Tyson Hesse

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Tyson Hesse
Tyson Hesse at Stumptown Comics Fest.jpg
Hesse in 2012
Born (1984-08-30) August 30, 1984 (age 39) [1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupation Illustrator
Known forWriting and illustrating graphic novels and comics
Notable workDIESEL
Sonic Mania
Sonic Mania Adventures
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic Origins
Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence
ParentBert Hesse

Tyson Hesse (born August 30, 1984) is an American illustrator, director, and producer known for his work on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.

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Career

Webcomics

Hesse produced the webcomic Boxer Hockey, which he started in 2006. [2] Hesse also created the graphic novel Diesel and its follow-up, 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. [3]

Hesse created the Sonic the Hedgehog fan comic Sonic’s Big Fat Adventure, that became a viral phenomenon. He pitched the comic to an Archie Comics editor and he was hired to provide art for the company. [4]

Sonic the Hedgehog

Hesse worked as an artist for the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series from Archie Comics. [5] 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. [6] Hesse also directed the Team Sonic Racing Overdrive shorts which promoted 2019's Team Sonic Racing , [7] the animated cutscenes for 2022's Sonic Origins, [8] and the promotional animated short for 2022's Sonic Frontiers , Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence. [9] Hesse has also contributed to IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. [10] [5]

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. [11] Hesse returned for the sequel as the character design lead, storyboard supervisor, and co-producer.

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. [12] [13] He was also a storyboard artist for the movie Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus . [14]

Comics

NameNo. of issuesRunASIN or ISBN(s)PublisherNotes
Diesel5September 9, 2015 - December 7, 2016 ISBN   9781681595979
ISBN   9781681595986
ISBN   9781681595993
ISBN   9781681596006
ISBN   9781613985786
BOOM! Studios
Sonic the Hedgehog (2018-)6April 4, 2018 – present B0798377X8
B079835THK
B07981PS39
B079839QRM
B084HP8BPB
IDWCover art

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References

  1. Tyson Hesse on DeviantArt
  2. Hesse, Tyson (October 21, 2006). "Boxer Hockey". Archived from the original on October 24, 2006. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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  7. "Sonic & Friends Go Head-to-Head with "Team Dark" In Part 2 of Team Sonic Racing Overdrive". Gamasutra. April 25, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  8. Hesse, Tyson [@tyson_hesse] (April 20, 2022). "Working with the Powerhouse team on the new cinematics was an absolute pleasure. They did an amazing job, and you've only just seen a small part of the cool new stuff we did for Origins" (Tweet). Retrieved April 20, 2022 via Twitter.
  9. Hesse, Tyson [@tyson_hesse] (November 1, 2022). "When we started creating our animations internally at Sega 5 years ago this was the kind of short I always dreamed of making. So grateful to have found such great partners at @powerhouseanim to help bring it to life, and Sega for giving us a shot at pulling it off" (Tweet). Retrieved November 1, 2022 via Twitter.
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