Author: Slanted Fish

Hello! I'm Slanted Fish, the editor-in-chief and creator of the Poptropica Help Blog (PHB). I'm a writer, Hong Kong native, and Christ follower. My Poptropica username is slantedfish 🐠 Don't forget to be awesome!
Creators, Graphic Novels, Member Gifts, Store

New sheriffs sink Pop’s long story arc 📘🔫

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! Pop in for shiny sheriff gear, enjoy how aquatic is back, and hear about what happened to Poptropica’s book series. 👀

A new month brings a new set of member gifts, and this November we’ve got some sharp shooters with a New Sheriff Outfit, New Sheriff Defender (the space bar action is reloading the gun), and… a Chicken Follower? 🐔 Bawk-ward.

Over in Adventure Outfitters, there’s a new rotation of costumes, plus the shop floor is stocked with outfits and decor from under the sea! 🐡 The last couple times this happened, it foreshadowed the re-release of an episode from Mission Atlantis Island, which is awaiting its third and final episode. Could this be the case again? 🤔 We’ll have to sea.

In other news, here’s a juicy bit of noise from a former Pop Creator! Poptropica fan artist and Tumblr blogger Sleepy Biker recently reached out to former Poptropica CEO Jess Brallier about his comment in a 2015 interview with the PHB where he shared that Poptropica had planned 12-book story arc for their graphic novel series, of which only four have been published to date. So where’s the rest? 👀📘

“All of that work — i.e., the Poptropica story — was owned by FEN (Family Education Network). Then FEN was sold… The new owners chose to pursue a different growth strategy… We have no legal right to discuss what is owned by somebody else,” Jess answered. In other words, it’s in the hands of Sandbox now. Read his full response below:

Jess Brallier’s response to Sleepy Biker’s inquiry about the fate of the Poptropica books.

Welp, we’re certainly disappointed that the current leadership of Poptropica is sleeping on this gold mine. But thanks to Jess for shedding some light on the situation! To read more insights from Jess about his decade+ of experience creating Poptropica, check out our Jess Brallier mini-series from 2021 here, here, here, and here.

Keep on poppin’ on,
~🐠

Free Membership Giveaways

PHB Membership Giveaway: October 2023

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! We’re approaching the end of the month, which means it’s time to announce another lucky Poptropican to win our monthly membership giveaway! 🎁

Congratulations, Luna123456 — your new membership status lets you play various exclusive quests, including Survival Island, Ep. 4: Cabin Fever. You’ll also get to enjoy member gifts and more.

The Poptropica Help Blog hosts a membership giveaway every month, and it’s easy to enter! Just comment on our Free Poptropica Membership page and leave at least two other comments around the PHB within the month to be entered into that month’s giveaway. 🩵

We’ll announce a winner sometime in the final week of each month. If you don’t win, you can always try again for the next month! Full details »

Astro-Knights Island, Guest Posts

Bringing Mighty Action Force cards to life: Astro-Knights Edition 🪐🃏

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Invisible Ring. Enjoy!

Hey there, everyone! Did you enjoy my Mighty Action Force card game kit and my story of bringing it to life? Well, that was just the beginning…

BEHOLD, a new Mighty Action Force card game kit… or should I say, Astro-Knights inspired booster pack. This “Astro Force” game kit is completely interchangeable with the original Mighty Action Force game kit, so don’t hesitate to mix and match the Mighty Action Force fun by printing and playing with these cards in real life, too!

astro-booster-pack_mighty-action-force-card-gameDownload

How did this come to be, you might ask? Well, there I was, back in the fall of 2020, minding my own business, making my own cards, and playing Mighty Action Force, when an unsuspecting post from the Poptropica Help Blog crossed my path: a Ramble Review on Astro-Knights Island.

Ramble Review: Astro-Knights Island 🚀

This post, and everyone sharing it at the time, was yearning for Astro-Knights to be more than just an island. They said it had serious potential for movies, TV shows… or, as I thought, potential for some shiny new Mighty Action Force cards.

And although this is just one Poptropican’s opinion, I’d say that the Astro-Knights are finally living up to their potential now. Don’t forget to have a laugh with the Mighty Action Force video outtakes, too:

TTFN: Ta-ta for now!

Hope you enjoyed this guest post by Invisible Ring. If you did, you might also enjoy the prequel post, Bringing Mighty Action Force to life.

The Poptropica Help Blog welcomes interesting Poptropica insights from anyone in the Poptropica community with thoughts to share. Interested in writing for the PHB? We’d love to hear from you!

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Systems go for Stars and Spooks 💫🪐

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, pop in for galactic gifts and spooky sensations! 💫

October’s member gifts appear to be gearing up the privileged for another dimension, with a Star System Blaster (which shoots hot pink spheres), Goggles, and Uniform in the array. To infinity and beyond! 🚀

Meanwhile in Adventure Outfitters, the shop is well-stocked for the spooky season. On the shop floor, you’ll find Halloween outfits, followers, and clubhouse decor for non-members and members alike. 🎃

Pumping it up with a Halloween costume.
Check out that Star System Blaster in action!

The main section is filled with costumes for Halloween as well, including a purple witch’s wand, skull mask originally from Legendary Swords, and a couple of Astro-Knights looks from long ago, similar to those once seen on the Baron’s long-gone airship. 👀

For more fun this fall, check out our #Poptober2023 Art Challenge for some drawing prompts, and share your work with us on our Discord server, the PHC. Happy haunting, Poptropicans! 👻🌚

~🐠

Fanfiction, Guest Posts

Fanfic: Zombies, Zombies, ALWAYS ZOMBIES! 🧟 Ep. 12: Let’s Do This!

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Magic Kid. Enjoy!

Hi there! I’ve finally written the next episode in Zombies, Zombies, ALWAYS ZOMBIES! (Catch the previous episode, or start from the beginning.)

Last time we ended with poor innocent Toothpick being left to a mysterious and dangerous helicopter, with an unknown fate. The other three, Hawk, Birdy and Stone, got saved by a flying pirate ship, captained by three kids (yes, it’s cameo time, baby! 😀) and will now decide what to do next. Should they go back to try to save Pick, or stay with the trio in questionable safety? Let’s find out…

Sack Lunch: Don’t forget to pack the produce.

ZOMBIES, ZOMBIES, ALWAYS ZOMBIES!

A Zomberry Series

Episode Twelve: Let’s Do This!

The flying pirate ship was soaring through the cool night sky, gently parting past fluffy, cotton-like clouds and over the damp gray ones. After all the tension and thrill of the previous events, Stone, Hawk, and Birdy felt somewhat dejected and dismal. Even though they were quite high up in the air, they couldn’t have felt more down.

They needed to get back to Pick. They couldn’t just leave him behind to the zombies, and to whatever was going on with that helicopter.

Maybe the helicopter would help Pick, Birdy thought, but somehow the thought of that strange helicopter made the three surviving friends even more concerned.

Hawk leaned against the side of the ship, and looked down, down, down. It was night, so he could hardly see the sea below, save the shine from the waxing gibbous moon.

Stone was walking in circles on the other side of the ship. After a few circles she almost tripped over something. She bent down to pick it up.

Stone

What is this—oh.

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