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Popping in for Cyber Monday hype ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ’ป

(UPDATE โ€“ DEC 2023:ย The Discord appearance has beenย debunkedย as not representing the real Poptropica. The PHB apologizes for the error.)

Happy Thanksgiving weekend, Poptropicans! ๐Ÿโœจ๐Ÿฆƒ Whether you’re getting stuffed on stuffing or passing through just another day, let it be known that we’re thankful to have you sticking around with us. ๐Ÿฉต

And guess who else is still sticking around? The Poptropica Creators! After two months of silence since their last IG post in Sept, Poptropica surprised us by popping into our Discord server, the PHC, to say:

“Who’s ready for Cyber Monday?”

Cyber Monday, in case you’re not familiar, is an occasion for online shopping deals. It’s similar to Black Friday the week before, but focused in cyberspace. Though Poptropica didn’t elaborate on their message, we can guess that there may be some discounts coming up โ€” perhaps on Pop merch, memberships, or their Steam bundle? Guess we’ll find out…

In the meantime, happy Thanksgiving! ๐Ÿฅณ

They never did explain this image…

~๐Ÿ 

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โ€œThe Villain Sagaโ€ โ€“ (FINALE) Episode 10, Part 1

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INT. EREWHON PRISON, JUPITERโ€™S LAB –ย  EVENING

FADE IN.

We open this episode where we left off, with DIRECTOR D. and MOREAU watching the completion of the beginning of JUPITERโ€™S experiment. All four prisoners are in their places now, hung in suspended animation in a sleep-like state, with JUPITER looking proudly on.

MOREAU

โ€ฆSoโ€ฆwhat will happen to them?

JUPITER

(Pacing)

Ideally, I will have removed all their evil temptations and desires, and I will be able to prove them as good, law-abiding members of society.

(Conโ€™t)

But reality is often not ideal. I doubt this will change them at allโ€“at best, the chance for these things to go wrong is quite high.

(Conโ€™t)

But we must all make sacrifices for our goalsโ€ฆIโ€™m sure you would understand.

DIRECTOR D. and MOREAU donโ€™t respond. They likely donโ€™t have any moral opposition to this sort of experimentation, but theyโ€™re still very stunned and confused.

JUPITER

Now, if youโ€™ll leave us beโ€”

A lab assistant walks up to the bottom platform, sitting in a chair under the devices. A helmet slowly attaches to his head, and the entire machine lights up, nearly blinding all in the room.

Once the lights are gone, so is the assistant, with the helmet and chair empty as though nothing had happened at all.

JUPITER

โ€“Iโ€™ll let my assistants get started on exploring their minds.

(Conโ€™t)

Let Stage 1 of the Dream Machine Project begin!

Continue reading “โ€œThe Villain Sagaโ€ โ€“ (FINALE) Episode 10, Part 1”
Fanfiction, Guest Posts

Fanfic: Zombies, Zombies, ALWAYS ZOMBIES! ๐ŸงŸ Ep. 13: Monkeying Around

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

Hello! Iโ€™m alive! I hope you guys have had a good month. I’ve been slacking and doing absolutely nothing productive working tirelessly on this episode! (Catch the last episode here, or first episode here.)

I dunno if any of you guys are superstitious, but with this episode being the 13th, I canโ€™t help but wonder what misfortune will befall Jazzy Hawk, Icy Stone, and Birdy on Monkey Wrench Island as they plan a way to save Witty Toothpick on a mysterious island far out to sea. With Poptropica in such an apocalyptic state, what could go wrong?

Hut and Stuff: Quit your jibber jabber.

ZOMBIES, ZOMBIES, ALWAYS ZOMBIES!

A Zomberry Series

Episode Thirteen: Monkeying Around

Hawk, Stone, and Birdy were standing on a jungle island. The pirate ship that had saved them was flying away, leaving the three to an uncertain fate.

It was extremely late in the evening, so late in fact that the sky was lightening up as morning was coming upon them. They were exhausted after an exciting day, and a long night, who wouldnโ€™t be?

But they couldnโ€™t stop. It was like an invisible clock was ticking, and they had to save Toothpick before the time was up.

From the place where they had been dropped off, they already saw a bunch of rope, rusty gears, and other tools. What they had to do was to find the guy on the island, and see if he could help.

Hawk

Come on! Crusoe should just be over here!

Birdy 

Okay.

Stone

Crusoe, isn’t that the guy who was marooned on this island and has monkey friends? Sounds like great help!

Hawk

He should be! Hopefullyโ€ฆ

Continue reading “Fanfic: Zombies, Zombies, ALWAYS ZOMBIES! ๐ŸงŸ Ep. 13: Monkeying Around”
Creators, Graphic Novels, Member Gifts, Store

New sheriffs sink Pop’s long story arc ๐Ÿ“˜๐Ÿ”ซ

Hey Poptropicans! Pop in for shiny sheriff gear, enjoy how aquatic is back, and hear about what happened to Poptropica’s book series. ๐Ÿ‘€

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? ๐Ÿ” 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! ๐Ÿก 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? ๐Ÿค” 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? ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ“˜

“All of that work โ€” i.e., the Poptropica story โ€” 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,
~๐Ÿ 

Free Membership Giveaways

PHB Membership Giveaway: October 2023

Hey Poptropicans! Weโ€™re approaching the end of the month, which means itโ€™s time to announce another lucky Poptropican to win our monthly membership giveaway! ๐ŸŽ

Congratulations,ย Luna123456 โ€” 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 itโ€™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 monthโ€™s giveaway. ๐Ÿฉต

Weโ€™ll announce a winner sometime in the final week of each month. If you donโ€™t win, you can always try again for the next month! Full details ยป