Mike Kazaleh is an American

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and

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artist, and a one-time member of '' Rowrbrazzle'' from

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. His comic works include '' Ren and Stimpy'', '' The Adventures of Captain Jack'', ''

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'', October 24, 2001.

Career

Kazaleh entered the comics field through the underground comic ''Dope Comix'' at

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. Between 1986 and 1992, he worked on such

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titles as '' The Adventures of Captain Jack'', ''Anything Goes'', ''Doomsday Squad'', ''

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'' and ''Fontaine the Fox''. In the early 1990s, he joined

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, where he did artwork on ''

''. He has also worked on such

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titles as ''

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'', '' Ren and Stimpy'', and '' Tummy Trouble''. He has done work for

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' "

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" all-ages line, including ''

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'' comics for the '' Cartoon Network Block Party'', and an issue of ''

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'', a book based on

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's line of toddler-marketed action figure of the DC heroes. In addition, Kazaleh is active in animation. He directed TV spots for Geoffrey & Jeffrey from 1983 to 1985, and then worked as an assistant animator at Filmation Associates. Other animation credits include Bakshi Animation,

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, and

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Kazaleh storyboarded episodes for

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's '' Mighty Magiswords'', working alongside Archie Comics' TMNT fan and creator of the show, Kyle Carrozza and the comics' artist Ken Mitchroney, who is the supervising director of the series.

References

External links

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