At first I thought it might be Willow but seeing the alternate cover and the spoilery synopsis, I agree that it's Dawn.

I finished The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite last night. Pretty great stuff. My favorite characters are Number Five and Rumor. And Pogo, of course. I also started Dallas. Which doesn't seem to "feature" people! I laughed out loud at "The Umbrella Academy Featuring the Utter Destruction of Mankind."

All caught up on The Umbrella Academy! Need final issue now!

So, Free Comic Book Day is tomorrow. What are you getting?

My store is tiny, so IIRC, their FCBD policy is 1 comic per person, although I think they let people with pull lists have 2 comics, which would kick ass.

I'm definitely getting Blackest Night #0. If I can get 2, I'm torn between Avengers, the Love & Rockets sampler, and Mercy Sparx.

Of course, if I bring The Boy, then I can strong-arm him into getting Love & Rockets or Mercy Sparx. (Actually, with hot chicks on the cover, I won't have to do any strong-arming.)

There's also a Wolverine title (with a horrible typo on the Web site), and -- I admit that I really kind of want this -- William Shatner Presents!

I'll be getting Love & Rockets. And I'll be purchasing RASL #4, assuming it wasn't delayed again.

What'd be good for someone who is interested in comics but can't really get into them because she doesn't like the boxes that make it feel like the story is struggling to break free?

Understanding Comics, by Scott McCloud.

Ha, yes, I suggested that.

I don't think the problem is that I don't understand. I recognize and appreciate their attributes. I consider my lack of enjoyment of comics to be a failure on my part, not the comics' part. I'm just too impatient and attentionally-challenged to get into most of them. I don't rule out ever enjoying comics, which is why I still pick them up every now and then. And I do enjoy them once in a while. I just don't enjoy them nearly as much as many other things, so I tend not to spend my time or money on them if I know there are other books/shows/whatever I can be indulging in that I'd lose myself in and like more.

William Shatner Presents!

Zomg.

"I had no choice. At least that is what I convinced myself."

What?

"The trap you set for yourself is always the most lethal. Especially if you keep taking the cheese."

...What?

"Gomez's crucifix alluded to a church..."

Okay, this one might be the artist's fault, but that's a cross, not a crucifix, and that's not what "alluded" means.

What'd be good for someone who is interested in comics but can't really get into them because she doesn't like the boxes that make it feel like the story is struggling to break free?

Thorazine? (Sorry, but it was there.) I don't understand if the stuff about boxes is referring to captions/narration or if it's the entire format. If it's the latter, I don't know if that something a recommendation will fix.

I think it's more helpful to know what kind of stories someone likes in other media, and recommend things based on that. Like, there's not much point in telling someone to try Torso if they loathe procedurals.

Ah, and I just saw your second post. I think my questions still are, what kinds of stories does she like in other media, and is that what she's read in comics? If yes, then it seems like a fundamental problem.

She's a huge Neil Gaiman fan, so she read 1602 and thought it was okay. I also know she's fascinated by superheroes and finds Superman much more interesting than I do. All Star Superman, maybe? That may be too cracked-out.

Some of her favorite TV shows include Buffy, Chuck, Gilmore Girls, Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls, Arrested Development, 30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother, Dexter and Doctor Who.