Exclamation Points In Comic Stories

Olivier mouse-ducks at wanadoo.fr
Wed Feb 18 19:51:20 CET 2004


Derek:


>>>>One thing that's always puzzled me about Disney comics. Why is it that after every sentence that isn't a question, there is
>>>>an exclamation point? Other comic books seem to use regular periods when appropriate , etc. It always seems like Donald
>>>>and the gang are shouting at each other or something: "Hi Uncle Scrooge! I'm fine! I think I'll go buy an ice cream cone!
>>>>They're so good!" It just seems slightly weird is all. :)

The reason is quite simple and practical !
Unfortunately, I can't find the album with the quotation-- but I do remember most of it !
Carl Barks once explained that a point might be mistaken for "something a fly had put there", so an exclamation point was the easier way to avoid mistakes !



Olivier
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