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Tracy Yardley, often credited as Tracy Yardley!, is an American comic book artist. He once contributed to the Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs, a tenure he began in 2006 and lasted until the comics' cancellation in 2017. He currently contributes to the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing.[1]
History
Yardley was born on 19 July 1979 in Southern Illinois. He became a graduate from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2001. He currently lives with his wife Megan in Savannah, Georgia.
Yardley has been greatly interested in comics for most of his life, as well as the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series,[2] which he was introduced to in 1991.[3] In fact, the reason why he professionally spells his name with an exclamation mark at the end is a tribute to Scott Shaw, who spells his own name the same way and was one of the first artists who worked on Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog.[2]
One of Yardley's first known, original comics was a series known as Nate and Steve, whom he worked with three of his friends.[4] Eventually, Yardley began his career in 2005 with fellow SCAD alum, Nate Bowden on Tokyopop’s original manga series, “Riding Shotgun.” At the same time, he began his long run on the various Sonic the Hedgehog titles published by Archie Comics alongside Ian Flynn, until it was cancelled.[1]
On 16 January 2018, it was revealed that he joined the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog team.[1]
Bibliography
Yardley is known to be the main penciler/inker of an original manga-like series known as Riding Shotgun, published by Tokyopop.[5] He has also contributed to Hero Cats of Stellar City from Action Lab Entertainment, and has produced scripts and pencils for the forthcoming Galaxy Man and Cosmic Girl. He is also produced art for Archie Comics’ Cosmo series.[1]
Credits
Writing
Archie Comics
Cover artwork
Archie Comics
IDW Publishing
- Sonic the Hedgehog:
- Sonic the Hedgehog: #1 5th Anniversary Edition (cover B)
- Sonic the Hedgehog Annual:
- Sonic the Hedgehog: Endless Summer (cover A and RI (10))
- Sonic the Hedgehog Free Comic Book Day 2021
- Sonic the Hedgehog's 900th Adventure (cover A)
- Sonic the Hedgehog: Tails' 30th Anniversary Special (cover RI)
- Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle & Whisper:
- #0 (regular cover)
Layouts
Archie Comics
Lineart
Archie Comics
- Sonic and the Secret Rings ("Sand, Spirit and Sonic Speed")
IDW Publishing
- Sonic the Hedgehog:
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The Official Movie Pre-Quill ("The Secret Of My Distress" and "Mushroom With A View")
- Sonic the Hedgehog: #1 5th Anniversary Edition ("Familiar Territory")
- Sonic the Hedgehog 30th Anniversary Special ("Seasons of Chaos") (p. 36, 60)
Pencils
Archie Comics
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- #160-#161 ("Birthday Bash")
- #162 ("Ties That Bind")
- #163-#164 ("Sonic Riders")
- #165 ("Leak")
- #166-#167 ("Mobius: 25 Years Later")
- #168-#169 ("Order from Chaos")
- #170 ("Comings and Goings")
- #171 ("I Am" and "Enforcers")
- #172 ("Truth of the Heart")
- #173 ("Round Up!" and "See Ya Later Chao" (part 1))
- #174 ("Union" and "See Ya Later Chao" (part 2))
- #175 ("Eggman Empire")
- #176 ("Cracking the Empire")
- #177 ("Home, New Home")
- #178-#179 ("House of Cards")
- #180 ("Preparations for War" and "Sonic Rush Adventure: High Stakes on the High Sea")
- #181 ("Enerjak Rising Chapter One: Rising Evil")
- #182 ("Fallen Angel" and "Albion's Shameful Secret")
- #183 ("Desperate Times" and "Ashes and Dust")
- #184 ("Chaos Angel" and "Anything")
- #186 ("Honor-Bound")
- #189 ("A Bold New Moebius Part One: Unwelcome Guests!")
- #190 ("A Bold New Moebius Part Two: Duality")
- #191 ("Metal and Mettle Part One" and "Invaders from Above")
- #192 ("Metal and Mettle Part Two")
- #193 ("Otherside Part One: How the Other Half Lives" and "Sonic Unleashed!")
- #194 ("Otherside Part Two: Cross World Conflict")
- #195-#196 ("Hedgehog Havoc!")
- #197 ("Sonic and the Black Knight: Knight Time")
- #199 ("Knocking on Eggman's Door")
- #200 ("Turn About is Fair Play")
- #201 ("Change in Management" and "Devotion")
- #208-#209 ("Iron Dominion")
- #212 ("The Roads We Take - Iron Dominion: Epilogue")
- #217 ("Welcome Back, Chao!")
- #219 ("Sonic Colors")
- #225 ("One Step Forward...")
- #226 ("Genesis Part One: In the Beginning..." (finishing pencils))
- #227 ("Genesis Part Two: Friends and Fate" (finishing pencils))
- #228 ("Genesis Part Three: Divide and Conquer")
- #229 ("Genesis Part Four: Reset")
- #235 ("Remember the Fallen")
- #236 ("Cry Freedom!" and "Leader of the Band")
- #237 ("Heart to Heart")
- #249 ("When Worlds Collide Part Six: Friends or Foes")
- #256 ("Countdown to Chaos Finale: The Princess and the Hammer")
- #262 ("Waves of Change Part Three: Terror in the Deep")
- #273 ("Worlds Unite Part Three: Clash of the Corrupted")
- #287 ("Panic in the Sky Part Four: Finale - As Was Foretold")
- #288-#290 ("Genesis of a Hero")
- Sonic Universe:
- #1 ("Living Weapons")
- #2 ("Time & Again")
- #3 ("Old Soldiers")
- #4 ("The Ultimate Lifeform")
- #5-#6 ("Mobius: 30 Years Later")
- #7 ("Sonic: 30 Years Later - What's Old, Is New Again")
- #8 ("Mobius: 30 Years Later - The Freedom Fighters of the Future")
- #9-#12 ("Echoes of the Past")
- #13-#16 ("Journey to the East")
- #17-#20 ("Trouble in Paradise")
- #21-#24 ("Treasure Team Tango")
- #25-#28 ("Fractured Mirror")
- #29-#32 ("Inside Job")
- #33-#36 ("Babylon Rising")
- #41-#44 ("Unsung Heroes")
- #45 ("Racing for the Stars")
- #46-#49 ("All For One")
- #50 ("Forged in Fire")
- #52 ("When Worlds Collide Part Five: The Advance Guard")
- #53 ("When Worlds Collide Part Eight: Liberation")
- #55-#58 ("Pirate Plunder Panic")
- #63-#66 ("The Great Chaos Caper")
- #67-#70 ("Total Eclipse")
- #71-#74 ("Spark of Life")
- #75 ("Fury")
- #79-#82 ("The Silver Age")
- #83 ("Eggman's Dozen Part One: Hostile Takeover")
- #84 ("Eggman's Dozen Part Two: Power Meeting") (p. 11-20)
- Sonic X:
IDW Publishing
Trivia
- Tracy Yardley and Ian Flynn both share their debut issue in Sonic the Hedgehog #160.
- Currently, Tracey, Ian Flynn, Jim Amash, Evan Stanley, Matt Herms, Tyson Hesse, Jennifer Hernandez and Jonathan Gray are the only ones, who previously worked on the Archie Sonic the Hedgehog comics, to currently work on the IDW Sonic the Hedgehog series.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 SSF1991 (16 January 2018). Tracy Yardley! Confirmed For IDW Sonic Team, One Of Multiple Covers For Issue #1 Released. TSSZ News. Retrieved on 17 January 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.comicsbulletin.com/allages/11900964185465.htm
- ↑ The IDW celebrates 5 years of Sonic the Hedgehog comics with an expanded anniversary reissue. GamesRadar.
- ↑ http://nateandsteve.com/creators.htm
- ↑ http://www.tokyopop.com/product/1717
External links
- Tracy Yardley at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Tracy Yardley! at Mobius Encyclopaedia, the Archie Sonic wiki.
- Tracy Yardley! at IDW Sonic Hub Wiki, the IDW Sonic wiki.
- Tracy Yardley on DeviantArt
- Tracy Yardley on Twitter