Readers of GEEKPR0N cannot be unaware of the fact that a great many comic book super heroes and villains have awful family back-stories  On one level, this gives the writers a great deal more flexibility to work with the character – orphans do not have to be home in time for supper, after all. On another level, this … Continue reading The Heroic Orphan – Early Childhood Trauma and the Development of Superheroes