Category: Creators’ Blog Guest Posts

Creators' Blog Guest Posts, Fan Art Features, Roblox, Store

Summer specs with Roblox recs 😎

Slanted Fish

Come along as we go running up that hill for the latest Pop updates…

Fan-made animation retweeted by Poptropica

A new week brings shop updates, both at Adventure Outfitters and for the clubhouse. See the full stock on the Creators’ Blog, which also hints at “something brewin’” on the Baron’s airship landing later today! 🏴‍☠️

Come through for two versions of the Dark Astro Knight!

We know the Pop Creators have been exploring the world of Roblox with new games and even a spin-off studio. Recently, they showed off a new Roblox avatar with a Poptropica T-shirt designed by @numbertastic while asking for game recommendations. Find them @Pop_Creators!

Back on Poptropica, guest writer Invisible Ring has shared a new video on the Creators’ Blog: a 20-minute guide to summer fun from Aerobics to Zen, full of fun little skits starring her character in-game. Watch below:

Finally, enjoy the latest fan art features on Poptropica’s Instagram stories! As always, click the artists’ names to see more. ✨

Octavian, Myron Van Buren, Mocktropica sales lady, and Edgar the carnie recreated with Gacha Club by @mysticsunni
Bard’s dream by @ask.poptropica.villains
Crazy Star (Pop villain OC) by @mysticsunni
Crazy Star and Rumpelstiltskin by @mysticsunni

Keep on poppin’ on!

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Advertisements, Creators' Blog Guest Posts, Fairy Tale Island, Social Media

Stall no more: Rumpel’s Challenge for all 😈

Slanted Fish

Adventures await, Poptropicans!

Pop drop alert: Rumpel’s Challenge is now available for all! 😈 Once for members only, this side quest sequel to Fairytale Island which first launched 10 months ago is finally welcoming non-members who’ve completed the main quest to continue the story.

To get cracking on the riddles, find Rumpelstiltskin on Home Island. Alas, the lead-up with the suspiciously twitching Baron is no longer in sight. For a helping hand in your inter-island search for the true king of Fairytale, keep our Rumpel’s Challenge Side Quest Guide close! 🏰👑

Speaking of the infamous magic man, check out this early concept art of the devilish character revealed on Pop’s Twitter! My, what big eyes you have… 👀

While you’re on Home Island, you may also notice a new ad building for animated Netflix movie Sea Beast! 🐙 Like the Rainbow High ad earlier, inside you can pick a team and play a game for prizes. You’ll have to run around and find 10 little beasts before time is up –– mind the tentacles! You can play for each team to get each of their prizes: the Yellow Follower and Blue Follower (yup, how original).

(Thanks to Fearless Star for contributing to this segment!)

Also, guest writer Invisible Ring is back with a post of encouragement for finding a spirit of adventure with Poptropica. 💫 Check out her post over on the Creators’ Blog, filled with tons of postcard-perfect shots!

And more excitement is to come — check back later today for the start of our next round in the Poppies awards: the voting! See you soon!

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Creators' Blog Guest Posts, Fan Art Features, Monthly Costume Contests

Get Ready to Rumpel with the Poppies 😈🏆

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans! Between the Baron’s suspicious behavior and the beginning of the Poppies, it’s been a busy week. Let’s kick it back a bit! 🌴

Along with the Baron’s Rumpel remarks comes a heavy hint for what’s brewing. On the official blog, the Pop Creators have promised that a members only adventure is about to be unlocked for all next week involving an “expedition across the islands.” Fairytale followers can probably figure out the quest in question: Rumpel’s Challenge! 😈

Rumpel takeover at the Baron’s
Rumpel’s Challenge

We’re super stoked and honored to have the Pop Creators shout out our Poppies event! 🏆✨ As they shared on the blog, we’re calling all players to nominate their faves in a variety of categories for our Poptropica fan awards. Comment on our Poppies post by Wednesday, July 13 and check back later for the voting round and deets for a can’t-miss party! 🥳

Illustration by MaryannTheConqueror

Speaking of fandom fanfare, this week also marks the launch of the next monthly costume contest, which is open until Friday, July 22 at 8pm PST.

Plus, guest writer Dizzy Feather is also continuing her fanfiction The Pink Knight (which debuted here on the PHB!) with a sequel called Poptropican Heroes over on the Creators’ Blog — the first part is up now!

Monthly Costume Contest
Pink Knight
Purple Galaxy

Last but not least, this week has also brought some stellar fan art features to Pop’s Instagram stories, including an animation featuring the power of a Hamburger Hamburger, scenes from the Baron’s latest visit, and even a comic based on events from Spy Island. 🍔🕵️

Poppies 2022 by the PHB (@poptropicahare)
Happy Pride by @frenzylaughs
Dr. Hare planning to take over the world (animation) by @bubble.wasp
Oh… Baron by @nyanpawss
Rumpel Dr. Hare by @bubble.wasp
Twitching Baron by @invisible_b0nes
Rumpelstiltskin & Red from Fairytale Island by @emelyn_is_trying
Spy Island: Director D Treachery (comic) by @krazytalez

Oh, and Poptropica’s keeping it real with their IG reels. Check out this carousel of iconic villains (if only they could really be starter characters!):

Thanks for popping by! Go nominate in the Poppies!

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Creators' Blog Guest Posts, PoptropiCon Island

PoptropiCon 2 this week, and Steam speak

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, we’re gathering steam on some Pop drops! 💨

The doors to PoptropiCon, Episode 2: Spoiler Alert will be opening to all this Wed, June 15. 🚨 Get ready for cosplays, card games, and chaos!

Printable Poster
Risen: You say you want a revolution?

It’s been over four months since this installment re-released on Haxe for members, and restless players have been petitioning for the paywall to come down ever since. It’s great to see the episode open back up for everyone, and hopefully this indicates more re-openings for other locked segments of episodic islands as well. Time will tell!

By the way, enjoy the PoptropiCon poster above? We’ve been working hard to include images of old island extras in our Island Guides, particularly as links have broken from Pop’s website in recent years. Check out our various guides for desktop wallpapers and more! 🖼

In other news, guest writer Invisible Ring has returned to the Pop Creators’ Blog with commentary on the recent Steam release. She observes how the discontent around the game’s pricing reminds her of her fan movie Battle Morale and how the growth of Pop’s mobile app over the years could indicate more classics might also appear on Steam.

Alongside her usual optimism, however, she also calls out the Creators for not having brought back Monkey Wrench yet (a promise they made over a year ago) and seeming potentially “desperate” for not making the Steam bundle free — though she ties that into her hopes for more islands on the Steam game, which she has not purchased.

If you’re wondering whether the bundle is worth it, check out our review of Poptropica on Steam! And with that, see you in the next one. ✌️

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Advertisements, Creators' Blog Guest Posts, Fan Art Features

Lightyear of Looks for the Books 💘👀

Slanted Fish

Hey Poptropicans, have a look at the latest looks!

It must be Poptropica Fashion Week, as guest writer Pink Crush returns to the Pop Creators’ Blog with a second part to her Poptropashion fashion forward series. In case you missed it, check out part one here!

Classy Evening
Cool Pastel
Electric-Eccentric Blue
Prep Chic
Hot Diggity Dog
Flippin’ Fries
My, My Miss Poptropica Pie
Preppy Goth
Royal Princess
Sheroic Warrior
Vanilla Creme Brulee

We’re so awed by this self-proclaimed Poptropica fashion advisor’s collection we’re even featuring it in our Pop Look Book. ✨

As Pink Crush shares, the “Royal Princess” costume could be “glam enough for the PHB’s Poppies!” 🏆 Speaking of which, our annual awards show is coming up next month, so stay tuned and get ready to vote!

We also appreciate the shout-out to the PHB at the end, where she notes that we’re “named the official Poptropica Fansite.” It’s true—in some ways! We’re not the only fans Poptropica awarded the Official VIP badge to back in 2017, but we’re one of the few still active in the fandom today.

In other news, here are the latest fan art features from Pop’s Instagram stories! Among them, we’ve got to plug our own Stranger Things Pop-over, which we brought back to celebrate the release of season 4. 👻

Pop x Stranger Things by the PHB @poptropicahare
Zomberry Shell by @pinklightningmc
Copy Cat by @softcomatose
Dr. Hare in space by @sunneeken
Trans Hare by @sylunis_art
Pop villain decisions meme by @happyclonetrooper
Pop posters by @pixtercompany
Black Widow by @saturnine.pdf
Lightyear ad on Home Island

As the last story shares, there’s something new on Home Island! Watch the video trailer for Lightyear, the upcoming Pixar film about Buzz Lightyear, to earn some free credits. Plus, you might still be able to find the Rainbow High ad game in other spots to snag more prizes. Enjoy! ⚡️

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