What drives superheroes to keep fighting the good fight without getting burned out, disillusioned, or transforming into villains themselves? Trauma psychologist
Dr. Andrea Letamendi (
UCLA) explores the minds of your favorite comic book heroes and villains, linking them with the very real minds of actual trauma survivors. Alongside Dr. Letamendi are fellow psychologists
Dr. Robin Rosenberg (
The Psychology of Superheroes) and
Dr. Travis Langley (
Batman in his Belfry), as well as guest panelists including writer
Len Wein (
Swamp Thing).
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