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Jenna Cha is an American comic book writer and artist best known for her work on horror comics Black Stars Above and the ongoing series The Sickness.
| Jenna Cha | |
|---|---|
 Cha at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2026 | |
| Born | California, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Writer, artist |
Notable works | Black Stars Above, The Sickness |
| https://www.thejennachashow.com/ | |
Early and personal life
editCha grew up emulating silly cartoon strips like Calvin and Hobbes and Garfield before being "accidentally, unwittingly and unwarrantedly" introduced to horror comics in middle school.[1][non-primary source needed] She graduated from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2017 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in comic art. While there, she interned with American comic artist Paul Fricke.[2][independent source needed]
Cha is married to comic writer Lonnie Nadler, the co-creator of Black Stars Above.[1][non-primary source needed]
Career
editDebut
editCha made her comic book debut with the release of Black Stars Above through Vault Comics in 2019-2020.[3][non-primary source needed] It was longlisted for a Bram Stoker Award.[4]
After getting Black Stars Above greenlit on a written pitch alone, Lonnie Nadler needed an artist. He frequently scrolled through social media for new comic book artists, and stumbled across Cha's social media on Twitter from a #VisibleWoman post.[1] He reached out to Vault editor-in-chief Adrian Wassel, who responded that he was just about to email him about Cha, recommending her for the job.[1]
Current work
editCha has worked as a cover artist with independent comic book publishers like Dark Horse Comics, Oni Press and Image Comics.[citation needed]
In June 2023, Cha and Nadler began releasing The Sickness with Uncivilized Books.[5] The collection was first published in print in 2024.[6] Cha's work on The Sickness has been called a "tour de force" of art with "impeccably researched and perfectly-realized" set pieces,[7] with her artwork being called "grim, unsettling, and disturbing in all the right way(s)".[8]
Bibliography
editWriter/Artist
edit- "Evening Coffee", Viscere #1: Body Horror
Interior art
edit- The Sickness #1-Present, Uncivilized Books
- "True Weird: Grande Peur", Blue Book #3, Dark Horse Comics
- "She's Got It", Razorblades: The Horror Magazine #1
- Black Stars Above, 2019-2020 Vault Comics
Covers only
edit- Dead by Daylight: The Hillbilly #2, Cover F Virgin Variant, Titan Comics
- Dead by Daylight: The Hillbilly #2, Cover B Variant, Titan Comics
- Mind MGMT: New & Improved #1, Cover C Blind Bag Variant, Oni Press
- Little Nightmares: Descent to Nowhere #2, Cover B Variant, Titan Comics
- Cemetery Kids Run Rabid #4, Cover B Variant, Oni Press
- Be Not Afraid #2, Cover D 1:20 Virgin Variant, Boom! Studios
- The Goddamn Tragedy #1, Cover D Variant, Oni Press
- You'll Do Bad Things #1, Cover C 1:10 Variant, Image Comics
- When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee #4, Cover D 1:15 Virgin Variant, Boom! Studios
- Séance in the Asylum #4, Cover B Variant Dark Horse Comics
- Into the Unbeing #3, Cover B Variant, Dark Horse Comics
- Operation Sunshine: Already Dead #4, Cover C Variant, Dark Horse Comics
- The Deviant #3, Cover C 1:25 Variant, Image Comics
- Dwellings #1, Cover C Variant, Oni Press
- W0rldtr33 #15, Cover C 1:15 Cha Variant Image Comics
- What's the Furthest Place From Here? #2, Cover C 1:15 Variant Image Comics
- ThoughtScape Comics #1
- The Department of Truth #19, Cover B 1:25 Variant Image Comics
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Palevsky, Hagai (June 19, 2023). ""Even The Inner World Is Unknowable": An Interview with Lonnie Nadler & Jenna Cha of The Sickness". The Comics Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Jenna Cha". Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Black Stars Above | The Complete Series". Vault Comics. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Black Stars Above". August 11, 2020 – via www.simonandschuster.com.
- ↑ "Artists - Cha, Jenna - Page 1 - Uncivilized Books". uncivilizedbooks.com. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- ↑ "The Sickness by Jenna Cha, Lonnie Nadler". Publishers Weekly. May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ Quaintance, Zack (October 10, 2024). "Trade Rating: THE SICKNESS VOL. 1 is the cerebral horror you've been looking for". The Beat. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
- ↑ Hernandez, Gabriel (August 1, 2023). "THE SICKNESS #1 – Comic Review | Comical Opinions". Comical Opinions. Retrieved April 4, 2026.