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Does This Cape Make Me Look Fat?: Pop Psychology for Superheroes

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I took this to work and we laughed all day. It is a wonderful spoof on Super Heroes. I gave it to my artist-son and he is sharing it with all of his friends. I've given it as gifts to three friends who have requested I buy more to share. It is the most fun I've had in a long time. If you are a Super Hero comic book lover, this is a must-have for your collection.

This is quite possibly the most funny thing I have read for pop-psychology ever. I loved it! This is set up as a manual to new super heroes wanting to be prepared for the psychological trauma they might get into being a super hero. This is even a fairly good study book, if you want a break from undergraduate studies, but still want something to keep your mind on psychology. I absolutely loved the dealing with side kicks, mentioning that most are orphans so what to expect from them. Also almost every page has wonderful drawings, making it just fun to flip though.

This is an amazing book, one of my all-time favorites! Most self-help books are so serious they really annoy me, but this one is perfect.

Some people might not 'get it' but anyone who relates to the Superhero archetype (social activists, therapists, social workers, etc.) will find this to be a compassionate and funny read. The authors and illustrator really understand the mythic mind and issues that face the superhero - including managing one's secret identity, sex and romance with super-team colleagues, and coping with the paralyzing insecurities that plague the super-gifted.
An invaluable support in living lightly with one's compulsion to save the world.

A wonderful, light-hearted but loving spoof of both pop psychology and comic book super heroes.

The book was a real treat, I constantly has to put it down to laugh and to wipe the tears from my eyes.

This is not a book that will change the world, nor does it try to do so. It will, however, cause you to laugh out loud at the inspired silliness and dead-on spoofing of both comic superheroes and popular self-help/psychology. The artwork is understated and perfectly complements the text.

Pick this up and laugh yourself silly.

PS. It's a wonderful complement to another book in a similar vein: "The Government Manual For New Super Heroes."

The subtle humor of "Does This Cape Make Me Look Fat" can rarely be singled out on an individual page. There are no jokes and few sight gags to be found within. Instead, the fun of this volume comes from the fact that, were superheroes real, they might very well be given a manual just like this one.

The book is filled with practical advice for the everyday superhero, written with all the enthusiasm of an educational filmstrip, and aided by lackluster commercial art, points for discussion, and even worksheets. It takes the ludicrous concept of superheroes and makes it seem laughably real.

There are a few laugh-out-loud moments, but, for the most part, this kind of humor is more likely to leave you with a few faint chuckles, all while providing surprisingly intelligent observations about the superhero genre, from helping you successfully choose and work with a mentor to making you consider what your costume says about you. This isn't heavy reading, and it doesn't necessarily need to be read in order. Instead, it's a great volume for flipping through while passing the time, never requiring you to read more than a page or two in one sitting.

As a comic book fan, I find this book endlessly amusing, surprisingly intelligent, and absolutely worthy of repeated flip-throughs. I suspect anyone with an appreciation for subtle humor will feel the same.

Here's one case where I should've browsed through the book in a brick & mortar store instead of purchasing it online based on another review.

The cover proclaims "pop psychology for superheroes." This is a joke, apparently, because the contents of this book would give pop psychology a bad name, if it really included anything approaching psychology. Instead, it's just a collection trite, unfunny gags.