Hayley Atwell surprises Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie at Salt Lake Comic Con 2015

I just love this photo so much.

Slade Wilson aka Manu Bennett! #SLCC15 #EPIC #cosplay #arrow #deathstroke @manubennett (at Salt Lake Comic Con)

Now that I’ve been able to scan the picture and am on my computer…

STORY TIME WITH CASEY!

So, background info. During the panel, Chris had mentioned that a lot of people had told him he was smaller in person or that they thought he’d be bigger. And Chris joked about it, but I was like “hell, nah, dude. Still look great.” And apparently, my stupid Gryffindor lack-of-tact/bravery decided to show itself as a result, because, when it was my turn, I word vomited the only thing I could think to say:

“Wow, you’re more attractive in person.”

He smiled and chuckled (and hell yes, I made Chris Evans smile) and gave me a big hug for the picture. (And, let me tell you, he’s a great hugger. Like, look at that hand-placement. A+ hugs, Mr. Evans. A+.)

Afterward, he rubbed his hand up and down my back, leaned forward so we were closer to eye-level, smiled really big, and said “Thanks, Sweetheart.”

Yeah, I melted.

…

Well, then it was time for the autograph… And the emotional/sappy part of the story.

When they handed him the window to sign, he smiled and was like “This is cool.”

And I immediately took my opening to tell him about the WWII Shield window I made him and am sending to his fanmail (cause windows aren’t fun to take on planes. At all.)

And I wanted to explain to him that I’m giving this to him as a thank you because I have anxiety and his openness with his has helped me so, so, so much with mine.

So, I managed to choke out, “I’m sending it as a thank you. Because you have helped me through my anxiety so, so much…” 

And I was emotional and anxious and I started my nervous habit of just kind of tapping the nearest surface (in this case the table) as I stumbled through the words.

Chris’s face fell into this look of understanding and compassion, and he just reached out his left hand and let me hold onto it until I finished explaining that I just wanted to thank him and gave him a quick little note I wrote with a picture of the window I’m sending him since I knew I couldn’t articulate what I wanted to say in the short time I had to speak to him. 

He said this really earnest “thank you” and squeezed my hand before letting go to sign my window. 

He was a complete sweetheart and was so genuinely understanding and kind and I am so, so glad I’ve selected this man as one of my role models. 

And finally the last of my sketch commissions from #SaltLakeComicCon following the theme of “super villains are just like us” @camkendell did such an amazing job on this! Thank you! #beelickcosplay #saltlakecomiccon2015 #slcc15 #SLCC

2015 Salt Lake City Comic-Con 

Deadpools get tricky! #SLCC15 #EPIC #cosplay @guinnessworldrecords (at Salt Lake Comic Con)

Sebastian looks like the most patriotic sonofa bitch ever meanwhile the person next to Chris does the boob touch laugh even better than Chris does. I love this photo.

killerbuttonfly: We may have triggered something…

Comission at @saltlakecomiccon #slcc #slcc15 #tmnt #tmnt2003 #leo #leonardo #saltlakecomiccon #saltlake

Oh and if Supes isn’t your thing #wonderwoman will be with me too! #dccomics #watercolor #SaltLakeComicCon #SLCC

The Warden stalked her way through SLCC day 1 with ease. So many videos and photos it just makes this worth it!! Tim to give shoulders a break tho I’m dying!!

#SLCC #SaltLakeComicCon #WoW #WorldOfWarcraft #StarWars (at Salt Lake Comic Con)

Help us welcome our next Salt Lake Comic Con 2015 guest… actress Alex Kingston! She is best known for her roles as companion River Song in Doctor Who and Dr. Elizabeth Corday on NBC medical drama ER. Other notable roles include Professor Dinah Lance in Arrow, Miranda Pond in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Fiona Banks in FlashForward, and MANY others in television, film and theatre. Meet Alex in September: http://bit.ly/1NBbLms

Please welcome our next Salt Lake Comic Con FanXperience 2015 guest… actress, Felicia Day! She has appeared in numerous mainstream television shows and films, such as Supernatural and Eureka. However, Felicia is best known for her work in the web video world, behind and in front of the camera. She co-starred in Joss Whedon’s Internet musical Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. She also created and stars in the hit web series The Guild, which is currently in its sixth season of production. Learn more about Felicia: http://goo.gl/PR1qVO

FanXperience 2015 is January 29-31, 2015 at the Salt Palace. Tickets are 50% OFF for a limited time. SHOP NOW: http://goo.gl/BL8goC

Great news, Arrow fans: Stephen Amell’s panel from Salt Lake Comic Con 2014 is now LIVE on our YouTube channel! If you didn’t have time to catch Stephen in September (or if you simply want to relive that glorious panel for the second time), there is no better time than the present to watch the panel! Do you want us to post MORE official panel videos? Which ones? http://goo.gl/EkKQAc

Salt Lake Comic Con 2014

"You people have the greatest comic con in the world." - Stan Lee

Photos by Megan Kennedy

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