Tyson Hesse
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.
Career
[edit]Webcomics
[edit]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
[edit]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.
Other work
[edit]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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ Tyson Hesse on DeviantArt
- ^ Hesse, Tyson (October 21, 2006). "Boxer Hockey". Archived from the original on October 24, 2006. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "Tyson Hesse's Diesel: Ignition: Exclusive prologue preview". Entertainment Weekly. December 7, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Now We Know Part Of The Reason The Sonic Movie's Redesign Works So Well". Gizmodo AU. November 14, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Devore, Jordan (October 9, 2017). "Sonic comics return April 2018 with writer Ian Flynn". destructoid. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ "Sonic Mania gets an August release date and an adorably animated trailer". The Verge. May 30, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Frank, Allegra (October 9, 2017). "Sonic the Hedgehog's next comics get a fantastic facelift (correction)". Polygon. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dream Daddy Lets You Get Your, Well, Dream Daddy". BleedingCool. June 19, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Cartoon Network and Titan Comics Team Up for TV Titles". Animation Magazine. January 19, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
- ^ "Invader ZIM: Enter the Florpus (TV Movie 2019)". IMDb.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.