Tracy Yardley
Encyclopedia
Tracy Yardley is an American
comic book
artist best known for his work with the Sonic the Hedgehog
comic series, published by Archie Comics
. He currently is still working on the same series since 2005
and was occasionly working in Archie Comics' now-ended side-series Sonic X
. He is also serving as the main artist for the new side-series Sonic Universe
. Yardley is also known to be the main penciler/inker of an original manga
-like series known as Riding Shotgun, published by Tokyopop
.
Yardley has been greatly interested in comics for most of his life, as well as the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. In fact, the reason why he professionally spells his name with an "!" at the end is a tribute to Scott Shaw
who spells his own name the same way, and he was one of the first artists whom worked on Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog.
One of Yardley's first known, original comics was a series known as Nate and Steve, on which he worked with three of his friends.
Yardley was born in Southern Illinois. Yardley is a 2001 graduate from the Savannah College of Art and Design
, and he currently lives with his wife and four children in Rincon
, Georgia
.
United States
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comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
artist best known for his work with the Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog (comics)
Sonic the Hedgehog is an ongoing series of American comic books published by Archie Comics, featuring Sega's mascot video game character of the same name. The comic book series debuted in the United States as a 4 part mini-series published between November 1992 and February 1993...
comic series, published by Archie Comics
Archie Comics
Archie Comics is an American comic book publisher headquartered in the Village of Mamaroneck, Town of Mamaroneck, New York, known for its many series featuring the fictional teenagers Archie Andrews, Betty Cooper, Veronica Lodge, Reggie Mantle and Jughead Jones. The characters were created by...
. He currently is still working on the same series since 2005
2005 in comics
- January :* January 3: Will Eisner, creator of The Spirit, dies at age 87.-April:*April 13:**DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 A.D. titles....
and was occasionly working in Archie Comics' now-ended side-series Sonic X
Sonic X (comics)
Sonic X was an ongoing comic book series published by Archie Comics, based on the English dub of the Japanese anime of the same name. Like Archie's other title, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic X features SEGA's mascot video game character Sonic. It began in September 2005 and was originally meant to be a...
. He is also serving as the main artist for the new side-series Sonic Universe
Sonic Universe
Sonic Universe is a comic book series set within Archie Comics's Sonic the Hedgehog continuity, designed to expand the horizon of that fictional universe. Sonic Universe deals with various characters throughout the fictional universe, including Shadow the Hedgehog, Knuckles the Echidna and many more...
. Yardley is also known to be the main penciler/inker of an original manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
-like series known as Riding Shotgun, published by Tokyopop
Tokyopop
Tokyopop, styled TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor, licensor, and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa, and Western manga-style works. The existing German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well...
.
Yardley has been greatly interested in comics for most of his life, as well as the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. In fact, the reason why he professionally spells his name with an "!" at the end is a tribute to Scott Shaw
Scott Shaw (artist)
Scott Shaw is a United States cartoonist and animator, and is also an esteemed conductor of the concert band at Mary Institute and Country Day School...
who spells his own name the same way, and he was one of the first artists whom worked on Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog.
One of Yardley's first known, original comics was a series known as Nate and Steve, on which he worked with three of his friends.
Yardley was born in Southern Illinois. Yardley is a 2001 graduate from the Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah College of Art and Design
SCAD, the Savannah College of Art and Design, is a private, accredited and degree-granting university with locations in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia, Hong Kong, and Lacoste, France.-History:...
, and he currently lives with his wife and four children in Rincon
Rincon, Georgia
Rincon is a city in Effingham County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,376 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
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External links
- Tracy Yardley!'s deviantART Page
- Yardley's official online store for original art, hosted by BumbleKing.com