I saw Tim Burton's Batman Returns recently, and I was so struck by how the Penguin and Catwoman could both be interpreted as having ptsd, in a sense. (And speaking of Tim Burton, how about Edward Scissorhands?) These characters have experiences that are truly outside the realm of ordinary experience. In Penguin's case, being born so grotesquely deformed and abandoned to be raised with penguins; in Catwoman's case, to be thrown out a highrise window by her boss, then revived to life by a bunch of alleycats. It really does makes one think about the creators of these characters.

Actually, a book could be written on the subject of comic strip characters, their creators and interpreters (i.e. film directors), and PTSD.

Amazon search for books on the topic that may have already written, anyone? Evie?