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An interesting idea. A biography of Steve Martin‘s work in film in comic form. And well as other comic shorts. A very quick read but entertaining.

4-17-23: My 41st finished book of 2023! Well, this wasn‘t my favorite. I expected much more than what I got. I love Steve Martin and reading the few stories he gave us on his movie career and the people he has worked with was great! But the second half of the book is all Harry Bliss cartoons that have nothing to do with Steve. I just wanted more stories. I love all that behind the scenes stuff. ⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣4️⃣1️⃣

About one third stories from Steve Martin about his career, and two-thirds a random collection of mostly single panel cartoons. I chuckled plenty, but I feel like I would have been disappointed if I had bought it. Took less than an hour to read, and even worth his stories, the cartoon aspect kept interviewing with unnecessary jokes. Amusing, but much less than what I had expected.

This reminded me of the scene in The Good Place when Michael is interviewing Eleanor about bad things she did on earth.

I love Steve Martin, so I enjoyed the memoir aspect to the book. I also liked the comics, but together everything felt disjointed.

Steve Martin‘s latest memoir is a quick read illustrated with fun cartoons by Harry Bliss. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#number-one-is-walking

I was a little disappointed because the movie anecdotes from Steve Martin‘s 40-year career made up less than half the book. Most of the book is similar to A Wealth of Pigeons; single-panel New Yorker-style cartoons. Entertaining, but not what I expected.

Number One Is Walking is a fun (comic) book with tales from Steve Martin's life throughout his career. He tells you stories about times he worked with other celebrities. The little stories about each star were funny and the illustrations are fantastic. A nice, quick read.⁣