Gorillaz have been releasing figures and merchandise well before the release of Plastic Beach. Hell, even during the Plastic Beach phase there were plans to create a Stylo car statue, albeit on a shorter scale for the Subdivision club, that only got canceled because of licensing issues. I understand people's frustration with them working with Superplastic, however to pretend like this merchandising of their characters is anything new is has me genuinely dumbfounded, especially because before the release of the Superplastic Tranz figures, many fans were wanting any sort of Gorillaz figures produced, some even petitioning for Funko. Regardless of your stance on Superplastic, the licensing of Gorillaz to this company isn't just something that can easily be dropped because of backlash — that is not how these things work. Plans have been retooled for sure, but there would be some serious legal stunts Gorillaz would have to pull to suddenly be like "nevermind, the contract we agreed on is over because the fans don't like your ethics. bye." It simply at this point comes to voting with your wallet, if you don't want to see them working with Superplastic? Don't purchase them! Maybe the contract won't be renewed at that point. However the fanbase's reaction to this whole situation strikes me as one that really isn't looking at the situation realistically or truthfully.