Conventions

BoxLunch and EW team up to bring a treats truck to SDCC

BoxLunch and Entertainment Weekly (EW) are teaming up to bring a treat truck to San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC). Fans can celebrate their fandoms while enjoying delicious treats and getting a surprise merchandise item. For every post on social media with the hashtag #BoxLunchXEW, BoxLunch will donate a meal to Feeding America.

BoxLunch and EW team up to bring a treats truck to SDCC

On Thursday, July 20th (12 pm to 6 pm) and Friday, July 21st/Saturday, July 22nd (11 am to 5 pm), fans with and without Comic-Con badges can visit the BoxLunch x EW Treats Truck. The truck allows fans to celebrate their fandoms while indulging in delicious summertime treats. Fans who stop by and share their fandom using #BoxLunchXEW receive a surprise merchandise item from BoxLunch’s selection of licensed fandom products. For every post on socials featuring #BoxLunchXEW, BoxLunch will donate a meal to their charitable partner Feeding America®.

The BoxLunch x EW Treats Truck is located at 4TH AND K in Downtown San Diego. Fans can watch @BoxLunchGifts and @EW socials for updates and surprises throughout the convention.

San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC)

Held annually in San Diego, CA, San Diego Comic-Con, also known as SDCC or Comic-Con International celebrates comic books, movies, television, and other forms of pop culture. It is the largest convention of its kind in the world, and it attracts over 130,000 people each year. And unlike many for-profit events across the country, Comic-Con is a nonprofit organization that promotes comics and related art forms. They do this by organizing conventions, exhibits, and other public outreach activities. They also support charitable causes that benefit the arts, including the Comic-Con museum.

(L-R) Producer Kathleen Kennedy, director J.J. Abrams, actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Gwendoline Christie, Domhnall Gleeson, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford and more than 6000 fans enjoyed a surprise `Star Wars Fan Concert performed by the San Diego Symphony, featuring the classic `Star Wars music of composer John Williams, at the Embarcadero Marina Park South on July 10, 2015 during San Diego Comic-Con

As they do every year, SDCC organizers worked with creatives across all facets of the entertainment industry to bring fans tons of exciting panels and events. Out of respect for the members of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA who are on strike, panels that revolve around scripted television and theatrical work from struck companies have been canceled. The careers of working-class SAG-AFTRA and WGA members are in jeopardy because the AMPTP refuses to offer a fair deal to creatives who work in television, theatrical, and streaming work.

Chris Pine, the star of “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” attended a presentation of the film at Comic-Con in San Diego on Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Photo: Alex J. Berliner/ABImages)

San Diego Comic-Con gets a lot of hype because of its big celebrity-filled events. It’s heartbreaking that these actors and writers can’t celebrate their work this year. Fans and industry insiders come from all over the world to celebrate fandom and pop culture at SDCC. But the Hall H panels and the big studio announcements are just one part of it. There is so much more to San Diego Comic-Con than just TV and films.

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Monica Duarte

Born and raised under the California sun. Monica is the Editor-In-Chief at Temple of Geek. She also serves as Executive Producer of The Temple of Geek Podcast, Retro Rebel Podcast, and Portrait of a Fangirl. Lover of all things geeks but especially sci-fi like Doctor Who, The Expanse, Star Wars and Star Trek.