Over at the GoComics blog, editor Stephen Roth posts a piece about the strange goings-on in Heathcliff (there are similar pieces from other outlets if you search).
From the post:
Still, Heathcliff sparks many unanswered questions. Why does he dress as an Egyptian pharaoh every Halloween? Why does Heathcliff have a chai helmet? Why does his dad still wear prison stripes when he’s out of the clink, and what, in fact, is the purpose of the Garbage Ape?
link: https://www.gocomics.com/comics/lists/1721944/new-collection-1534885317?page=8