Orbcliff = Heathcliff + Orbs

Can I keep this going for six weeks?

Panel 1, Grandpa Nutmeg enters the kitchen carrying his lunchbox. Grandma is cooking at the stove and Grandpa notices Heathcliff sitting inside a baking pan. Heathcliff also has a green orb on his head. Grandpa says, “you’ll need a bigger pan to hide from Stoke.” Panel 2, Stoke, a big terrifying pink shape that also changes light into shadow appears next to Grandpa. Grandpa and Heathcliff are shocked. He drops his lunchbox and the green orb rises off of Heathcliff’s head. Grandma looks pleased, though???

Grandma, no…
#orbcliff #stoke
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February 2026

Panel 1, a groundhog emerges from his hole wearing a helmet that says “shadow.’ Heathcliff, with a green orb on his head, stands next to the mayor in front of a crowd of townspeople. He says, “Six more weeks of Stoke.” Panel 2, the groundhog turns back towards his hole and raises his arms, it summons a diamond shaped…. THING, that has a sphere cut out of its middle, and a pyramid floating in the center of that empty space. It seems to alter light around it and emit darkness.the back of the groundhog’s helmet says “Rise.” The mayor, Heathcliff and the townspeople look frightened, the orb bounces off of Heathcliff’s head. The mayor exclaims, “oh **** it’s Stoke!”

Please don’t ask me to explain this.
#heathcliff #stoke #groundhogday #heathcliffedits #orbcliff #orb #comicstrip #fanart
2 February 2026

And yes the orbs can freely change size/density/etc.!

Heathcliff tries to break up a potential fight between a yellow orb in a Santa hat and a blue orb with a wreath on it. The orb shop keeper says to the other shop keeper “obviously my money’s on blue.” (He wears a blue shirt while the other guy wears yellow apron)

Heathcliff walks down the sidewalk next to a glowing green orb that’s wearing a Santa hat. A bird in a nearby tree says to another bird, “the loser in an orb fight gets absorbed.”

So @alephria.bsky.social asked what happened to the yellow orb?
The answer:
#heathcliff #orbcliff #absorb #heathcliffedits #orblore #comicstrip #fanart

I haven’t posted any of these edits on here yet, but during Christmas 2024 the original yellow orb absorbed a blue orb and became the green orb which I’d say is where all the current green orbs are derived from!

So far, pink orbs and arbs (pyramids) are in opposition to the green orbs!

Sunday with Orbcliff Heathcliff walks with a glowing green orb on his head and a bouquet of flowers in his hand. With hearts floating above his head he approaches the Hot Orb, a pretty lady with a pink orb for a head, in front of the meat shop. He gives her the flowers and she gives him a kiss. He walks away with more hearts over his head, then breathes out a huge pink flame! The meat shop owner says ,”he was kissed by the hot orb.” Kitty Korner - a cat sits in a guitar case enjoying music. “Giovanni Aniceti of Pittsburgh PA says his cat ‘Piki’ likes to sleep in his guitar case while he plays!”

He’s flirting with the enemy??
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1 February 2026

Panel 1, Heathcliff carries a glowing green orb with a phone inside of it across the living room while Iggy and Grandma sit on the couch reading. Grandpa stands at the doorway and says, “I can’t find my phone.” Panel 2, Grandpa turns to leave, hunched over sadly. Grandma whispers to Iggy, “this will keep him off the gambling apps.”

Sometimes you need to approach the problem from multiple angles #gambling #heathcliff #heathcliffedits #orbcliff #fanart #comicstrip @heathcliffthecat.bsky.social
31 January 2026

Several mice wearing scarves build a giant block of cheese out of snow in the Nutmeg front lawn. Heathcliff and an incensed Grandpa Nutmeg watch them sculpt out the window, and Grandpa says "Have you no shame?"

29 Jan 2026

Heathcliff, Iggy, and Grandpa Nutmeg are all sitting at a table and they all have feedbags strapped to their heads like horses and are chowing down on whatever's in there. Grandma Nutmeg passes by the trio with her friend, and she says "They love Feedbag Friday."

30 Jan 2026

A giant lizard monster looks at Heathcliff from behind the fence extending beyond the original comic panel. Inside the panel Heathcliff drives his sporty cat car while wearing sunglasses past the Nutmeg house. Grandma and Grandpa look out their window and Grandma says “we never should have let him get a driver’s license.”

The first #kaijucliff
The way Peter Gallagher draws the night sky (blob of ink with crescent me) always implies to me a larger form outside of the frame, and the moon is actually the eye of a giant monster!
#kaiju #heathcliff #heathcliffedits #comicstrip #fanart

This is also me, I have been very bad about posting my kaiju edits but yall have me hyped up, I’ll get those going again soon!! #heathcliff #kaijucliff

I suppose I will commit to doing something special for every 100 followers milestone?? (Proceeds to just change the number on this edit)

If you somehow follow me but not cowtoolsdaily, you must! Though I imagine most of you are here due to cowtools’ very generous reposts this week!! 🙌🙌🙌

I was prepared! bsky.app/profile/orbc...

Heathcliff celebrates the cat show with a glass of champagne. Multi colored balloons fall from the ceiling. The cats on either side of him look up at the balloons. The judge says, “you get high marks for chutzpah.”

Here’s the original! #heathcliff

At the orb show Heathcliff holds up a celebratory glass of champagne while dozens of multi colored orbs fall from the ceiling. He has a glowing green orb on his head, the cats on either side of him have a cyan and magenta orb on their heads. The orb show judge stands in front of him and says, “this celebration seem exorbitant.” The number under Heathcliff says 100 to celebrate 100 Orbcliff followers here on Bluesky!

Oh my that was fast! 100 let’s go!!
Totally serious this was the first color strip that came up in my random shuffle!
#heathcliff #heathcliffedits #orbcliff #fanart #comicstrip @heathcliffthecat.bsky.social

Thank you and welcome new followers! Approaching 100!! If I reach 100 I will make an edit of a random old strip 😁 #heathcliff #orbcliff

First panel, Heathcliff, Iggy and Grandpa sit around the kitchen table with tubes strapped to their mouths. Two glowing green orbs sit on the table and one more is on Heathcliff’s head. A bowl of orbs is on top of the fridge but this is just a fun extra detail that doesn’t play into the punchline. Grandma Nutmeg and her friend look at them from the doorway and Grandma explains, “they’re testing a new method for catching orbs.” Second panel, all three of the boys’ are startled as they suck up the orbs to stick to the tubes on their mouths. Thunk! Thunk! Thunk! Grandma exclaims, “It works!”

Necessity is the mother of invention
#heathcliff #heathcliffedits #orbcliff #secondpanel #fanart #comicstrip #suction @heathcliffthecat.bsky.social
30 January 2026

First panel, Grandpa and Heathcliff look out at the snow covered yard where three mice with pink pyramids on their heads are building a snow sculpture of a slice of Swiss cheese. Green orbs dot the yard and the sky. Heathcliff has a green orbs dot on his head. Grandpa says, “they better not be planning to steal our harvest.” Second panel, all of the green orbs are now inside the sculpture. Heathcliff is shocked, the sky and yard are clear of orbs. Grandpa says, “I knew it!”

The ARB mice are causing more trouble
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29 January 2026

Heathcliff is proud of his new cuckoo bird springing out of the clock on the wall. Grandpa Nutmeg is upset, it looks just like him. “I specifically asked you not to carve a cuckoo bird if me.”

A bonus #specificliff for today
#heathcliff #heathcliffedits #fanart #comicstrip #cuckoo
28 January 2026

First panel, Heathcliff looks proudly at the cuckoo clock on the wall. He has a glowing green orb on is head. The cuckoo clock is going "coo coo" but it isn't a bird, its a small Grandpa Nutmeg! Grandpa is annoyed, he says, "Th-this is what you spent your orb catching money on?" Second panel, Grandpa starts crying into his hands and Heathcliff looks at him worried, "That cou-could have paid off our gambling debts." The clock continues to "coo coo."

Just go catch more orbs, probably?
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28 January 2026

First panel, two workers stand outside the Orb Pound and music drifts in from a distance. One worker asks, "You hear that?" Second panel, he continues, "He's our orb guy." Heathcliff arrives still wearing his ORB helmet and playing a flute. A whole mess of glowing green orbs follow him!

Some kind of orb infestation around town?
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27 January 2026

This week is second panel week! (and continuous story). The rest will be replies to this post :-D
#heathcliff #heathcliffedits #secondpanel #orbcliff #fanart #comicstrip @heathcliffthecat.bsky.social
26 January 2026

Orbage
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25 January 2026

Actually, I don't think this would work very well.
#heathcliff #heathcliffedits #orbcliff #cannonball #fanart #comicstrip @heathcliffthecat.bsky.social
24 January 2026

It was probably irradiating all the gum.
#heathcliff #heathcliffedits #orbcliff #gum #fanart #comicstrip
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23 January 2026

They help carry your burdens
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22 January 2026