Ironhide #3 preview

ComicBookResources.com has a preview of Ironhide #3, due out this week from IDW. Please note, shipment is due on Thursday of this week rather than Wednesday, due to the Independence Day holiday. Also, the preview pages do contain a major spoiler, so if you prefer to wait until you have the entire issue in hand, don’t read it!

He’s been stranded on a deserted Cybertron, but IRONHIDE is about to meet the only two other functioning AUTOBOTS on the planet. One is an old friend in dire need of help, and the other is a legendary character making his IDW debut. Mike Costa and Casey Coller reveal why exactly IRONHIDE—and his death—were so important to the future of Cybertron.

Toys R Us Getting New TFs, BoGo50% Until July 3rd

TRU has been getting new Transformers from the Hunt for the Decepticons movie sub-line as well as the new Generations figures and putting them on shelves. And a nice bonus, until July 3rd all Transformers figures are buy-one-get-one-50%-off, which applies both in-store as well as on www.ToysRUs.com (it’s 1 bogo per order there, but spend $49 or more and you get free shipping). Sightings are coming in from all over the country, so check your local TRUs now!

MP Grimlock Release Date(?)

Hasbro has updated the Official Transformers website with a bit of news that the Toys R Us exclusive, Masterpiece Grimlock, will be available on shelves July 1st. Please note, however, that this contradicts earlier reports that MP Grimlock will first be available at the TRU San Diego Comic-Con booth before it starts hitting shelves.

Update: Hasbro has changed their news article which now calls MP Grimlock a “New Exclusive”, and no longer refers to the figure as a Toys R Us exclusive. They have also removed the release date of July 1st from the article.