Hench is set in a world with a lot of heroes and a lot of villains, and children are tested at puberty to see if they have any powers so that they can be trained to be – ideally – heroes. Anna, the first person narrator of Hench, has been freelancing as a hench for villains for about a year. She’s not particularly invested in the work, but it’s a way to pay the bills because the capitalist dystopia we currently live in is still […]

If you read any reviews for Hench, you’ll quickly see the Amazon Prime series ‘The Boys’ called up, and it’s an apt comparison. Both The Boys and Hench share an attitude towards superheros that is distinctly… anti-Marvel. Hench takes place in a world that idolises superheros and leaves little room for critique of their methods. Property damage, destruction, injured innocent bystanders… These realities of living alongside a superpowered cohort are swept under the proverbial rug so that heros are infallible and worshipped by all. Until […]