Tyson Hesse | |
|---|---|
 Hesse in 2012 | |
| Born | August 30, 1984 [1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Illustrator |
| Known for | Writing and illustrating graphic novels and comics |
| Notable work | DIESEL Sonic Mania Sonic Mania Adventures Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic Origins Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence |
| Parent | Bert Hesse |
Tyson Hesse (born August 30, 1984) is an American illustrator, director, and producer known for his work on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.
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]
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. He was also a co-producer on the TV spin-off series Knuckles .
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]
| Name | No. of issues | Run | ASIN or ISBN(s) | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 5 | September 9, 2015 - December 7, 2016 | ISBN 9781681595979 ISBN 9781681595986 ISBN 9781681595993 ISBN 9781681596006 ISBN 9781613985786 | BOOM! Studios | |
| Sonic the Hedgehog (2018-) | 6 | April 4, 2018 – present | B0798377X8 B079835THK B07981PS39 B079839QRM B084HP8BPB | IDW | Cover art |
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