From the managing director of IA, his reply to the current issue
"Hi guys, it’s Sunday morning where I am and I couldn’t have asked for a more shocking wake-up call then to see so much going on in the statue collecting community. Anyway I wish to put out this statement as an employee of Imaginarium Art.
Firstly, my sincere apologies to Alex Thomas and team Radd Titan for the outburst by Danny Lim. It was inappropriate and totally uncalled for. There have been misunderstandings building up between RT and IA in the past few months but they were in the process of getting cleared up. And then suddenly this happened and I am extremely sorry that these kind of exchanges had to be brought up to the public’s attention. Most of you guys know that Alex and I have lots of respect for each other. Alex was even kicked out of a group because he was pictured having dinner with me. These kind of revelations usually results in our missus reacting but unfortunately some statue group took offence. And Alex response back then was that he couldn’t care less. It’s with this mutual respect that we continued to work together in making the relationship between RT and IA grow.
So with that in mind, I wish to respond to a few allegations/rumors which have surfaced due to this incident.
1. Imaginarium Art has lost the Marvel license.
Completely untrue. IA still has the license with Marvel till early 2017. It will be up for renewal based on various factors, which are not to be openly discussed in public. Collectors might have noticed that we still have a wide range of characters that are in the works as recent updates in our Facebook page shows. And we have every intention to move forward with those.
2. Imaginarium Art is close to losing the DC licence.
This again is untrue. IA’s license with DC runs till late 2017. It really depends on what an individual’s definition to the word close is. So it’s pretty subjective based on the individual in question.
3. Imaginarium Art will move away from comic and will try and move in to games workshop such as Warhammer
It is true that IA is considering giving the games arena a shot. But we feel at this point that moving away from the comics’ scene will not be a good business move as there is a huge fan base that cannot be easily overlooked for comics. So we will definitely look into maintaining our license with Marvel or DC.
4. Imaginarium Art has put all their eggs into the Transformers line. So with Prime 1 and XM on this license I am sure they will not last
This is an opinion and we fully respect that. But taking into consideration that we have Pepper Potts, Green Goblin and Mark 45, which have already been painted and up for PO soon, receiving rave early reviews , it’s easy to see that IA is not putting all it’s eggs into the Hasbro basket. And that too taking consideration the 3d works in progress of characters such as Mephisto, Spider-Man and Adam Warlock.
5. Imaginarium Arts owner Danny Lim has filed for bankruptcy
We respectfully request Alex Thomas and Radd Titan to prove this. Cause this is deemed a very serious statement which has extremely serious repercussions for IA and it’s stakeholders. Therefore we urge Alex Thomas and Radd Titan to set the record straight on this matter by responding with the proper legal documents which back this statement.
Lastly, I wish there was less drama and more statues so that collectors worldwide have this luxury to choose, something which they have not had for a very, very long time. Unfortunately with more companies entering the fray, there are bound to be disagreements which results in unhappiness spilling over for public viewing. I am a collector myself. And I have wanted nothing more than to be able to own or appreciate works of art done by artists and sculptors who have spend endless hours, blood, sweat and tears in perfecting their art. Therefore I urge the community to stay cool and keep the thoughts positive."
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