I ought to explain myself, shouldn’t I?
As some of you have noticed, there was no Island Flash-back in May. Mostly because of IRL things getting in the way and my poor planning. I’m sorry, as I did say this would be a monthly thing, and I’ll try to be more consistent in the future! To make up for this, TWO islands will be announced, one for May and one for June…
Twisted Thicket and Skullduggery!
While not the most popular, both of these islands have their fans! Skullduggery (2010) is known for its iconic villain, Captain Crawfish, as well as its focus on trading and travelling over action and boss fights. On the other hand, Twisted Thicket (2012) is most remembered for its references to Norse mythology and its beautiful scenery and designs!
Twisted Thicket Island 
Skullduggery Island
🌳 Twisted Thicket was very much a story about environmentalism, though the fantasy elements helped the point feel more natural rather than forced (as is common in children’s media with moral messaging).
The island is on a medium difficulty level, balancing the twisted and dangerous forest with fun puzzles and, once again, amazing scenery. The Poptropica Creators have consistently gone above and beyond with their art design, even with such a simple art style!
Rare Bog: But will it be a rattlin’ bog? 
Wicked Woods: Don’t get off the beaten path here.
🏴☠️ Skullduggery revolved heavily around an archipelago map, where you could travel to other mini-islands within the island’s storyline using a boat. (The same feature was later to get around Hemlock Harbor in Ghost Story Island.)
While Skullduggery’s main plot is about the evil pirate Captain Crawfish threatening the peaceful islands, the focus of the gameplay is on trading goods and basic economics of saving for bigger and better ships, until you can finally buy the beautiful Phoenix Warbird. The Creators’ Blog has an interesting series of articles on the design process for this ship! Though some players found the cycle of trading and buying and selling tedious, others found it to be an educational experience, unique from that of previous islands.
Sea Power: The stormy seas of Skullduggery Island began as a simple sketch. 
An early sketch of the Phoenix Warbird, dated from April 2010.
To wrap up, I’m going to showcase some awesome past fan art for these two islands that are no longer in the official game. And let’s encourage the Creators to preserve these stories with more!
“Skullduggery Island” – by Miss Eligon on Twitter 
“Captain Crawfish” – designed by Candy-Does-Stuff and Sugar on Instagram 
“Twisted Thicket” – by SmileyFaceOrg on DeviantArt
Until July (hopefully 😅)!
Castori honorem ~ Maryann/Smart Bubbles
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Aww..i wish i played these..
Aw, too bad! Let’s hope the Creators bring them back for you and future players!
I would maybe draw some fanart!
I would love to see it, and I’d be happy to feature it in the next post!
Twisted Thicket was one of the best Islands in Poptropica…except for the fact that non-members get an unsatisfying ending
Wow! These are my two top favorite islands!
The fan art looks really cool, and I think both the islands are educational, as Skullduggery teaches you about saving, trading, and how loans work, and Twisted Thicket teaches you about the problems of logging!
I really love this PHB series! I can’t wait for July!
bring twisted thicket and skullduggery back
Skullduggery is one of my top 3 favorite islands (after Astrokinghts and Ghost Story). I found the trading and recruiting your own crew enjoyable and really liked how much you had to grind to beat it. In my opinion, Skullduggaey is a very underrated Poptropica island that deserves more respect. It may not have the most traditional Poptropica story structure with its lack of difficult boss fights, but the time consuming grinding during the trading has its own unique charm.
Loved the scenery in both these islands! Although journeying through the woods of Twisted Thicket could be lonely and challenging at times, the story of overcoming those Lumberjerks to save the forest was quite a charming one. As for Skullduggery, players over the years have either loved or hated the grind of gathering doubloons to keep upgrading ships, but it definitely made for a unique Poptropica adventure. Great Flashes back!
I absolutely loved trading and collecting doubloons! When I first got on the trading part, I thought it was so fun I didn’t even bother looking for the map until I was at 40,000 doubloons. :p