Tyson Hesse

Tyson Hesse is an American artist. He used to contribute to Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs, and is current contributing to IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. He has also animated for the opening cutscene and the pre-order trailer of Sonic Mania.

History
Tyson Hesse first approached an editor of Archie Comics at one of the annual Comic Cons, presenting his fan comic, "Sonic's Big Fat Adventure". He was soon employed by the company to work on the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series.

Animation

 * Sonic Mania:
 * Opening animation (art direction, storyboarding, producer)
 * Ending animation
 * Pre-order trailer
 * Sonic Mania Adventures (director, storyboarding, art director, production design)

Writing

 * Sonic Mania Adventures
 * "Sonic Returns"

Archie Comics

 * Sonic the Hedgehog:
 * #258 (regular)
 * #277 (variant)
 * #281 (regular)
 * #282 (regular)
 * #294 (regular)
 * Sonic: Mega Drive:
 * Sonic: Mega Drive (regular, variant 2 and variant 3)
 * Sonic: Mega Drive - The Next Level
 * Sonic: Mega Drive - Overdrive
 * Sonic Universe:
 * #75 (variant 3)
 * Sonic Super Special Magazine:
 * #15
 * Sonic Super Digest:
 * #14-#15

IDW Publishing

 * Sonic the Hedgehog:
 * #1 (cover A and cover RE (Diamond Retailer Summit and Dynamic Forces))
 * #2-#3 (cover A)
 * #4 (cover A and cover RI-B)

Archie Comics

 * Sonic the Hedgehog:
 * #264-#265 ("Control")
 * #275 ("Worlds Unite Part Eleven: Killing the Giant")
 * Sonic: Mega Drive:
 * Sonic: Mega Drive ("Mega Drive Act One")
 * Sonic: Mega Drive - The Next Level ("Mega Drive Act Two: The Next Level")
 * Sonic: Mega Drive - Overdrive
 * Sonic Universe:
 * #78 ("Worlds Unite Part Nine: Infinite Possibilities")
 * Sonic Boom:
 * #10 ("Worlds Unite Part Ten: Justice Across Worlds")
 * Mega Man:
 * #52 ("Worlds Unite Part Twelve: Last Rights")

Miscellaneous

 * Sonic Mania (manual sketches)

Trivia

 * Hesse's favorite character is Knuckles the Echidna.
 * Hesse is married to Mariel Cartwright.