Tyson Hesse

Tyson Hesse is an American graphic novel illustrator and director, known for his work on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.

Tyson Hesse
Hesse in 2012
NationalityAmerican
OccupationIllustrator
Known forWriting and illustrating graphic novels and comics
Notable work
Sonic Mania
Sonic Mania Adventures
Sonic the Hedgehog (film)

Career

Webcomics

Hesse produced the webcomic Boxer Hockey, which he started in 2006.[1] Hesse also created the webcomic Diesel and its follow-up graphic novel, Tyson Hesse’s Diesel: Ignition. The graphic novel follows Diana "Dee" Diesel, a teenager about to become captain of an airship colony, who gets caught in a war.[2]

Sonic the Hedgehog

A longtime Sonic fan, Hesse worked as an artist for the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series from Archie Comics.[3] He later served as the animation director on trailers and animated cutscenes for the 2017 platform game Sonic Mania and its promotional mini-series, Sonic Mania Adventures.[4] Hesse also directed the Team Sonic Racing Overdrive shorts which promoted 2019's Team Sonic Racing.[5] Hesse has also contributed to IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog comic series.[6][3]

After the trailer for the 2020 Sonic the Hedgehog film was released in 2019 and Sonic's design was strongly criticised, Hesse was brought in as the lead artist to redesign Sonic.[7]

Other work

Hesse has contributed art to the video game Dream Daddy and the comic book series The Amazing World of Gumball, based on the television series of the same name.[8][9] He was also a storyboard artist for the movie Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus.[10]

Comics
Name No. of issues Run ASIN or ISBN(s) Publisher Notes
Diesel 5 September 9, 2015 - December 7, 2016 B015FCJQCK
B017SK8B64
B01E0IZ0UM
B019IEN0D2
B01M19JTH6		 BOOM! Studios
Sonic The Hedgehog (2018-) 4 April 4, 2018 - April 25, 2018 B0798377X8
B079835THK
B07981PS39
B079839QRM		 IDW Cover art

Further reading

Sonic Mania Plus: The Story of Tyson Hesse

References
  1. Hesse, Tyson (2006-10-21). "Boxer Hockey". Archived from the original on 2006-10-24. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  2. "Tyson Hesse's Diesel: Ignition: Exclusive prologue preview". Entertainment Weekly. December 7, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. Devore, Jordan. "Sonic comics return April 2018 with writer Ian Flynn". destructoid. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  4. "Sonic Mania gets an August release date and an adorably animated trailer". The Verge. May 30, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  5. "Sonic & Friends Go Head-to-Head with "Team Dark" In Part 2 of Team Sonic Racing Overdrive". Gamasutra. April 25, 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
  6. Frank, Allegra (9 October 2017). "Sonic the Hedgehog's next comics get a fantastic facelift (correction)". Polygon. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  7. Olsen, Matthew (November 12, 2019). "The Artist Who Led Movie Sonic's Redesign Has a Long History With the Hedgehog". USGamer. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  8. "Dream Daddy Lets You Get Your, Well, Dream Daddy". BleedingCool. June 19, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  9. "Cartoon Network and Titan Comics Team Up for TV Titles". Animation Magazine. January 19, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  10. Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus (TV Movie 2019) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-11-11
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