REGR: Series[numeric] comparison with str raising on numexpr path
- [x] closes #36377, closes #35700
- [x] tests added / passed
- [x] passes `black pandas`
- [x] passes `git diff upstream/master -u -- "*.py" | flake8 --diff`
- [x] whatsnew entry

great, hopefully this backports cleanly @MeeseeksDev backport to 1.1.x