I've been getting reports that these toys have begun hitting everywhere... but I also hear that besides their 'cool actions' they are hidieously stupid looking. I saw one picture earlier today, though for some reason I can't seem to find it on the net again, but anyway... It was terrible. How in the age of McFarlane Action Figures can a toy company put out figures with bad sculpting and bad paint jobs? Ya know... for me, the studios really have to just not give a hoot, but ya know... they should. One key is to not use GLOSSY paint! It makes the toy look plastic! Number two... have the toys based on the ACTUAL MUMMIES!!!! My god, you're sitting there with Nick Dudman, one of the best make-up guys in the biz and he goes and creates FANTASTIC mummies for the film, and you allow some funky toy company to create toys that make your film look like shite! Sigh... Well, shucks.... Dammit, I was really looking forward to buying some well sculpted Mummy toys! ARGH!!! well, here's the report... I just don't know...

On my way to work, I stopped by the local (Columbus "Sweet-Jesus-what-am-I-doing-in-Columbus," Ohio) Toys R Us, and lo and behold, right by the McFarlanes were the brand-spankin' new Mummy figures!

Whether you collect toys or are "too old" for such a thing, these pieces of plastic are . . . well, I don't know if the word "cool" can cover it.

There are six six-inch basic figures. Check out these names:Severed Mummy; Cursed Mummy; Decapitated Mummy; Impaled Mummy; Cursed Princess; and Cursed Imhotep.

More proof? I'll read directly from the instructions for Impaled Mummy: "Impale the Mummy through the large hole in his back with the sacred spear. Then witness the gut wrenching reality of his internal organs spilling from his chest! Ugh!" The "Ugh!" was in the instructions. I feel I should point this out for some reason. Now from the instructions of the Severed Mummy: "Pull the Severed Mummy's torso apart until it locks into place. Use the sacred sword as shown to activate the snap back feature! Crunch!" Likewise, the "Crunch!" was in the instructions. I'll hold off reading the other ones, because something tells me they contain MAJOR, MAJOR spoilers to the climax of the film.

But you get the picture. These are nasty, nasty, NASTY little monkeys, and unless parents are as apathetic across the country as they are in Columbus, I could very well see some of these getting pulled real quick. Tomorrow I'll try to send a scanned copy of the instruction sheet and backer card. Thanks, and just call me Lynnx.