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 16 – Sentry

This week’s patient is Marvel’s insane Superman analogue, THE SENTRY! Anthony & Dr. Issues pick apart Bob Reynolds to find out what makes one of Marvel’s most powerful heroes tick. And speaking of powerful, Dr. Issues gets emotional talking about…

Issue 16 – Sentry

This week’s patient is Marvel’s insane Superman analogue, THE SENTRY! Anthony & Dr. Issues pick apart Bob Reynolds to find out what makes one of Marvel’s most powerful heroes tick. And speaking of powerful, Dr. Issues gets emotional talking about…

This Wednesday – SENTRY

This week’s episode of Capes on the Couch takes a look at Bob Reynolds, aka Sentry! Our intrepid co-hosts take a look at the forgotten hero and his impact on the Marvel Universe, as well as how to treat someone with crippling issues who has the…

This Wednesday – SENTRY

This week’s episode of Capes on the Couch takes a look at Bob Reynolds, aka Sentry! Our intrepid co-hosts take a look at the forgotten hero and his impact on the Marvel Universe, as well as how to treat someone with crippling issues who has the…

Issue 15 – Question

Anthony & Dr. Issues examine the predecessor to Rorschach, THE QUESTION! Of course, it was all part of the plan that they did Rorschach first… or was it? SHOW NOTES: Introduction Background (02:44) Created by Steve Ditko in the Blue Beetle #1…

Issue 15 – Question

Anthony & Dr. Issues examine the predecessor to Rorschach, THE QUESTION! Of course, it was all part of the plan that they did Rorschach first… or was it? SHOW NOTES: Introduction Background (02:44) Created by Steve Ditko in the Blue Beetle #1…

Issue 14 – Legion

Our first ever President-picked episode – LEGION! Anthony & Dr. Issues go inside David Haller’s shattered mind to revisit dissociation, talk about what it’s like being the son of the most famous mutant in the world, and the most auditorally…

Issue 14 – Legion

Our first ever President-picked episode – LEGION! Anthony & Dr. Issues go inside David Haller’s shattered mind to revisit dissociation, talk about what it’s like being the son of the most famous mutant in the world, and the most auditorally…

Issue 13 – Cyclops

This week’s patient is Scott Summers, aka Cyclops of the X-Men! Anthony & Dr. Issues try to delicately untangle the Summers family tree and look at his many romantic relationships. What happens when a black man and a mutant discuss who’s been more…