He wasn't supposed to live, but Hellboy was granted a chance at life when the alien assassin assigned to kill him had other thoughts. In Dark Horse's new comic book series The Visitor: How and Why He Stayed, readers will discover why Hellboy's life was spared, and as a special treat for Daily Dead readers, we can exclusively reveal Mike Mignola's variant cover for the first issue that will only be available at the ComicsPRO annual meeting in Memphis, Tennessee.

In addition to creating the ComicsPRO exclusive cover for the first issue of The Visitor, renowned artist Mignola also co-wrote the five-issue series with iZombie co-creator Chris Roberson, who told us:

"When Hellboy first arrived on Earth as a baby, an alien assassin was there waiting for him. THE VISITOR: HOW AND WHY HE STAYED tells the story of why the assassin chose not to execute Hellboy on the spot, and the difficult road that he walked after making that decision."

Mignola's rare variant cover for The Visitor will only be available to comic book retailers attending the ComicsPRO annual meeting in Memphis from February 16th–18th. Take a look at our exclusive reveal of the cover below, and check out the official press release and video for more details on The Visitor: How and Why He Stayed, which comes out on February 22nd.