Batman and Psychology by Travis Langley

Batman and Psychology by Travis Langley

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)

Travis Langley is a psychology professor at Henderson State University and the volume editor of The Walking Dead Psychology and Star Wars Psychology (both Sterling). He is the author of Batman and Psychology (Wiley) and the volume editor of The Walking Dead Psychology and Star Wars Psychology (both Sterling). He gives talks on media and heroism at universities, conferences, and pop culture gatherings throughout the world, including San Diego Comic-Con, New York Comic-Con, and Wizard World. He has appeared as an expert interviewee in films such as Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics and other documentaries, and the documentary Legends of the Knight highlighted how he uses fiction to educate real psychology. Beyond Heroes and Villains is his blog, and he is one of the top ten most popular psychologists on Twitter, with over 100,000 followers: @superherologist.