Capes on the Couch

A comic aficionado and a board-certified psychiatrist look at the various neuroses of your favorite heroes and villains and provide options for treatment.

Saving the world doesn’t necessarily mean you go home happy. How’s the mental health of your favorite superhero? A comic aficionado and a board-certified psychiatrist look at the various neuroses of your favorite heroes and villains and provide options for treatment.

This podcast is a member of the GonnaGeek Podcast Network but is not owned by GonnaGeek.


All Episodes

Issue 107 – Catwoman

 Issue 107 – Catwoman Intro Email us voice recordings of your thoughts on Batman & what he means to you for upcoming episode – Background (2:50) Catwoman, Selina Kyle, created by Bill Finger & Bob Kane in Batman #1 (Spring…

Issue 106 – Clones

 Issue 106 – Clones Intro President level slot open in Patreon – $10/mo gets you pick of episodes and characters Background Spider-Man Clone Saga Jean Grey/Madelyne Pryor (17:08) Superman/Bizarro/Kon-El (25:03) Jamie Madrox (35:26)…

Issue 105 – WandaVision

Intro WW84 review Background (03:30) Scarlet Witch, Wanda Maximoff created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in The X-Men #4 (March 1964) Vision created by Roy Thomas, Stan Lee, and John Buscema in Avengers 57 (Oct. 1968) Both were villains originally…

Issue 104 – Maxwell Lord

Intro Welcome back for Season 5  Describe changes to show New website Patrons now guest on trade paperback reviews Ariel’s column – Some Of Its Parts Background (03:52) Maxwell Lord created by Keith Giffen, JM DeMatteis, and Kevin…

Changes for 2021

Hi everyone, we’re releasing this mini-episode for a few reasons: We want to test our RSS feed and make sure things still work correctly with the new site. To tell everyone about the changes to the website and our new domain! To let everyone know…

Issue 103 – Luke Cage

We wrap up Season 4 as we cover Power Man, LUKE CAGE! How can Doc help this man of the streets be a better man off the streets? Plus a fun pitch for a new comic book – listen now! SHOW NOTES:   Intro Season finale – Clones will be pushed to…

Mental Health Avengers III: The Injustice System

The Mental Health Avengers have reunited, and this time we’re taking on the prison system! Why do so many unwell prisoners get mistreated? What can be done to help them? Listen now! SHOW NOTES: Mental Health Avengers III: The Injustice System Intro …

Issue 102 – Tim Drake

We go back to the Robin well, this time for Tim Drake! Just because he may be the smartest Robin doesn’t make him the best – find out why! SHOW NOTES:   Intro Shoutout to , the Spider-Woman podcast – cohosted by Rey from ITK Reminder of…

Issue 101 – Two-Face

Flip a coin – heads, you listen to us analyze Two-Face. Tails, you listen to us analyze Harvey Dent. Either way, you’re getting a realistic discussion of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. SHOW NOTES: Intro Mentioned in – “Under the Radar”…