Tyson Hesse

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

Tyson Hesse
Hesse in 2012
Born (1984-08-30) August 30, 1984[1]
NationalityAmerican
OccupationIllustrator
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

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]

Sonic the Hedgehog

Hesse worked as an artist for the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series from Archie Comics.[4] 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.[5] Hesse also directed the Team Sonic Racing Overdrive shorts which promoted 2019's Team Sonic Racing,[6] the animated cutscenes for 2022's Sonic Origins,[7] and the promotional animated short for 2022's Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence.[8] Hesse has also contributed to IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog comic series.[9][4]

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.[10] 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.[11][12] He was also a storyboard artist for the movie Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus.[13]

Comics
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

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.
  3. "Tyson Hesse's Diesel: Ignition: Exclusive prologue preview". Entertainment Weekly. December 7, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. Devore, Jordan (October 9, 2017). "Sonic comics return April 2018 with writer Ian Flynn". destructoid. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  5. "Sonic Mania gets an August release date and an adorably animated trailer". The Verge. May 30, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Frank, Allegra (October 9, 2017). "Sonic the Hedgehog's next comics get a fantastic facelift (correction)". Polygon. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  10. 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.
  11. "Dream Daddy Lets You Get Your, Well, Dream Daddy". BleedingCool. June 19, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  12. "Cartoon Network and Titan Comics Team Up for TV Titles". Animation Magazine. January 19, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  13. "Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus (TV Movie 2019)". IMDb.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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