Evolution/History

I Want Moe Attention started in 2003 as a simple, family comic strip entitled Moe. In 2005, the strip was sent to syndicates to see if any would be interested in publishing them.

It didn't go over so well. In January 2006 it restarted as a family comic strip again. After Riley discovered Blogger, he decided to take his strip to the World Wide Web. He added some introductory posts, renamed the strip I Want Moe Attention, and posted the first strip July 16, 2006.

As the strip evolved over the next few years, more characters and themes were added. One of the most significant changes in characters involved Julia. Originally, Moe was a 7-year-old child. One of his closest friends was 18-year-old Julia, who happened to be living in the same house. When the blog was started, Riley decided to make Julia Moe's sister. He realized, however, that Michelle and Charlie, Moe's parents (unnamed until April 6, 2008), would have had to wait almost ten years before having Moe. He thought this was an absurdly long time, so he lowered Julia's age to 14 instead.

The characters' original looks from 2003/2004 can be found here; several early strips can be found in these posts.

Several new characters were added as the blog progressed, some of the most significant being Heidi and Anna (some of Moe's friends; twin sisters), Nemo (Heidi and Anna's pet goldfish), Merlin (Moe's dog), Brennan (Moe's best friend Thidwick's little brother), and Lily (Moe's baby sister).

Several themes were also introduced into the strip, such as the swear/insult of "snake tulip," the red-paint-obsessed Tom, and Secret Friends.

In case you have any more questions, leave a comment and let us know!

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