Harvard and Yale: Havens for Computer Nerds and Intelligent Black Men

by Qichen Zhang | September 4, 2009 at 10:56 am

protesterWhy collect baseball cards when you could assemble together the ultimate New York clichés that real New Yorkers wish would get hit by the subway? Simon Rich, Harvard ‘07, writer, and former ‘Poon-tangler, has paired up with New Yorker cartoonist Farley Katz to create caricatures, most of which one can avoid by never going to the East Village. Each card includes personal statistics—level of intelligence, cunning, and money—as well as their alma mater (or lack thereof). According to the New York Superheroes blog:

In this glittering metropolis, you can’t cross the street without spotting a costumed crusader…. Every superhero in the New York City universe is represented along with their special powers, origin stories and power ratings. There’s the Out-of-Work Banker, the MFA Student, the Blogger and over a dozen more, all striving for glory in the city that never sleeps.

Notable Ivy League mentions are Harvard and Yale, apparently from which “creative hacks” and “intelligent black men” graduate. It remains unclear whether or not they lose their superhero status once they lose their jobs and start giving eye BJs.

See some superhero collectibles after the jump.

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