Graphic Novels, Realms

MotM p. 17-21, book publication plans, & Realms videos!

Hey Poptropicans โ€“ pages 17โ€“21ย of Mystery of the Mapย are here, which you can read below. To stay up-to-date with theย series, you can read every page on Poptropicaโ€™s official graphic novel site area!

Speaking of the graphic novel, Poptropica has big plans for this origin story: they’re looking into publishing it as a 12-book series, with twoย being published per year. Wow, that’s ambitious!

On a different note, here are a couple ofย Realmsย recently tweeted by Poptropica (with thisย note: “from the curious…to the upside down!”):

But that’s not all! They’ve also added a few new Realms-relatedย videos to the Inside Poptropica playlist on their YouTube channel, which you can view below (Captain Crawfish explores Spotted Beetle’s caravan, Dr. Lange builds Ashworld Tower and also a Pyramid):

Forย tips onย this Minecraft-like feature, check out our Poptropica Realms Guide!

In other news, the Dressgate costume of last weekend has worn out its stay, so to speak, and is no longer available. Hope you had fun with the obviously black-and-blue dress while it was here. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Graphic Novels, Popstorms, Realms

MotM video, p. 14-16, questions answered, & more

Hey guys! Lots of popping news to be shared today. Mystery of the Map pages 14-16 have been released, but first, a video. It is a trailer for the entire volume of MotM.

Pretty simple, but still cool. Okay, now time for the latestย pages (click to enlarge):

While still on the topic of Mystery of the Map, Brave Tomatoย helped us learn a really cool fact about the series: of the two siblings, Mya is older than Oliver!

Hmm, I never thought about who was older. Great question BT! ๐Ÿ™‚

Here are some moreย Q&A’s between curious Poptropicans and Poptropica itself have given us some insight on a few things regarding the Poptropica origin story and app:

  • In addition to the comics and graphic novel we’ve seen so far, Poptropica’s origin story will also be told viaย animation. (see tweet)
  • Mya is not in the comics because they “provide little room in which to work”. (see tweet)
  • Poptropica is working on an app for the Amazon Kindle, and hoping to release it 3 months from now. (see tweet)
  • A Windows Store app for Poptropica is not on the development plan, but they’re watching closely for an opportunity. (see tweet)

Also, PopStorm #16 is now out. This one depicts a Poptropican style bug battle.ย Hehe, cute. ๐Ÿ˜›

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Moving on, Poptropica has featuredย a lot of amazing Realms creations this week on Twitter, from Frozen re-constructions to unique tree designs.ย Great work, Poptropicans! ๐Ÿ˜€

That’s all for now!

~SD

Daily Pop Sneak Peeks, Graphic Novels, Realms

MotM pages 8-9, Vikings, & Realms

Hey Poptropicans – pages 8 and 9 of Mystery of the Mapย are here, which you can read below. To stay up-to-date with theย series, you can read every page on Poptropica’s official graphic novel site area!

Looks like an interesting story so far! ๐Ÿ˜€

Over on the Daily Pop, many of the sneak peeks this month have been for the upcoming final episode of Arabian Nights – but in the mix is this character sheet for a bunch of Vikings (and what appears to be a dodo bird). Could this be for something entirely new?ย As Tiny Socks points out, this looks like it could be for an adventure (island? ad?)ย based on the graphic novel, since we’ve previously seen these characters in Mystery of the Map sneak peeks like this one or this one.

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Norse Code: You won’t be liking these Vikings.

Just for fun: the PHB’s Daily Pop Sneak Peek Archive is a great place to peruse every single Daily Pop image and witty caption from over the years. ๐Ÿ™‚

And finally, here’s the latest selection of featured Realms tweeted by Poptropica: a colosseum and house design by “ST”! They’re also interested in seeing (and sharing) fan videos of Realms like these.

Stay popping, Poptropicans. ^^

App, Graphic Novels, Realms

Mystery of the Map (p. 5-7), Jorge’s name, & more!

Salutations, Poptropicans! Omegon here-ย *takes off Omegon mask* Ugh, why did I resort to buying this thing off the convention floor? This thing smells like bad cheese. And I should know, I attend the World Cheese Festival every year, I’ve tasted 37 kinds.

Anyway, what’s popping, Poptropicans? Blake here, bringing you pages 5 through 7 ofย Mystery of the Map! Click to enlarge the pictures.

Interesting! Now, I’m assuming that our four heroes are entering the world of Poptropica? Looks like this is theย origin story I requested from Poptropica!

By the way, for those wondering, the Creators pronounce Jorge’s name “hor-hey”, not “George” – but “you can pronounce it any way you wish”. ๐Ÿ™‚

Stay tunedย for more pages as they’re released!

In other news, the Poptropica mobile app recently reached 2 million downloads! Congrats! ๐Ÿ˜€

Also, Poptropica composer Jeff Heim recently posted the “Crystal Realm” soundtrack on his Soundcloud. Plus, keep an eye out for more of his music, because he says he’ll “be posting more from Realms over the next few weeks”!

Nice. Peaceful. Tranquil.

Lastly, there’s a new banner for Membership on the Poptropica homepage:

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For more info on what it means to be a Poptropica Member, as well as some help on deciding whether it’s worth it, we’ve got a Poptropica Membership Tour right here on the PHB. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Stay popping, Poptropicans.

Galactic Hot Dogs Island, Graphic Novels, Popstorms, Realms

A raging cloud of hot dogs, hench-bots, & more

Hey Poptropicans – page 4 of Mystery of the Map is here, and you can read it below! You can always catch up on this exciting new series over on the Poptropica graphic novelย page. ๐Ÿ™‚

mystery_of_the_map_4Next in news, a friendly reminder that Galactic Hot Dogs Island comes out this Thursday, February 19 to everyone! If you need help, we’ve got a written walkthrough with pictures right here. ๐Ÿ™‚

ghd4Hm, what’s up with the whole “transported to strange lands” theme going on lately? ๐Ÿ˜‰

Anyway, in all that excitement, the Creators haven’t forgotten about PoptropiCon, with its final episode scheduled for sometime in March. The plot description for Episode 3: Reign of Omegon was recently leaked on its Tour page, although it seems to be gone now – thanks to Brave Tomato for catching it!

pcon3 descSo that’s Omegon’s evil plan… well, at least he’s not trying to turn us into funky-toothed Poptropicans. Like in this Popstorm #15, titled “teeth”. (I know, great segue.)

popstorm15 teethStill saying aaahhh? Hold it; there are a couple more cool creations to behold – another selection ofย Realms, featuring a ship and a maze. “Interesting stuff going on today,” tweets Poptropica.

Stay popping, Poptropicans. ๐Ÿ˜€

edit: my 500th post! much wow. ๐Ÿ™‚