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Sure thing. And I'd say it's mostly down to a change in philosophy, with the strip moving from a more traditional character / gag-based comic in to a pretty unique, absurd direction, sometimes even surreal. For example, check out these from fairly early in Gallagher's career, when he was doing a very good job capturing Gately's original style:
https://heathcliff-images.storage.googleapis.com/heathcliff/2003-10-17.png
https://heathcliff-images.storage.googleapis.com/heathcliff/2003-10-16.png
https://heathcliff-images.storage.googleapis.com/heathcliff/2003-10-15.png
Wild. Those are definitely different. Surprising to see those are only from 2003. It definitely has a more classic look to it