Tyson Hesse
Tyson Hesse (born August 30, 1984) is an American graphic novel illustrator and director, known for his work on the "Sonic the Hedgehog" franchise. Career. Webcomics. Hesse produced the webcomic "Boxer Hockey", which he started in 2006. 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. Sonic the Hedgehog. Hesse worked as an artist for the "Sonic the Hedgehog" comic series from Archie Comics. 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". Hesse also directed the "Team Sonic Racing Overdrive" shorts which promoted 2019's "Team Sonic Racing", and the animated cutscenes for 2022's "Sonic Origins". Hesse has also contributed to IDW Publishing's "Sonic the Hedgehog" comic series. 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. 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. He was also a storyboard artist for the movie "".