the stories, interviews and analyses Jake Tapper presents to his followers on CNN rely heavily on moving pictures, courtesy of his employer. A new project from the anchor and author will substitute still images — that Tapper drew himself. Tapper has spent the past three years working on a graphic novel, and much […] Jake Tapper Sketches New Work Outside CNN: A Graphic Novel Probes Life of 'Butcher' Klaus Barbie Many of the stories, interviews and analyses Jake Tapper presents to his followers on CNN rely heavily on moving pictures, courtesy of his employer. A new project from the anchor and author will substitute still images — that Tapper drew himself.

Tapper has spent the past three years working on a graphic novel, and much of his time was spent drawing every panel. “The Butcher: The Decades-Long Hunt for Klaus Barbie, One of the World’s Most Notorious Killers,” will publish on June 1, 2027, from Top Shelf Productions. The illustrated novel examines the story of Klaus Barbie, the Nazi figure known as the “Butcher of Lyon” who escaped Germany and avoided capture for decades, until Nazi hunters and journalists tracked him down. Tapper, who first became interested in the story while visiting France with