Author Archives: Travis Langley

The Questions Interviewers Almost Always Ask

Interviewers discussing Batman with me almost always ask some version of these five questions. When did you discover Batman (or comics)? How did you get started/why did you write Batman and Psychology? Why is Batman so popular? Shouldn’t or why won’t Batman kill? At least the Joker. [This one has mostly replaced the Robin question, […]

Examples of Interviews

Only person interviewed AMC bonus feature for Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics MTV The Walking Dead Not the only person interviewed London Evening Standard The Joker and Harley Quinn Cosplay The Saturday Evening Post  The Shadow  The New York Times Discussing TV with Kids New York Magazine Pandemic Movies  

Batman and Psychology Returns!

2nd Edition

Wizard World Chicago Comic Con 2021 Schedule

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15th     5:30PM-6:15PM POST-THANOS STRESS DISORDER: WHAT’S NEW IN THE MCU? (PANEL ROOM 1) Thanos snaps, Avengers strike back, Loki meets Sylvie, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe gets more chaotic than ever before. How do our favorite Marvel heroes cope with the losses, the returns, the strangers now living in their homes? And what’s […]

Comic-Con @ Home 2021

Dr. Langley appears in two of these panels. He recorded and edited the other two. Jul 23, 2021 1:00 pm Stan Lee, Marvel, and Rolling Stone: 50th Anniversary Fifty years ago, a Herb Trimpe-drawn Hulk graced the coveted cover of the hip Rolling Stone magazine’s September 16, 1971 issue. The issue featured an insider’s POV article about […]

APA Keynote Speakers 2021

Derek R. Avery, PhD “What if Organizational Scientists Really Cared about Race?” Joy Harden Bradford, PhD “I Know You Hate Instagram but You’re Needed There” @hellodrjoy Robert B. Cialdini, PhD “The Power of Persuasion and Pre-Suasion to Create Change’ Elizabeth Cole, PhD “Whose Freedom of Speech? Power and Voice on College Campuses” Tori Cooper & […]

Wizard Popular Culture Psychology Panelists

WandaVision Breakdown: The Scarlet Witch and Vision Disassembled Dr. Colt Blunt, PsyD, LP, forensic psychologist, has worked as a forensic examiner throughout his career and serves as a guest lecturer and trainer for organizations and educational institutions. He directs a postdoctoral fellowship for aspiring forensic psychologists. He has written for THE WALKING DEAD PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCH […]

Books

Books Authored Langley, T., with foreword by M. Uslan , introduction by D. O’Neil  (2012). Batman and psychology: A dark and stormy knight. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley (1st-4th printings).  Nashville, TN: Turner (5th trade paperback printing onward; all hardcover printings). Audiobook read by M. Chamberlain (2012). Digital format. Newark, NJ: Audible. Weldon, S., & Langley, T. (2004). Instructor’s manual for […]

HSU Arts & Sciences Faculty Charge (Fall Term, 2017)

Hello, Henderson graduates of December, 2017! I would love to come up here, utter one impressive, memorable sentence, and sit right back down. One sentence, one idea, might be all anyone remembers. There’s a famous story, retold at many commencement ceremonies, about Winston Churchill giving a speech at the school he’d attended as a boy. Supposedly he got up, […]

Wonder Woman Psychology Reviews

“No question whatsoever – this book is hands down the best Wonder Woman book I’ve ever read!! Enormous thanks to Travis Langley and his very impressive (and very extensive!) contributors!” – Christie Marston, Wonder Woman Museum/Wonder Woman Family Network “It’s fantastic.” – Quinn Rollins on Twitter (see Play Like a Pirate review) “Absolutely fantastic!” – Retroist […]