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

Halloween Candy Makes Me Ramble

Anthony didn’t hold back his thoughts on Halloween during our discussion of Norman Osborn; he thinks it’s stupid. I didn’t want to derail us further (I failed), but I have carte blanche to say what I want on the blog! All Hollows Eve is meant to be a…

Halloween Candy Makes Me Ramble

Anthony didn’t hold back his thoughts on Halloween during our discussion of Norman Osborn; he thinks it’s stupid. I didn’t want to derail us further (I failed), but I have carte blanche to say what I want on the blog! All Hollows Eve is meant to be a…

Issue 28 – Norman Osborn

It’s our Halloween episode all about the Green Goblin, Norman Osborn. Then again, Anthony would rather be in Kamchatka than celebrate Halloween, but he managed anyway. Listen now! SHOW NOTES:   Introduction Background (10:56) Created by…

Issue 28 – Norman Osborn

It’s our Halloween episode all about the Green Goblin, Norman Osborn. Then again, Anthony would rather be in Kamchatka than celebrate Halloween, but he managed anyway. Listen now! SHOW NOTES:   Introduction Background (10:56) Created by…

Lazarus Pits are NOT FDA Approved

During the podcast episode on Ra’s Al Ghul, I talked a bit about the changes someone may go through as they age. I gave dramatic examples such as strokes, physical injuries, and dementia. But those changes don’t happen to everyone. Father time drifts…

Lazarus Pits are NOT FDA Approved

During the podcast episode on Ra’s Al Ghul, I talked a bit about the changes someone may go through as they age. I gave dramatic examples such as strokes, physical injuries, and dementia. But those changes don’t happen to everyone. Father time drifts…

Issue 27 – Ra’s al Ghul

Third time’s a charm – we finally get around to analyzing Ra’s al Ghul! Anthony & Doc discuss the value of legacy, reference Hamilton for a second week in a row, and Ra’s turns into Grampa Simpson on the couch. Listen now! SHOW NOTES: …

Issue 27 – Ra’s al Ghul

Third time’s a charm – we finally get around to analyzing Ra’s al Ghul! Anthony & Doc discuss the value of legacy, reference Hamilton for a second week in a row, and Ra’s turns into Grampa Simpson on the couch. Listen now! SHOW NOTES: …

This is Why Vandal Savage is Not a Motivational Speaker

There’s only so many hours in a day. You and I need a plan. We waste more time than we realize every day. Maybe we should write this down. Do you have a day planner? Journal? Calendar? A spare stone tablet? Good, because I think we can learn some…