That, I think, is the main thing here. I have been following all of this and have back-channel contacts who I leave anonymous and quote obliquely so as to not get anyone in trouble. I know this is neither a buyout nor a restructuring but "something more complicated". I know that the new entity under NECA is going to be handling Star Wars stuff, and severing that license from the rest makes a bunch of sense. Anovos as an entity needs to cease to exist, as it is tied to Dana and Joe, if nothing else, and the people still trying to make everything work need to not be tied to them. I have not heard specifics, but my sense based on what I
have heard is that Star Wars will continue to remain separate from the properties Anovos was having fewer problems with. All that to say, I know I will get my Star Trek bomber jacket from somewhere -- but not NECA/Rubies II/DenunoNovo. And I know I will get my First Order Stormtrooper armor from NECA/Rubies II/Denuno Novo, and that hopefully within six months, if the timeline holds.
...But that is just me and my personal plastic-spaceman costume. I am rather grump that I did not get it in time for the TLJ premiere. I am very grump I did not get it in time for the TROS premiere. I am heartily annoyed that -- since I'm building it as Captain Cardinal -- I did not have it in time to wear to meet the author who created the character and have her sign my book. But that's all me.
darthjones can literally never be made whole because the whole point of his Kylo ensemble was to wear it for Halloween with his son. Those years of missed Halloweens can never be gotten back. His son is older now and the dynamic is completely different now. Even if, by some miracle, it
was in his hands in time for this Halloween, it wouldn't be and could never be the Halloween it was originally intended for. Or the one after that. Or the one after that. Or the one after that. What the hell can
anyone do to make up for that?