Designer: John Fulbrook III
Illustrator: Bobby Klein
title: Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
author: Steve Martin
publisher: Scribner, 2007
Designer: John Fulbrook III
Illustrator: Bobby Klein
title: Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
author: Steve Martin
publisher: Scribner, 2007
We forget to link to this review at Publisher’s Weekly earlier in the week.
— Eric Jacobsen, 2007-12-01 11:14:00
The photo itself is inspired. The rest, not so much.
Frankly, I would have expected something much zanier and playful for a book about Steve Martin.
— Christian in NYC, 2007-12-03 10:14:00
Well, the book and Steve Martin as a person rather than a performer aren’t really zany at all. He’s always been a calculating sort who’s often talked about the bizarre nature of fame, so a stark photo of him fixed in the spotlight seems very appropriate.
— James, 2007-12-03 11:15:00
The same photo was used as the cover to his second LP, A Wild and Crazy Guy.
— Cooper, 2007-12-04 11:35:00
the little white box on the right makes it all click, could have been an explosive click, ended up sort of polite—paired down, leaned out.
— clara, 2007-12-04 18:26:00
Same Colors as the “we do book cover design” sticker. Funny.
— Kevin Kelly, 2007-12-06 10:01:00
It’s zanny and somber at the same time, kinda like Steve Martin.
— anne, 2008-07-14 19:12:00