private industry entertainment founded 1971 founder gary berman and adam malin headquarters glendale california u.s. area served u.s. services fan conventions website www.creationent.com creation entertainment is an american for profit entertainment company located in glendale california which produces fan conventions for fans of various films and television series mainly in the science fiction horror and fantasy genres . creation entertainment hosts about 20 conventions annually in various locations such as chicago illinois ; and burbank california . creation was founded in 1971 by comic book fans gary berman and adam malin in new york . 1 since then it has organized over 2 300 conventions . creation hosts the largest star trek convention in the world 2 which occurs annually during the summer in las vegas nevada ; they previously produced fangoria s weekend of horrors conventions . the company has the official convention rights for such properties as twilight 3 stargate sg 1 star trek and xena warrior princess . the company is also a licensee of merchandise for many genre television series including star trek the x files xena stargate sg 1 stargate atlantis lost and supernatural producing souvenir items such as t shirts hats mugs autographed items and calendars . contents 1 events and guests 2 history 2.1 new york comic cons 2.2 expansion 2.3 branching out 2.4 official science fiction cons 2.5 2013 guinness world record 3 criticism 4 references 5 external links events and guests edit creation conventions consist of on stage celebrity appearances q & a sessions parties and cabaret performances featuring celebrities and charity auction breakfasts . 4 attendees may also purchase autographs and photo ops that allow fans to be photographed with celebrities . creation collects additional money at their shows through limited attendance functions not included in the ticket prices including celebrity food functions photo opportunities and slower paced autographing sessions . over the years hundreds of actors directors producers and writers have appeared at creation entertainment conventions to speak to and meet their fans . comics guests who have appeared at creation conventions over the years include stan lee vaughn bod ralph bakshi jenette kahn michael kaluta jeff jones 5 gil kane steve gerber nicola cuti bob smith alex ni o martin pasko marv wolfman jim steranko howard chaykin joe staton jerry iger len wein 6 george p rez 7 frank miller john byrne howard chaykin jim steranko herb trimpe gray morrow bob larkin john romita sr. john romita jr. gene colan archie goodwin rudy nebres tom yeates bob wiacek terry austin 8 jim shooter and chris claremont . 9 media guests who have appeared at creation conventions over the years include tom savini 10 robin curtis frank ashmore terrance dicks 9 lucy lawless arnold schwarzenegger george lucas ron howard james cameron vincent price tim conway carl reiner william shatner leonard nimoy deforest kelley walter koenig james doohan harlan ellison isaac asimov david prowse joe dante nicholas meyer patrick stewart william gaines peter jackson scott bakula gillian anderson chris carter rob zombie avery brooks and kate mulgrew . history edit new york comic cons edit the first creation comic book convention was held on november 26 28 1971 at the new yorker hotel new york city 11 12 produced by 14 year old queens schoolboys adam malin and gary berman . 13 the official guest was star comics creator jim steranko . 14 creation con ii took place at the statler hilton hotel in new york city on november 24 26 1972 . the guests of honor were philip jos farmer and frank kelly freas . other guests included vaughn bod 15 jim steranko gray morrow michael kaluta neal adams howard chaykin john severin frank brunner isaac asimov ron goulart roy krenkel and hans stefan santesson . 16 from that point creation entertainment continued producing large annual conventions in new york city under such colorful names as big comicon creation convention creation comic book & pop culture convention and creation 78 usually taking place over the weekend following thanksgiving . 17 a popular venue for the thanksgiving cons was the statler hilton hotel . 6 in the mid 1970s attendance at the new york creation conventions averaged around 5 000 fans ; the admission was around 5 day . 7 expansion edit beginning around 1980 creation expanded their conventions beyond new york producing cons in san francisco 18 and washington d.c. 8 by 1983 creation entertainment was the leading producer of comic book conventions nationwide . according to long time comics editor diana schutz creation at that time used to run a comic book show virtually every weekend in some part of the country . it was then c. 1983 that i met my future ... husband bob schreck who was working for creation in those days . 19 branching out edit in 1984 creation branched out from the comics world into the horror and science fiction genres . they teamed up with fangoria to produce annual horror movie conventions in los angeles new jersey and chicago known as the weekend of horrors . 20 from 1984 1986 creation produced regular conventions dedicated to doctor who and other science fiction shows and movies . in 1984 creation produced doctor who focused conventions in philadelphia february 11 12 june 9 10 and nov. 3 4 rochester may 26 28 san francisco june 2 3 and oct. 6 7 washington d.c. june 16 17 boston june 22 23 july 14 15 and oct. 6 7 detroit june 30 july 1 denver july 7 8 chicago july 21 22 and sept. 29 30 new orleans sept. 22 23 atlanta oct. 13 14 and st. louis oct. 20 21 . in 1985 creation held doctor who themed conventions in boston jan. 12 13 and aug. 24 25 san francisco jan. 26 27 june 8 9 and oct. 26 27 philadelphia feb. 9 10 august 10 11 and november 9 10 new york city march 16 17 and july 27 28 rochester march 23 24 chicago april 27 28 and sept. 7 8 los angeles may 25 27 and tampa june 29 30 . in 1986 creation held doctor who themed shows in chicago jan. 11 12 washington jan. 18 19 boston jan. 25 26 and july 12 13 san francisco feb. 1 2 new york city february 22 23 and may 10 11 oakland march 8 9 orlando march 22 23 and trenton march 23 . frequent guests of the creation entertainment doctor who conventions included patrick troughton nicholas courtney mark strickson matthew waterhouse mary tamm elisabeth sladen and terrance dicks . the comics focused creation 84 was held november 23 25 1984 at the omni park central hotel new york city . november 30 december 1 1985 were the dates of the 15th annual creation comic book convention held at the roosevelt hotel in new york city . guests include jim shooter chris claremont robin curtis frank ashmore and terrance dicks . 9 in 1986 creation produced large scale comics conventions in at least six cities including philadelphia july 19 20 los angeles august 9 10 new york city august 23 24 san francisco also august 23 24 washington d.c. september 6 7 and new brunswick new jersey september 20 21 . the new york show featured a special tribute to marvel comics 25th anniversary ; guests included stan lee and jim shooter . 21 creation convention 87 was held june 27 28 at new york s roosevelt hotel . 22 1988 saw two new york creations cons on june 25 26 and november 25 27 both held at the penta hotel . 23 these were the last creation comic conventions held in new york city ; after 1988 creation shifted focus from comics conventions to horror and science fiction shows although they hosted one last creation comic book & pop culture convention in pasadena california on january 31 february 2 2003 . official science fiction cons edit in 1991 creation entertainment received its first license from paramount pictures for the star trek property becoming the first studio licensee for photographic still reproduction . in 2001 creation hosted the first annual star trek convention in las vegas nevada . citation needed a star trek grand slam event was held in pasadena in march 2004 . 24 creation entertainment s stargate sg 1 conventions were marketed as the official stargate sg 1 and stargate atlantis tour which mostly took place in the united states until the company acquired the sg 1 license for vancouver conventions in 2005 . a creation stargate convention took place in los angeles on november 16 2006 . 25 creation teamed up with theonering.net to present the one ring celebration orc in 2005 26 2006 and 2007 . in 2008 creation added austin texas to the weekend of horrors circuit ; but in 2009 fangoria broke ties with creation . 2013 guinness world record edit in 2013 the 12th annual official star trek convention held in the united states in las vegas nevada broke the previous guinness world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as star trek characters having counted 1 085 people . 27 28 criticism edit creation entertainment has been criticized in the past by fans for reasons including rushed autograph lines and little to no personal time with celebrity guests allowed both during and outside of the scheduled events . 29 30 references edit shenker israel . comic book fans gather for creation 79 the hand is the ticket new york times 25 nov 1978 p. 26 . venables michael . star trek las vegas to reattempt the world record gathering of star trek costumed people . forbes . retrieved 2016 06 16 . twilight az creation entertainment archived from the original on july 25 2010 creation entertainment calendar . accessed oct. 27 2012 . grimes paul . 2 collegians get an a in comic books new york times nov. 26 1976 a b fratz doug . tnj listings the new nostalgia journal 28 aug. 1976 p. 39 . a b cummings judith . comic book collectors take funnies seriously new york times nov. 26 1977 . a b mastrangelo joseph p. browsing for comic books washington post june 29 1981 . a b c weekender guide new york times nov. 29 1985 . shenker israel . comic book fans gather for creation 79 ; 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