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. 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, the animated cutscenes for 2022's Sonic Origins, and the promotional animated short for 2022's Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Frontiers Prologue: Divergence. Hesse has also contributed to IDW Publishing's Sonic the Hedgehog comic series.