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luz -lrb- cartoonist -rrb-

rénald luzier -lrb- born january 7 , 1972 -rrb- is a french satirical cartoonist who works under the pen name luz .
he is a contributor to the magazine `` charlie hebdo '' and drew the cover of the first issue of the publication following the 2015 `` charlie hebdo '' shooting , an image of muhammad holding a sign reading `` je suis charlie '' under the slogan `` all is forgiven '' .
luz has contributed to a number of publications including `` la grosse bertha '' , `` les inrockuptibles '' , `` magic '' , `` ferraille '' , `` l'Écho des savanes '' , and '' fluide glacial '' .
he was awarded the prix tournesol at the angoulême international comics festival in 2003 for his work `` cambouis '' , a collection of his own fanzine that was published by l'association in 2002 .
he narrowly missed becoming a victim of the `` charlie hebdo '' shooting because he was late for work and turned up just in time to see the perpetrators fleeing .
in may 2015 , luzier announced he would leave `` charlie hebdo '' .
