Michael Ian Black: I'm #1!

February 05, 2009

I'm #1!

Those of you following my publishing career know how desperate I am to make #1 on any Amazon.com list, even going so far as to challenge Tucker Max to a fistfight. Until this point, and despite my best efforts, I have failed at this endeavor. My Custom Van, while brilliant, never got above #2 in the humor category on Amazon.com. But now I can say without reservation that I am number 1! Where? On the prestigious Amazon.com Children's Books>Basic Concepts>Size & Shape>Fiction category. Yes, you have to reach down four sub-categories before I make the top of the list, but #1 is still #1, baby, and my new book Chicken Cheeks is unequivocally #1! Here's proof:

Never mind that the book is ranked 4,226 overall. That part doesn't matter. What matters is that I am #1 on a list, any list! I'd like to know what book is #1 in the Children's Books>Basic Concepts>Size & Shape>Non-Fiction category. Possibly the new David McCullough. Regardless, this feels like a real victory. I'm #1, fuckers.

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Congrats, Michael! This is a true victory for you and all of your fans.

Posted by: Darren | February 05, 2009 at 05:05 PM

Yeah, fuckers, Mike is #1!!! Suck on THAT!!

Posted by: Lou D | February 05, 2009 at 05:20 PM

You've always been #1 in my book. (Awwwwww)

But seriously, I'm glad Amazon (very prestigious) has finally recognized your book writing achievements.

Posted by: Susanna | February 05, 2009 at 05:51 PM

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Cody | February 05, 2009 at 06:51 PM

YAY!! Congrats, Michael! :)

Posted by: AL | February 05, 2009 at 07:10 PM

I didn't know it was about shapes? Nonetheless, congratulations Mr. Black!

I still can't wait for your new show, good luck with it. You and Demetri Martin are my favorite comedians so...this is going to be a good year in television (comedy central, more specifically).

Posted by: Brendan | February 05, 2009 at 08:04 PM

(Oh! It's there. I'm a dork. Sorry)

Congratulations on your number 1 status!

You're the king of the world!!!! Go drop some acid!

:-*

Posted by: Reen | February 05, 2009 at 09:02 PM

YEAH! take that, Tucker Max!

Posted by: alex | February 05, 2009 at 10:30 PM

Congrats!

If I ever have a kid Chicken Cheeks will be the first book I read to him. The second will be My Custom Van.

Posted by: Adam | February 05, 2009 at 10:47 PM

CONGRATS, MICHAEL! You are a winner.

Posted by: Anna | February 06, 2009 at 01:49 AM

Awwww yay for you. Amazon still sucks though. BUT YAY FOR YOU.

Posted by: Enna | February 06, 2009 at 07:30 AM

Wow, #1. Definitely good for you. And good job to your 7 family members who made the purchase on Amazon, ranking you up to that prestigious #1 spot 4 sub-categories deep.

Heck YEA!

Posted by: Josh | February 06, 2009 at 09:53 AM

Wow. Where do you go from here? You have the top spot, and now you'll always have to live up to it. Oh, the pressure!

Just as an aside, and not to be ungrateful or anything, but your Twitter, (or at least whoever is twittering for you? I don't know if it's actually you); Mike Show twitters about snow, and coffee-drinking, and pants, and you post links to this blog. Which is great, but snow and coffee-drinking and pants really embraces what Twitter is all about...

Just sayin.'

Posted by: Tee | February 06, 2009 at 11:00 AM