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INT. MUSTACHIO GANG HIDEOUT – AFTERNOON

EL MUSTACHIO GRANDE and the four other members of his gang are lazing around, trying to avoid the height of the daytime desert heat and plotting their next move.

SCARRED BANDIT

That bank is wide open for us. Traders are coming soon too, we can grab it and pawn it off with no one noticing!

BANDIT GIRL

I don’t want to go back out until we know that storm isn’t going to happen again!

REDHEAD BANDIT

Still worried about you lil’ neckerchief?

BANDIT GIRL

It’s not just that! Y’know I can handle losing a piece of fabric!

(con’t)

Something was wrong there. It felt dangerous.

REDHEAD BANDIT

…Still worried about your dangerous lil’ neckerchief?

BANDIT GIRL

I’m gonna get you right between the eyes–!

MUSTACHIO

Come on, enough of that!

(con’t)

Yes, a scrap of fabric is no problem, but what happened the other day was not something we should scoff at.

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Merchandise, Pop Fan Artist Spotlights, Uncategorized

Pop Fan Artist Spotlights: PollyCatArt stickies and more 🖼️

November 28, 2025November 28, 2025 Agent Bubbles

Hello Poptropicans! We’ve got a few fun Pop fan artists to spotlight, featuring goodies you can hold in your hands, plus more incredible artwork from the fandom community.

Earlier this year, we covered DizzyLeopardShop, a small business whose products include adorable Poptropica-themed stickers and keychains you can snag on Etsy. Check out our Q&A with the artist here!

Lately, a couple more shops have joined in to add Poptropica fan-made merch to the market! One is a set of waterproof stickers of the “Big 4” classic villains by PollyCatArt, who currently sells other nerdy goodies but hopes to add more Pop-themed items soon. They’re currently on sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

…And all of this is totally not said out of bias, because I’m PollyCatArt!

A few of these stickers have already been purchased, including by my fellow PHB writer Gentle Dolphin! Thanks for your support! 💕🐬

Shameless self-promotion aside, another Pop-inspired artwork is also up for sale: the “Computer Game Wall Art” mini print by LenaDrawsArt, showing the old Poptropica map screen with a few classic islands! This would look great above a desk or workspace (especially if framed!) so you can always be reminded of the glory days.

Besides fan-made merch, we’d also like to spotlight some recent digital art pieces from the community!

First up is this gorgeous animation by MelonBobber-Pop on YouTube. This has a very smooth loop and does a great job at mimicking Survival Island’s background and environment designs!

Next is this beautifully stylized set of illustrations of Princess Elyana and other Astro-Knights characters by snoopypilots! Also featuring some doodles of the Binary Bard who is… wait, Hatsune Miku??

https://www.tumblr.com/snoopypilots/801424581223235584/forever-love-drawing-this-island-specifically

Interested in more Poptropica fan art? Come join our Poptropica Help Chat (PHC) Discord community, where community members create, discuss, and share all things Poptropica! 🌟

Castori honorem ~ Maryann/Smart Bubbles

Fanfiction, PHB Series, The Villain Saga

“The Villain Saga” – Season 2, Episode 2, Part 2

November 27, 2025November 26, 2025 Agent Bubbles

(Table of contents) (See previous)

EXT. DUSTY GULCH – EVENING

We’re back outside the Dusty Gulch Hotel. WIDOW can be seen through the saloon doors at the bar counter, looking much less agonized. Meanwhile, MOREAU is getting her picture taken by a photographer outside. She is handed her photo, disappointed to find that DR. HARE accidentally photobombed her while he was lurking in the background for clues, walking around with a metal detector.

MOREAU runs to him, whispering:

MOREAU

You! Put that away! We don’t need to attract any more attention?

HARE pushes a button. The metal detector swiftly folds up into a compact case.

HARE

Do you have any better ideas?

DIRECTOR D.

(Off-screen)

Over here!

DIRECTOR D. is searching behind a nearby trading post. He’s looking at the base, where an old handkerchief is laying. Not just old–its threads are coated with a strange, dark substance, similar to the one found by the ship’s mast.

DR. HARE picks it up with a cloth and puts it in a bag.

HARE

I’ll test it when we get back to the ship.

DEPUTY

Howdy there!

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Uncategorized

“The Villain Saga” – Season 2, Episode 2, Part 1

November 20, 2025November 19, 2025 Agent Bubbles

(Table of contents) (See previous)

INT. CAPTAIN CRAWFISH’S SHIP “H. M. S. SEA CHICKEN” – EARLY MORNING

Crack of dawn. No one is awake, not even the Captain himself–except for those trapped in the galley. The COOK is busying herself preparing breakfast while barking orders at RAVEN and HARE.

COOK

What is this? You’ll break the Captain’s gold tooth with this hard tack!

(She tosses it back at HARE)

Soak it longer!

HARE yawns, struggling to keep his head up as he stirs a bowl of pea soup.

HARE

…Ants…don’t let the ants…get in here…zzzzz…

The COOK lifts a couple heavy pans from a cabinet, turning to RAVEN with one in each hand.

RAVEN

I thought we were almost done with prep?

COOK

Oh, this isn’t for “prep”…

(She pushes the pans into RAVEN’S arms)

It’s time to get the others up. Off to the fo’c’sle with ye!

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Drawing Your Poptropicans As Emoticons, PHB Series

FINAL ROUND: Drawing Your Poptropicans As Emoticons!! 🥹🥳✨

November 8, 2025November 8, 2025 Magic Kid

Ladies and gentlemen… The moment that has been destined to happen for eight months now…

The FINAL post for the series Drawing Your Poptropicans As Emoticons! 🥳

Now before I show you the final batch, I need you to appreciate the glory of this chart:

*Credits for this challenge:* @abisalli on Tumblr

There are no spots left. I can’t believe it!

Well, actually I can believe it. I put a LOT of work in this series. 😂

Each drawing took me about 20 minutes (according to Procreate’s nifty little time-tracking tool) and there were a total of… 72 emoticons. 😳

…You do the math. 😂🙏

I actually really enjoyed it all, though! And if anyone’s curious, here’s my process with Ned Noodlehead:

So that’s how I draw them! 🙂

*dramatic sigh* Well, there’s no point keeping them all from you any longer… the final batch…

ROUND 10!!

“And… wrap that up and give it to a child on Christmas, ’cause we’re done!” 😝

Typically at this point of the post, I’d just have the normal drill of “If you want YOUR Poptropican drawn blah blah blah” but since this is the last post in the series, I would like to give a special thank you to everyone who’s supported this series! Whether you’ve been here from the very beginning, or if you just found this a week ago, I really appreciate everyone who’s contributed a Poptropican and everyone who’s left a comment. THANK YOU! 💖