One of the more disturbing things to come out of the 70s — and surviving to this day — are Motivational Posters. You know the ones — an eagle soars over a forest, a crystal blue lake below it, while in the border below the picture, there’s a big “PERFORMANCE” and below it in smaller type, “Eagles soar because they’re looking for good job reviews.” Or something of that sort.<\/p>\n
So in this month’s Diamond Comics, there are offers for various motivational posters … starring Marvel Comics characters.<\/p>\n
Okay, Captain America and PATRIOTISM is a natural match. Spider-Man and CHARACTER work, and he works even better with (natch) RESPONSIBILITY.<\/p>\n
And you could argue that Wolverine, as a mutant, goes well with POSSIBILITIES.<\/p>\n
But the Hulk and GOALS? This for the Jade Giant who wandered aimlessly across the Marvel Universe for decades? <\/p>\n
The one that takes the cake, though, is the Punisher and COMMITMENT.<\/p>\n
Okay, COMMITMENT as in being committed to an asylum? Or COMMITMENT as a euphamism for OBSESSION? In either case, is there a reason we’d want to see a psychopathic vigilante who runs around gunning down criminals without mercy as, well, a model for inspiration?<\/p>\n
Hell, is that what we managers want to encourage our employees to be like?<\/p>\n
Yeesh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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