One area that I wasn’t happy with was his articulation. I thought the Creature from the Black Lagoon had minimal movement, but the Mummy has even less. The torso and legs of both figures are one sculpted piece, so he’s basically stuck standing (or lying) in that one pose. The head of each figure is a swivel joint, and you can actually pop the heads off and switch them out if want. The arms of the sleeping Mummy are molded in place and don’t move. The awake Mummy has ball/hinge shoulders and swivel wrists. This allows him to look like he’s chasing someone or moving forward at least. But you’ll want to be very careful with his wrists. Both wrists on my awake Mummy were stuck in place, and when I went to turn them they began to tear.

The sleeping mummy comes with a large and very heavy sarcophagus. When I picked up the package for the first time I couldn’t believe how much weight it had. When I got home, I placed each package on the scale, and the sarcophagus weighed two pounds more than the basic TRU Mummy. So if you’re ordering this online, expect a higher shipping charge than normal. The sarcophagus itself consists of two pieces. The base, where the figure lays, is sculpted to look like stone on the outside and has etched cracks and a textured/worn look throughout. To help highlight these details, the coffin has been dry brushed with a darker brown. The lid of the sarcophagus has a classic look with the plastic being molded in a gold color and decorated with blues, blacks, reds, and silver. The sculpting on the lid is extremely detailed with hundreds of tiny hatch marks, lines, and scales. Even the inside of the lid has been given etched scratches and cracks to make it look aged.

The TRU awake Mummy comes with a small but highly detailed display base. The entire base is molded in a light brown and made to look like sand and rock. There are even some footprints molded into the ground for the Mummy to stand in. The right side of the base has the sculpted red pieces of shattered pottery. While on the left side sits the casket and the Scroll of Thoth. Although both casket and scroll are nicely detailed, neither has the hieroglyphs printed on them like in the movie. That’s a little disappointing considering all the other great details that are included with both figures.

The Diamond Retailer’s Mummy that comes with the sarcophagus will run you about $20, while the Toys R Us exclusive will cost about $14. If you just want a decent and poseable Mummy figure, I’d suggest going with the Toys R Us version. Just be careful with those wrists when turning them. But if you’re a hard core Universal Monsters fan, or you really want that sarcophagus, then you’ll probably want to pick up both versions. In the end, I’m actually glad I got both because there were parts I liked in each set. So now I can make a display by cobbling together both sets.