René Pétillon (French: [petijɔ̃]; 12 December 1945 – 30 September 2018) was a French satirical and political cartoonist and comics artist. He was most famous for his work in Canard Enchaîné. As a comics artist his best known and longest-running series was the humoristic comic strip Jack Palmer, about a goofy private detective.[1][2]
Pétillon died from a long illness on 30 September 2018, at the age of 72.[3]