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Calling All Broadside Fans: Interview with Jeff Bacon on the Cartoon’s Origins

Posted: 9/15/2020

Interested in the story of Broadside? (If you’re not, you better be in front leaning rest.) I totally missed the live event earlier this month, which was hosted by Ringknocker (Virtual Meetups), but luckily there’s YouTube in our lives. Click below to access the recorded interview:

The Broadside Origin Story

Original post: Jeff Bacon is the creator of BROADSIDE, the comic strip that captured every aspect of the Navy experience in the Navy Times for over three decades. Here Jeff shares the story of how it all started. Are you a current or former United States Military officer? Join a RINGKNOCKER Virtual Meetup! Learn more at https://www.ringknocker.net/meetups.

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