In Egypt, political cartoons leap off the page and into public places, from street art to high-class galleries, on leaflets and TV programs. At the Muslim Brotherhood’s sit-in at Rabaa al-Adawiya, in the Nasr City neighborhood of Cairo, where protesters spent more than a month protesting the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, cartoons were a form of resistance. A tent hosted an improvised gallery of comics from Brotherhood-affiliated newspapers; canvas walls at the back entrance displayed demeaning caricatures of the military and Photoshopped images of figures like the Coptic Christian Pope. (The Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff’s work—and SpongeBob—made an appearance, as well.) An art tent stood beside groups such as Lawyers for Morsi, Actors for Morsi, and Geologists for Morsi. That was Tuesday.

Wednesday morning, authorities began to clear the demonstration. In the process, they killed two hundred and thirty-five people, according to the Health Ministry, though a local field hospital put the number considerably higher. The cartoon gallery, like the rest of the demonstration, turned to mud and blood.

While Egyptians watched the news Wednesday night, cartoonists were preparing their illustrations for Thursday. Wherever they fall on the political spectrum, they work to craft a joke, jab, or remembrance that will push readers to think outside of the frame.

Here are seven illustrations that do just that.