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    Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight

    By Travis Langley

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    A journey behind the mask and into the mind of Gotham City’s Caped Crusader, timed for the summer 2012 release of The Dark Knight Rises

    Batman is one of the most compelling and enduring characters to come from the Golden Age of Comics, and interest in his story has only increased through countless incarnations since his first appearance in Detective Comics #27 in 1939. Why does this superhero without superpowers fascinate us? What does that fascination say about us? Batman and Psychology explores these and other intriguing questions about the masked vigilante, including: Does Batman have PTSD?  Why does he fight crime? Why as a vigilante? Why the mask, the bat, and the underage partner? Why are his most intimate relationships with “bad girls” he ought to lock up? And why won't he kill that homicidal, green-haired clown?

    • Gives you fresh insights into the complex inner world of Batman and Bruce Wayne and the life and characters of Gotham City
    • Explains psychological theory and concepts through the lens of one of the world’s most popular comic book characters
    • Written by a psychology professor and “Superherologist” (scholar of superheroes)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateMay 22, 2012
    ISBN9781118239513
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    Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight
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    Travis Langley

    Dr. Travis Langley, distinguished professor of psychology at Henderson State University, is best-known as the author of the acclaimed book Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight. He has edited 12 Popular Culture Psychology anthologies. Documentaries such as AMC Visionaries” Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics, Morgan Spurlock’s Superheroes Decoded, and Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics have featured him as an expert interviewee; Legends of the Knight spotlighted how he uses stories such as Batman’s to teach real psychology; and Batman & Bill on Hulu presented him among those who helped see Bill Finger finally recognized as Batman’s co-creator. Dr. Langley regularly speaks on media and heroism at universities, conferences, and conventions throughout the world. Psychology Today carries his blog, “Beyond Heroes and Villains.” He was also an undefeated champion on the Wheel of Fortune game show even though none of the puzzles were about psychology or superheroes.

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      I, unfortunately, already know too much psychology for this book. I'm a senior psych major, and the armchair analysis of Batman villains is too simplistic. Oh well.