Mike Kazaleh

Mike Kazaleh
Area(s)	Cartoonist
Notable works	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons, Futurama

Mike Kazaleh is an American animator and comic artist, and an one-time member of Rowrbrazzle from Detroit. His comic works include Ren and Stimpy, The Adventures of Captain Jack, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures^[1] and a number of other cartoon works.^[2]

Career

Kazaleh entered the comics field through the underground comic Dope Comix at Kitchen Sink Press^[1] in 1983^{[citation needed]}. Between 1986 and 1992, he worked on such Fantagraphics Books titles as The Adventures of Captain Jack, Anything Goes, Doomsday Squad, Usagi Yojimbo^[1] and Fontaine the Fox. In the early 1990s, he joined Archie Comics, where he did artwork on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures. He has also worked on such Marvel Comics titles as Mighty Mouse, Ren and Stimpy, and Tummy Trouble.

He has done work for DC Comics' "Johnny DC" all-ages line, including Camp Lazlo comics for the Cartoon Network Block Party, and an issue of Super Friends, a book based on Mattel'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, 20th Century Fox, and Warner Bros.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} ComicBookDB.com - Mike Kazaleh - Chronological Listing. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
2. ^ Will Ryan, "Nine And A Half Questions with Mike Kazaleh", Animation World Magazine, October 24, 2001.

External links

• Mike Kazaleh Web Page!
• Mike Kazaleh at the Internet Movie Database
• Mike Kazleh page on Lambiek.net
• Show #11: Mike Kazaleh—Toon in!... to the World of Animation
• Mike Kazaleh's Furaffinity page

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