Jacque Aye

Jacque Aye is a Nigerian-American comic artist and writer. Her works are strongly inspired by Japanese anime and tend to have Black women protagonists.

Personal life Aye was born in Kansas and grew up in Dallas, where she spent time together with her older brother, with whom she first discovered anime by watching Sailor Moon, which would go on to heavily influence her adult works.

Aye is a queer woman.

Career Aye founded the lifestyle brand Adorned by Chi in 2015. The first three issues were published between August and November 2024.

In 2025 she published her book How to Escape Death, the sequel to How to Be a Better Adult.

Works

Adorned By Chi (2018-2019) The Magical Girl’s Guide to Life (2021) These Bewitching Bonds (2021, Anthology) How to Be a Better Adult (2023) The Magical Girl's Self-Care Coloring Book (2023) I Live to Serve The Witch (2024) Monster High: New Scaremester #1-3 (2024) How to Escape Death (2025)