OUR THIRD COMIC · THE BEARD INCIDENT

The Beard Incident.

Just a tidy-up. What could possibly go wrong?

Six-panel comic: Ares’s shaggy winter beard collects leaves and grass. A tidy-up leaves him almost unrecognisable, while David gets to keep his own beard.
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The winter coat. David sits beside a shaggy Ares near the fire. David: “Keeping you warm, mate.”

The tangled beard. Leaves and grass are caught in Ares’s beard. A comb appears: “Right. We need to fix this.” Ares thinks: “I was saving that.”

The tidy-up. David: “Just a tidy-up…” Clippers buzz as Ares gets a trim.

The reveal. Ares sits among the clippings with his beard gone. David: “WHAT HAVE WE DONE?!”

Reassurance. David: “It’ll grow back, mate.”

A fair question. Ares looks at David’s beard and thinks: “Funny. Nobody’s touching YOUR beard.”