Superhero origin stories show us how the character becomes both
super as well as a hero, and ultimately highlight the character's
humanity, even those superheroes that aren't human. In Superhero
Origins: What Makes Superheroes Tick and Why We Care, Dr. Rosenberg
explores the importance of origin stories in what they tell us
about the characters, and about real people. She reveals the
origins stories of seven superheroes, how those stories have
evolved over time, and what they can tell us about ourselves. With
a foreword by comic book writer and editor Tom DeFalco. Dr.
Rosenberg explores the lives of our favorite superheroes through a
psychological lens, and reveals aspects of their origins that even
their creators hadn't always understood. -Paul Levitz, comic book
writer and former Publisher and President of DC Comics. In
Superhero Origins: What Makes Superheroes Tick and Why We Care, Dr.
Robin Rosenberg incisively gets to the emotional heart of why we
relate so strongly to superheroes. By explaining the deeper
psychological meanings of the origin-determined motivations of
characters such as Batman, Spider-Man, and Buffy the Vampire
Slayer, Rosenberg shows how and why these pop icons resonate with
their fans across decades and cultures. -Danny Fingeroth, author of
Superman on the Couch: What Superheroes Really Tell Us About
Ourselves and Our Society In Superhero Origins Rosenberg does
something remarkable: She gets under the cowl of the superhero and
reveals how superheroes help us understand ourselves. Informed by
theory and research, Superhero Origins both analyzes the superhero
and gives us the tools to analyze our own origin stories. -Peter
Coogan, author of Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre. Robin S.
Rosenberg is a clinical psychologist; she writes about superheroes
and other popular culture figures and the psychological phenomena
their stories reveal. She is author of What's the Matter With
Batman? An Unauthorized Clinical Look Under the Mask of the Caped
Crusader as well as college-level psychology textbooks. She is
editor of: Psychology of Superheroes; Psychology of the Girl With
the Dragon Tattoo; Our Superheroes, Ourselves; What Is a
Superhero?. She is also series editor of the Superhero series by
Oxford University Press. She has been featured in various media
including the Wall Street Journal, Slate, Esquire, the New York
Times, NPR, Pacific Standard, the History Channel, the Discovery
Channel, Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and the Superheroes
documentary.
General
Imprint: |
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
2013 |
First published: |
2013 |
Authors: |
Robin S Rosenberg Ph D
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
276 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4820-1580-5 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Graphic novels
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LSN: |
1-4820-1580-3 |
Barcode: |
9781482015805 |
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