BATMAN AND PSYCHOLOGY
A Dark and Stormy Knight
Paperback
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Psychology professor and "superherologist" Travis Langley wrote this book as a response to a question actor Adam West once posed to him: Is Batman crazy?
Delving into the psyche of one of the most complex comic-book characters ever created, Langley analyzes topics such as the childhood trauma that eventually led Bruce Wayne to become Batman, why he wears a mask, why he chose a bat costume, the psychopathologies of Batman’s nemeses, how Freud and Jung might have viewed the Batman-Robin relationship, and the role of women in Batman’s life. Grounded in solid psychology concepts but eminently readable, the book concludes with Langley’s answer to West’s provocative question.
This title is part of the series: PSYCHOLOGY OF POP CULTURE
| Copyright | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Pages | 337 |
| Grade | 9 and up |
| ISBN | 9781684428557 |