Is it healthy to be a female character in today's comics? Do comic book superheroines still face different traumas from those faced by their male counterparts? Psychologists
Andrea Letamendi (UCLA),
Robin Rosenberg (
The Psychology of Superheroes), and
Travis Langley (
Batman and Psychology: A Dark and Stormy Knight), with the help of writer
Bryan Q. Miller (
Batgirl,
Smallville), explore how gender differences figure into storytelling issues and reflect on the dangers, support, and expectations encountered by women in real-world high-risk and life-threatening environments.
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