RIP Wilycub

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Forum member @Wilycub Azim, has passed away.
Azim was an amazing artist and illustrator and worked on several comic books.
Since getting to know Azim several years ago we became good friends and nearly every week we spoke about art, toys, movies, TV shows and video games.
He will be greatly missed by all his friends here on the forum.

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This is terribly sad news. Wileycub was a great dude. Always very responsive, helpful and willing to give feedback on projects. I enjoyed chatting to him about drawing and sculpting and art in general, and as Mark said he was a wonderful artist. I’m sad that we hadn’t spoken in a while, I hope he knew how well liked and respected he was here. Gone but never forgotten my friend.

This was one of his pieces I liked a lot.
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This is tremendously sad news. In all our conversations over the years, Wilycub was always the kindest and most humble soul. His artistic talents were tremendous and could have taken him very far had it not been for what I gather was a rather prolonged battle with illness. Knowing that now, I’m all the more inspired by his resilience and consistently high spirits. As Mark said, we will miss him greatly. May we meet again, somewhere in time.

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Oh no, that is the saddest news. I was just talking to him recently. He was very excited at seeing the Wave 7 Willa and 5.5 Mandora coming out - which he created as LJN digital customs. I love those and he knew it but he was always very humble about his art. He was a passionate soul. Rest in peace dear friend. You will be missed!! Hooooooooo!!!

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https://markosia.com/2023/01/13/farewell-to-azim-akberali/

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Damn, just reading this. Rest in Peace.

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That one was amazing, just didn’t get enough of the new three.

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We added a memoriam page to the site to remember Wilycub by.

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Generous and kind, he truly was the embodiment of The Code of Thundera.

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