--- title: Charlie Hebdo Cartoonist Rénald "Luz" Luzier To Leave the Magazine description: The 'Charlie Hebdo' cartoonist Rénald Luzier said Monday that he would be leaving the satirical magazine canonical: https://time.com/3883533/charlie-hebdo-renald-luzier-luz-resignation-attacks-deaths/ author: Helen Regan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-19T05:11:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T07:26:14.252Z article:section: World og:title: Cartoonist Renald 'Luz' Luzier to Leave 'Charlie Hebdo' og:description: He said the job had become “too much to bear” after the deaths of his colleagues. og:url: https://time.com/3883533/charlie-hebdo-renald-luzier-luz-resignation-attacks-deaths/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt00cc035fb94d5cfb/69884d1835ba6f659ac0cf82/charlie-hebdo-renald-luzier.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Charlie Hebdo caricaturist Rénald Luzier reacts during a press conference about the next Charlie Hebdo edition in Paris, France, 13 January 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Cartoonist Renald 'Luz' Luzier to Leave 'Charlie Hebdo' twitter:description: He said the job had become “too much to bear” after the deaths of his colleagues. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt00cc035fb94d5cfb/69884d1835ba6f659ac0cf82/charlie-hebdo-renald-luzier.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Cartoonist Rénald 'Luz' Luzier Says He Will Leave _Charlie Hebdo_ ## Video: Know Right Now: Paris Gunmen Killed, Hostages Freed [Watch (HLS stream): Know Right Now: Paris Gunmen Killed, Hostages Freed](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/WZdnXsGV.m3u8) (1:03)  _Published 2015-01-07. Watch #knowrightnow to catch up on today's top story._ by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan May 19, 2015 5:11 AM CUT  Charlie Hebdo caricaturist Rénald Luzier reacts during a press conference about the satirical magazine's next edition in Paris on Jan. 13, 2015 Charlie Hebdo caricaturist Rénald Luzier reacts during a press conference about the satirical magazine's next edition in Paris on Jan. 13, 2015Yoan Valat—EPA by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan May 19, 2015 5:11 AM CUT The _Charlie Hebdo_ [cartoonist](http://news.yahoo.com/top-cartoonist-luz-leave-charlie-hebdo-223535083.html;%5Fylt=AwrC1CriaVpVfQcAZCLQtDMD;%5Fylu=X3oDMTByOHZyb21tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg-- "undefined") Rénald Luzier said Monday that he is leaving the magazine, revealing the job had become “too much to bear” following the deaths of his colleagues. On Jan. 7, the satirical publication was targeted by two Islamist gunmen who stormed its offices killing 12 people. Luzier, known as Luz, told French newspaper _Libération_ that his resignation was “a very personal choice,” and that he would be leaving in September. “Each issue is torture because the others are gone. Spending sleepless nights summoning the dead, wondering what Charb, Cabu, Honoré, Tignous would have done is exhausting,” he said referencing his slain colleagues. Following three days of attacks in the French capital, during which a total of 17 people were killed, the magazine’s surviving staff put together an issue. Luz drew the cover image featuring the Prophet Muhammad with a sign reading “Je Suis Charlie” under the headline “All Is Forgiven.” \[[_AFP_](http://news.yahoo.com/top-cartoonist-luz-leave-charlie-hebdo-223535083.html;%5Fylt=AwrC1CriaVpVfQcAZCLQtDMD;%5Fylu=X3oDMTByOHZyb21tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg-- "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3883533/charlie-hebdo-renald-luzier-luz-resignation-attacks-deaths/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3883533/charlie-hebdo-renald-luzier-luz-resignation-attacks-deaths/"},"headline":"Cartoonist Rénald 'Luz' Luzier Says He Will Leave Charlie Hebdo","datePublished":"2015-05-19T05:11:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:26:14.252Z","description":"The cartoonist designed the magazine’s Prophet Muhammad cover picture after the Paris attacks","url":"https://time.com/3883533/charlie-hebdo-renald-luzier-luz-resignation-attacks-deaths/","keywords":["France","resignation","Charlie Hebdo","paris attacks"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt00cc035fb94d5cfb/69884d1835ba6f659ac0cf82/charlie-hebdo-renald-luzier.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt00cc035fb94d5cfb/69884d1835ba6f659ac0cf82/charlie-hebdo-renald-luzier.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Charlie Hebdo caricaturist Rénald Luzier reacts during a press conference about the next Charlie Hebdo edition in Paris, France, 13 January 2015.","caption":"Charlie Hebdo caricaturist Rénald Luzier reacts during a press conference about the next Charlie Hebdo edition in Paris, France, 13 January 2015.","creditText":"Yoan Valat—EPA","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3883533/charlie-hebdo-renald-luzier-luz-resignation-attacks-deaths/","name":"Cartoonist Rénald 'Luz' Luzier Says He Will Leave Charlie Hebdo"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Know Right Now: Paris Gunmen Killed, Hostages Freed","description":"Watch #knowrightnow to catch up on today's top story.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/WZdnXsGV/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-01-07T16:26:53.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/WZdnXsGV.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3883533/charlie-hebdo-renald-luzier-luz-resignation-attacks-deaths/","duration":"PT1M3S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3883533/charlie-hebdo-renald-luzier-luz-resignation-attacks-deaths/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```