The Hammonton Gazette 12/18/13 | Page 4

Crowds flock to Jersey Comic Con Christmas Spectacular Wednesday, December 18, 2013 • The Hammonton Gazette • Page 3 COMIC, from Page 1 One of the attractions of the convention was the availability of celebrities to speak to and sign autographs for the public. they were scattered throughout multiple rooms at Kerri Brooke. actor Giancarlo esposito was one of those celebrities at the event. esposito is currently on the popular aMC show “Breaking Bad,” NBC’s “revolution” and several other television series. the 55-year-old actor said he was happy to be at the Jersey Comic Con Christmas Spectacular event, which allowed fans to interact with celebrities such as him. “i am enjoying myself. i love it that we are at a place where the fans CONVERT TO GAS CUT YOUR UTILITY BILL IN HALF! Interest Free Financing, Rebates & Tax Credits Available Call Keith Galletta (609) 561-1616 ENERGY CONSERVATION have access to see some of their favorite television and film characters. i love making people happy and so far it has been really, really fun…i have done a few comic cons this year, and i am enjoying them. People get to understand how you make film and how you do the great things you do. the trickery of the art of television is sometimes what people are interested in and it’s kind of fun,” esposito said. actor Manu Bennett was signing autographs and interacting with fans right next to esposito’s table. Bennett has starred in the movie “the Hobbit: an Unexpected Journey” and “Spartacus” television series. He currently has a role on the television series “arrow” on CW. as he was heading to the convention, the 44-year-old actor from New zealand was intrigued with Hammonton’s blueberry fields and wasn’t sure what they grew on, whether it was a tree, vineyard or plant. “Suddenly, i saw blueberry plants for the first time. i noticed it isn’t blueberry season. My first impression of Hammo