Jenna Cha

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/

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.

Early and personal life

Cha 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

Debut

Cha 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

Cha 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

Writer/Artist

  • "Evening Coffee", Viscere #1: Body Horror

Interior art

Covers only

  • 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

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ "Jenna Cha". Minneapolis College of Art and Design. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  3. ^ "Black Stars Above | The Complete Series". Vault Comics. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  4. ^ "Black Stars Above". August 11, 2020 – via www.simonandschuster.com.
  5. ^ "Artists - Cha, Jenna - Page 1 - Uncivilized Books". uncivilizedbooks.com. Retrieved April 4, 2026.
  6. ^ "The Sickness by Jenna Cha, Lonnie Nadler". Publishers Weekly. May 24, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Hernandez, Gabriel (August 1, 2023). "THE SICKNESS #1 – Comic Review | Comical Opinions". Comical Opinions. Retrieved April 4, 2026.

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