Hench is a 2020 superhero fiction novel by Natalie Zina Walschots.
18-693: For the novel, see Hench (novel) . Hench is a surname of possible English or Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: Else Hench , Austrian luger John Hench (1908–2004), American employee of The Walt Disney Company Julie Diana Hench , American ballet dancer, ballet master, writer and arts administrator Kevin Hench , American screenwriter, producer, and columnist Philip Showalter Hench (1896–1965), American physician See also [ edit ] Henchman Henchmen (film) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
36-407: A fantastic climax" and its "deliciously grotesque superhero battle". Amal El-Mohtar underlined the extent to which the novel "dwell(s) in the reality of disability , the utter grinding mortality of enduring injury", as well as its "visceral tenderness and breathtaking insight", comparing it to Superfolks and to the work of Samit Basu . Hench was featured on Canada Reads 2021, where it
54-515: A piece of office satire but loses its way in the last third", stating that the "long action sequences" make it "less a subversive take on power and more a straightforward comic book story;" the Times did, however, appreciate the "slow rollout" of the worldbuilding . Kirkus Reviews lauded Walschots' plot, prose, and "patient yet propulsive pacing", and observed that the novel's theme is moral relativism , as well as "the corrupting influence of power, and
72-550: Is considered a significant source of short reviews for new Canadian books. Started in 1935 by Wallace Seccombe's Current Publications, Quill & Quire' s original editorial focus was on office supplies and stationery, with books taking on increasing importance only as Canada's fledgling indigenous book publishing industry began to grow and flourish. In 1971, Michael de Pencier purchased the magazine from Southam (who had bought it from Seccombe and owned it for just six months). Quill & Quire remained with de Pencier as part of
90-525: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Hench (novel) Anna Tromedlov works in the gig economy , providing clerical services to low-level supervillains in need of "henches" —until she becomes the collateral damage of one of the world's most powerful superheroes, SuperCollider. Anna is injured and disabled; during her long recovery, she begins to research the negative effects of superheroes and concludes that superheroes often cause massive collateral damage and do more harm than good to
108-421: Is the production manager, and Larry Wyatt is the consumer marketing manager. The first Quill & Quire web site was launched in early 2004 as a membership-based online companion to the magazine. Spearheading the project were editor Scott Anderson, art director Gary Campbell, former Shift magazine web designer Steve Park, and developer Jakub Labath. The site replaced a twice-weekly PDF email newsletter, and
126-407: The surname Hench . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hench&oldid=1060362517 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
144-558: The "understated quasi-romance between her and Leviathan [being] played just right"; Di Filippo also called Walschots an "expert at staging [superhero] battles", but expressed doubt as to the overall effectiveness of Anna's plan to ruin the lives of superheroes by subjecting them to an unending barrage of minor frustrations. Cory Doctorow noted the novel's "sly, devastating critique of the state's monopoly on violence" and its "gender-, race- and class-based analysis of societal injustice", as well as its "verse-verse-chorus structure, building to
162-565: The Key Publishers/Key Media stable for 30 years, until its sale in 2003 (as part of a larger transaction involving Key Media) to St. Josephs Corporation , a Canadian-owned and -controlled printing and media company based in Concord, Ontario, which also publishes Toronto Life . Quill & Quire was substantially redesigned in 2006 in an effort led by publisher Alison Jones, editor Derek Weiler and art director Gary Campbell . One of
180-461: The chief aims of the redesign was to demonstrate to the book and magazine industries the viability of printing on 100% recycled, environmentally-friendly paper stock (it was one of the first magazines in Canada to do so). As part of the process, the magazine's trim size was reduced for the first time in 30 years, from a large tabloid newspaper size (11" x 14") to that of a standard magazine. This also marked
198-423: The first time the magazine was printed entirely in colour. The debut redesign issue (January 2006) featured author and artist Douglas Coupland on the cover. As part of this visual re-think, Campbell commissioned Canadian typographer Rod McDonald to draw a new logo and provide two custom typefaces, named Laurentian and Slate, in order to create a fresh and unique visual identity for the publication. The redesign
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#1732859053188216-421: The necrotic nature of revenge." National Public Radio called Anna "delightfully acerbic" and "sympathetic and horrible", and emphasized that although the novel "tackles serious issues like how women are treated in the workplace, or how friendships might splinter under the weight of fear", it is also "steeped in the glorious campiness of Golden and Silver Age superheroes". Quill & Quire praised
234-410: The novel as "stunning", "incisively smart", and a "hilarious and frequently bloody deconstruction of the superhero mythos", with the relationship between heroes Supercollider and Quantum Entanglement serving as a "vivid parsing" of "traditional gender roles ". In Locus , Paul Di Filippo commended the portrayal of Anna as "utterly human and relatable" and "never (...) predictable or boring", with
252-410: The result of a chronic heart condition. The current editorial masthead includes Sue Carter Flinn, editor-in-chief; Steven Beattie, review editor; and Dory Cerny, Books for Young People editor. The publisher is Alison Jones and the associate publisher is Attila Berki, founder and former owner of the small publishing house Riverbank Press. Athena St. Jacques is the magazine's art director, Caroline Potter
270-412: The world. She starts a blog to share her findings, which brings her to the attention of the world's greatest supervillain, Leviathan, who recruits her to assist in him. Anna heads a team that uses data science to find superheroes's weaknesses and sabotage them, bringing her and Leviathan closer to their goal of revenge against SuperCollider. The New York Times considered that Hench "works well as
288-431: Was championed by Paul Sun-Hyung Lee . Quill %26 Quire Quill & Quire is a Canadian magazine about the book and publishing industry. The magazine was launched in 1935 and has an average circulation of 5,000 copies per issue, with a publisher-claimed readership of 25,000. Quill & Quire reviews books and magazines and provides a forum for discussion of trends in the publishing industry. The publication
306-615: Was later shortlisted for an art direction prize at the Kenneth R. Wilson Awards. Campbell acted as art director for both the print magazine and web site for five years. Athena St. Jacques was hired to take over art direction for the print publication in 2008 when Campbell shifted his focus exclusively toward the web site, which he continued to direct until 2012. Other notable former staff include Ted Mumford, Kenneth Oppel , Bert Archer , James Grainger, and Nathan Whitlock. Editor-in-chief Derek Weiler died unexpectedly on April 12, 2009, at age 40, as
324-459: Was one of only a few Canadian magazine web sites to successfully implement a Paywall . As of March 2014, ten years on, this paywall is still in place. At launch, the site also included an archive of Canadian book reviews dating back to 1996. In January 2007, the staff began blogging daily in a new site feature outside of the paywall called Quillblog. In 2010, the website was extensively redesigned by Michelle Darwin and Gary Campbell. Subsequently,
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