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Hellos & Goodbyes

Goodbye from Smart Icicle

🌸Smart Icicle🌸

Hey everyone. It’s been a while, and I know the title of this post sounds a little intimidating. So let me explain…

My name is Smart Icicle and I’ve been part of the wonderful PHB staff team since 2021 (you can check out my Pop story to learn more). I ran the PHB’s Ask Poptropica Siri series and previously the Smart Icicle Blog. But I’ve recently realized something I must do, and it is really hard writing this without getting emotional: I am resigning from the PHB.

I know it’s sad to say goodbye. But I’ve been shocked to find my interest in Poptropica vanish. It hurts knowing that my favorite game that I’ve been playing since childhood has become something that I am no longer interested in. Also, with a sense of writer’s block leading to my blogging gap, I just feel overall that my time here is done.

I’ll be shifting gears towards another passion that I love, which is animation, specifically indie animation. I always had a fondness towards it and hope to develop this interest further, starting with my new YouTube channel, Smart Icicle Animations.

I do plan to stay on the PHC because I love seeing everyone and showing up for the Poppies (I’m still waiting for a rematch, LJ !). I wish the best of luck to Slanted Fish, LJ, and the rest of the staff.

With that, let me leave you with these cherished words that encapsulated my time here on the PHB: Don’t dwindle on dreams, instead hone in on them and turn them into reality. You never know what’s going to happen if you never try. 

~💕 Smart Icicle

Comics, Fanfiction, PoptropiCon Island

Piñata Man: A Poptropica Fan Comic 💥🪅

Magic Kid

Piñata Man is a quirky, wanna-be superhero whose dream is to prove himself to the Mighty Action Force! This comic follows a silly adventure of his, in which he attempts to save The Wizard’s soda which is stuck in the evil vending machine! Will he be able to do it or… will he fail terribly?

BONUS! Here’s my comic making process:

First, I get the script for the page I’m working on (the amount of times I lost it while working on this was actually insane). Using that as a guide, I make a messy doodle of what I want the panel to look like.

Second, I ink the panels. Not much to that.

Then (third), I roughly sketch out the characters. For some reason I decided to use pink for all my sketches and stuck with it the whole comic 😛

Fourth, I ink the comic and detail the characters!

Unlike the other pages, I gave this one a black background to make it ✨EXTRA DRAMATIC✨

Fifth, I color the characters and the backgrounds! The colors I used for the characters were not the actual colors of them in-game — I used simpler, brighter colors to make it easy on me to draw. 😀

Finally, I add shadows and highlights to help bring these silly guys to life!

For the rest of the pages I added speech bubbles for the very last step. But for this page there is no dialogue, so I just added a white outline on the evil soda machine.

And that’s my process! Now repeat all of that 11 times over the course of two and a half months, and you get this comic! 🥳

Thank you so much for reading this comic! It was a lot of fun to make and I hope that y’all enjoyed it. 😄

Over n’ Out!

~Magic Kid

Guest Posts, Realms

Bowser Castle Realm Tour with Invisible “Peach” Ring 🏰

LJ

Hey Poptropicans, this is a guest post by Invisible Ring, showing us her awesome Realm based off Super Mario Bros. The Realm code is w3r7r. Enjoy!

Heeeey, Pizanos! It’s time to put down your Nintendo Switches and tune in to my next realm, Deakeamchi Jurfai! Trust me, you’re gonna love it. We all love playing Super Mario as well as Poptropica, but who here has played Super Mario IN Poptropica? 

It’s a real blast — a real blast of HEAT, that is! So, before we get out of the frying pan and into the fire, allow me, Invisible—I mean Princess Peach—to cool you off with my previous Realm tour, so you don’t overheat in THIS one! Are you ready? Let’s go!

Continue reading “Bowser Castle Realm Tour with Invisible “Peach” Ring 🏰” →
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The 12 Days of Christmas: Poptropica Version 🎁

Magic Kid

Happy holidays, Poptropicans! To bring some festive cheer, we invite you join us in a chorus of the classic carol “The 12 Days of Christmas”… Poptropica style. Come on, sing along! 🥳

On the first day of Christmas, Poptropica gave to me:

A childhood creative and free. 🏝️

On the second day of Christmas, Poptropica gave to me:

2 Sly Genies, 🧞
And a childhood creative and free. 🏝️

On the third day of Christmas, Poptropica gave to me:

3 Lost Pets, 🐱
2 Sly Genies, 🧞
And a childhood creative and free. 🏝️

On the fourth day of Christmas, Poptropica gave to me:

4 Graphic Novels, 📚
3 Lost Pets, 🐱
2 Sly Genies, 🧞
And a childhood creative and free. 🏝️

On the fifth day of Christmas, Poptropica gave to me:

5 MINOTAUR RINGS!! 😇
4 Graphic Novels, 📚
3 Lost Pets, 🐱
2 Sly Genies, 🧞
And a childhood creative and free. 🏝️

On the sixth day of Christmas, Poptropica gave to me:

6 Mates a’ ready, ⛵
5 MINOTAUR RINGS!! 😇
4 Graphic Novels, 📚
3 Lost Pets, 🐱
2 Sly Genies, 🧞
And a childhood creative and free. 🏝️

Skullduggery Island — Illustration by MissEligon

On the seventh day of Christmas, Poptropica gave to me:

7 Awesome Outfits, 🎩
6 Mates a’ ready, ⛵
5 MINOTAUR RINGS!! 😇
4 Graphic Novels, 📚
3 Lost Pets, 🐱
2 Sly Genies, 🧞
And a childhood creative and free. 🏝️

On the eighth day of Christmas, Poptropica gave to me:

8 Tribes Competing,🏅
7 Awesome Outfits, 🎩
6 Mates a’ ready, ⛵
5 MINOTAUR RINGS!! 😇
4 Graphic Novels, 📚
3 Lost Pets, 🐱
2 Sly Genies, 🧞
And a childhood creative and free. 🏝️

Tribal Tournament banner by Gentle Dolphin

On the ninth day of Christmas, Poptropica gave to me:

9 Pranks so funny, 😜
8 Tribes Competing,🏅
7 Awesome Outfits, 🎩
6 Mates a’ ready, ⛵
5 MINOTAUR RINGS!! 😇
4 Graphic Novels, 📚
3 Lost Pets, 🐱
2 Sly Genies, 🧞
And a childhood creative and free. 🏝️

On the tenth day of Christmas, Poptropica gave to me:

10 Scary Monsters, 🦹
9 Pranks so funny, 😜
8 Tribes Competing,🏅
7 Awesome Outfits, 🎩
6 Mates a’ ready, ⛵
5 MINOTAUR RINGS!! 😇
4 Graphic Novels, 📚
3 Lost Pets, 🐱
2 Sly Genies, 🧞
And a childhood creative and free. 🏝️

On the eleventh day of Christmas, Poptropica gave to me:

11 Friendly Monkeys, 🐵
10 Scary Monsters, 🦹
9 Pranks so funny, 😜
8 Tribes Competing,🏅
7 Awesome Outfits, 🎩
6 Mates a’ ready, ⛵
5 MINOTAUR RINGS!! 😇
4 Graphic Novels, 📚
3 Lost Pets, 🐱
2 Sly Genies, 🧞
And a childhood creative and free. 🏝️

On the twelfth day of Christmas, Poptropica gave to me:

12 Gods Immortal,⚡
11 Friendly Monkeys, 🐵
10 Scary Monsters, 🦹
9 Pranks so funny, 😜
8 Tribes Competing,🏅
7 Awesome Outfits, 🎩
6 Mates a’ ready, ⛵
5 MINOTAUR RINGS!! 😇
4 Graphic Novels, 📚
3 Lost Pets, 🐱
2 Sly Genies, 🧞
Aaaaaaand a childhood creative and free. 🏝️

🎄 MERRY CHRISTMAS! 🎄

Guest Posts

That’s Snow Fun ☃️❄️

LJ

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

To celebrate my first early snowfall of the season, I have a Pop Quiz for you: What’s your favorite winter activity?

A:  Snowball fights? 🥶

Nothing like a battle with the Whirley Street Kids or a good game of Snowpocalypse as I always say…

B:  Christmas Decorations? 🎄

I know some people like to hang those up before it gets cold outside, but it certainly is a pleasure to have them up to see when the snow comes.

C:  Skating? 🎿

Ice skating, that is—not roller skating. Don’t bring wheels to a frozen pond or rink! If skates aren’t for you, though, try sliding around in your shoes instead!

D:  Staying indoors and relaxing by the fire 🔥

Those are your four basic options, but depending on how much snow you get, there are also snowmen, snow angels, snow forts, and snow sculptures to make!  

If that’s still not enough for you to do, don’t worry. The holiday season is upon us all, (right after Thanksgiving, that is…) so get out there and have some fun! I’m going out to go catch some snowflakes! ❄️

Hope you enjoyed this guest post by Invisible Ring.

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