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By Angela Rairden Hello, Frankie’s Fans! October is upon us, which means that the Frankie’s blog is going to get even spookier than it usually is. Expect a month of horror comic reviews, mysterious tales, witchy magic, and things that go bump in the night! Since it’s still early in the month, I thought that I would start readers off with something a little less horrifying and a little more campy cute nostalgic. On September 30th, Disney + released Hocus Pocus 2, the long-anticipated sequel to 1993’s cult classic Hocus Pocus. Debuting nineteen years after the original film, Hocus Pocus...

Written by Angela Rairden Every time I visit my local comic bookstore, I watch out for new comic series that catch my eye. In this case, it was the cover art (by Carola Borelli) for The Deadliest Bouquet #1 that first really caught my attention. This is often the case for me when I’m browsing the new release section at my LCS. The thing that really drew my eye to this particular cover, however, was the juxtaposition of the blood splattered, broken family portrait nestled amongst a bouquet of perfect roses, poppies, and violets. The artwork alone hinted that there...

Written by Angela Rairden As a child growing up in the 90’s, I absolutely loved the original Quantum Leap, which ran from 1989-93 but aired on tv for much longer. The hope that each leap would be Dr. Sam Beckett’s eventual leap home was a huge appeal, and watching him “put right the things that went wrong” in each episode was always intriguing. When I learned that NBC had created a sequel to the beloved classic, I was a little on the fence about watching it at first. This was mostly because, to be honest, most of the special effects...

Written by Angela Rairden Seattle’s Emerald City Comic Con is one of the largest comic cons on the West Coast and, prior to the pandemic at least, it’s a con that keeps growing every year. Began in 2003 as a one-day event at Qwest Field Events Center with an attendance of only 2,500, ECCC has evolved to a 4-day extravaganza that takes over the Washington State Convention Center as well as several of the surrounding hotels. In 2019, attendance had soared to nearly 100,000 people. While Covid caused the cancellation 2020’s ECCC, the con returned in December of 2021 (which...

Written by Angela Rairden The Ragin’ Cajun has been one of my favorite X-Men ever since I first watched the 90’s X-Men: The Animated Series as a kid. Everything about Gambit, real name Remy LeBeau, was slick and shiny. Not to mention that Cajun accent and his intriguing on again off again relationship with the powerful mutant known as Rogue. Honestly, if any animated comic book character is swoon-worthy, it’s Gambit. I didn’t start reading comic books until I was an adult. However, that love of Gambit has always stayed with me and I have happily scooped up every issue...