Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| This Edition Published | 2012 |
| Foreword by | Michael Uslan |
| Introduction by | Dennis O'Neil |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Paul McCarthy |
| Cover photo | Mojgan Azimi, Warner Premiere |
| Author photo/portrait | Alex Langley |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
| About/Subject | Batman |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | Hoboken, New Jersey, USA. |
| This Edition Published | 2012 |
| Pages / Font | 337 pages |
| ISBN 13 | 978-1-118-16765-6 |
| Library of Congress Classification Number | PN6728.B36L36 2012 |
| Chapters | Acknowledgments: My Bat Family ... vii
Foreword By Michael Uslan, Bat-films executive producer ... xi
Introduction by Dennis O'Neil, comic book writer / editor ... 1
1 Beneath The Cowl: Who Is Batman? ... 5
2 Which Batman? ... 8
3 The Trauma ... 35
4 Why the Mask? ... 54
5 Why the Bat? 67
6 The "Superstitious, Cowardly Lot" : Crime Nature ... 90
7 The Halloween Party: Why All the Costumed Crooks? ... 110
8 The Madhouse: What Insanity? ... 130
9 The Psychodynamic Duo: Freud and Jung on Batman And Robin ... 158
10 The Kids: Why Robin? ... 178
11 The Women: Why the Cat? ... 211
12 The Fathers: Why Do We Fall? ... 237
13 Why So Serious? ... 257
14 The Assessment: Bats in His Belfry ... 266
Notes ... 272
References: Comic Books and Graphic Novels ... 291
References: Not Comic Books or Graphic Novels ... 304
Index ... 332 Acknowledgments: My Bat Family ... vii
Foreword By Michael Uslan, Bat-films executive producer ... xi
Introduction by Dennis O'Neil, comic book writer / editor ... 1
1 Beneath The Cowl: Who Is Batman? ... 5
2 Which Batman? ... 8
3 The Trauma ... 35
4 Why the Mask? ... 54
5 Why the Bat? 67
6 The "Superstitious, Cowardly Lot" : Crime Nature ... 90
7 The Halloween Party: Why All the Costumed Crooks? ... 110
8 The Madhouse: What Insanity? ... 130
9 The Psychodynamic Duo: Freud and Jung on Batman And Robin ... 158
10 The Kids: Why Robin? ... 178
11 The Women: Why the Cat? ... 211
12 The Fathers: Why Do We Fall? ... 237
13 Why So Serious? ... 257
14 The Assessment: Bats in His Belfry ... 266
Notes ... 272
References: Comic Books and Graphic Novels ... 291
References: Not Comic Books or Graphic Novels ... 304
Index ... 332 Show all ▾ |