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This updated edition of Dr. Travis Langley's beloved Batman and Psychology takes readers into the psyches of Batman and the characters of Gotham City-exploring what makes them tick and why they have fascinated fans for decades.

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"Praise for Travis Langley's Batman and Psychology""Langley cleverly combines his two loves, as evinced by the title, to create a work that will draw the most disinterested psychology students in by using the seemingly universally loved Byronic hero of Batman."" --Geekscape.net ""Dr. Langley puts this masked vigilante and his admirers on the analyst couch to examine what makes him--and us--tick. A revealing look at Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego."" --Barnes & Noble ""If you love Batman, you will love this book. If you love psychology, you will love this book! Do not worry about getting lost though, as Langley does an excellent job explaining everything he discusses . . . A book you shouldn't pass up, as once you start reading it you simply will not be able to put it down!"" --International House of Geek ""More entertaining than many of the others which populate the ever-growing field of texts about pop culture and the sciences. Rather than just telling us what we should know or think about Batman, the book supplements our own interest in the hero and provokes us to think more about what's going on in his head."" --StarPulse.com"

Praise for Travis Langley's Batman and Psychology Langley cleverly combines his two loves, as evinced by the title, to create a work that will draw the most disinterested psychology students in by using the seemingly universally loved Byronic hero of Batman. --Geekscape.net Dr. Langley puts this masked vigilante and his admirers on the analyst couch to examine what makes him--and us--tick. A revealing look at Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego. --Barnes & Noble If you love Batman, you will love this book. If you love psychology, you will love this book! Do not worry about getting lost though, as Langley does an excellent job explaining everything he discusses . . . A book you shouldn't pass up, as once you start reading it you simply will not be able to put it down! --International House of Geek More entertaining than many of the others which populate the ever-growing field of texts about pop culture and the sciences. Rather than just telling us what we should know or think about Batman, the book supplements our own interest in the hero and provokes us to think more about what's going on in his head. --StarPulse.com

"Praise for Travis Langley's Batman and Psychology""Langley cleverly combines his two loves, as evinced by the title, to create a work that will draw the most disinterested psychology students in by using the seemingly universally loved Byronic hero of Batman."" -Geekscape.net ""Dr. Langley puts this masked vigilante and his admirers on the analyst couch to examine what makes him--and us--tick. A revealing look at Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego."" --Barnes & Noble ""If you love Batman, you will love this book. If you love psychology, you will love this book! Do not worry about getting lost though, as Langley does an excellent job explaining everything he discusses . . . A book you shouldn't pass up, as once you start reading it you simply will not be able to put it down!"" --International House of Geek ""More entertaining than many of the others which populate the ever-growing field of texts about pop culture and the sciences. Rather than just telling us what we should know or think about Batman, the book supplements our own interest in the hero and provokes us to think more about what's going on in his head."" --StarPulse.com Praise for Travis Langley's Batman and Psychology""Langley cleverly combines his two loves, as evinced by the title, to create a work that will draw the most disinterested psychology students in by using the seemingly universally loved Byronic hero of Batman."" --Geekscape.net ""Dr. Langley puts this masked vigilante and his admirers on the analyst couch to examine what makes him--and us--tick. A revealing look at Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego."" --Barnes & Noble ""If you love Batman, you will love this book. If you love psychology, you will love this book! Do not worry about getting lost though, as Langley does an excellent job explaining everything he discusses . . . A book you shouldn't pass up, as once you start reading it you simply will not be able to put it down!"" --International House of Geek ""More entertaining than many of the others which populate the ever-growing field of texts about pop culture and the sciences. Rather than just telling us what we should know or think about Batman, the book supplements our own interest in the hero and provokes us to think more about what's going on in his head."" --StarPulse.com"

"Praise for Travis Langley's Batman and Psychology""Langley cleverly combines his two loves, as evinced by the title, to create a work that will draw the most disinterested psychology students in by using the seemingly universally loved Byronic hero of Batman."" -Geekscape.net ""Dr. Langley puts this masked vigilante and his admirers on the analyst couch to examine what makes him--and us--tick. A revealing look at Bruce Wayne and his alter-ego."" --Barnes & Noble ""If you love Batman, you will love this book. If you love psychology, you will love this book! Do not worry about getting lost though, as Langley does an excellent job explaining everything he discusses . . . A book you shouldn't pass up, as once you start reading it you simply will not be able to put it down!"" --International House of Geek ""More entertaining than many of the others which populate the ever-growing field of texts about pop culture and the sciences. Rather than just telling us what we should know or think about Batman, the book supplements our own interest in the hero and provokes us to think more about what's going on in his head."" --StarPulse.com"

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"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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