Of the many mysteries in Happy!, the new series by Grant Morrison and Darick Robertson being launched by Image Comics in September, the little blue horse for whom the comic is named is one of the most closely-guarded. The wait will be over on September 26, when Happy! lands in stores, and many readers will get their first glimpse of Happy courtesy of a special, secret variant cover by Madman creator Michael Allred, colored by Eisner Award winner Laura Allred.

But not before then.

A Christmas story featuring a fallen cop, soulless sex, casual murder, agonizing skin conditions… and a tiny feathered horse, Happy! is Morrison and Robertson’s first Image Comics series. The Allred variant cover of Happy! (JUL128081) is available for pre-order now.