animator
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and
comic
a Media (communication), medium used to express ideas with images, often combined with text or other visual information. It typically the form of a sequence of Panel (comics), panels of images. Textual devices such as speech balloons, Glo ...
artist, and a one-time member of ''
Rowrbrazzle
''Rowrbrazzle'' is an Amateur Press Association magazine devoted to funny animal cartoon illustration.
History
''Rowrbrazzle'' was founded in 1983 by Marc Schirmeister, who published the first issue in February 1984, and was editor for the first ...
'' from
Detroit
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The Adventures of Captain Jack
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Animation World Magazine
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'', October 24, 2001.
Career
Kazaleh entered the comics field through the
underground comic
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''Dope Comix'' at Kitchen Sink Press. Between 1986 and 1992, he worked on such
Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and the erotic Eros Comix imprint.
History
Founding
Fantagraphics was found ...
titles as ''
The Adventures of Captain Jack
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'', ''Anything Goes'', ''Doomsday Squad'', '' Usagi Yojimbo'' and ''Fontaine the Fox''. In the early 1990s, he joined
Marvel Comics
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DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
' "
Johnny DC
Johnny DC is a character that DC Comics has used at various times as a mascot for its lines of comic books, and occasionally as a metafictional character who comments on the comics in which he appears.
History
The character originally appeared in ...
" all-ages line, including ''
Camp Lazlo
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Mattel
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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
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20th Century Fox
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, and
Warner Bros.
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Kazaleh storyboarded episodes for
Cartoon Network
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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.