Rénald Luzier (born 7 January 1972), known by his pen name Luz, is a French cartoonist. He is a former contributor to the satirical magazine ''

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'' and drew the cover of the

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of the publication following the 2015 ''Charlie Hebdo'' shooting, an image of

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holding a sign reading "

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" under the slogan "All is Forgiven". Luz has contributed to a number of publications including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Magic'', ''Ferraille'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He was awarded the Prix Tournesol at the

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in 2003 for his work ''Cambouis'', a collection of his own fanzine that was published by

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in 2002. Luz narrowly missed becoming a victim of the ''Charlie Hebdo'' shooting (on his birthday) because he was late for work and turned up just in time to see the perpetrators fleeing. Luz left ''Charlie Hebdo'' in October 2015. He later drew cartoons for ''

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''. In 2018, he published ''Indélébiles'', a graphic novel about his 23 years experience at ''Charlie Hebdo''. It was awarded the

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1972 births Living people Charlie Hebdo people French editorial cartoonists French satirists Artists from Tours, France {{cartoonist-stub