Halo 3 is the top selling men’s costume at buycostumes. “Created for the Spartan Project, the Mark IV MJOLNIR armor system provides the wearer with a variety of tools useful for the defense of Earth. Help protect humanity this Halloween!” This great costume comes in XS, Standard, and XL. It includes the green and black jumpsuit with EVA molded armor and helmet.  There is a deluxe and standard version. Not surprising, it is a best seller at amazon too.

The number 2 and 3 best selling costumes are both from Batman Dark Knight.  There is the deluxe Joker costume which comes with the Joker mask, long purple coat, shirt, vest, tie and pants. It is available in standard and X-Large.  The deluxe muscle chest Batman costume is available in Medium, Large, and X-Large. The suit is polyester and the muscle chest is an awesome effect. It also comes with the mask, cape, and utility belt.

The next few costumes we found showed that men like the humorous costumes – the Headless Man Costume, Mustard Costume, Beer Guy, and the Man in the Yellow Hat.  Finally Hugh Hefner’s Smoking Jacket is also popular as men love to live out their fantasies!

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Dark Heart Queen Costume – Available in ladie’s Small/Medium, Medium/Large, and X-Large. This sexy Queen of Hearts comes with black, red, and white mini halter dress and ruffled collar.  Pick up some sexy stockings, petticoat, crown and shoes to complete the outfit.  The costume is only $59.99 but you’ll go over $100 if you pick up all the accessories.  Find an additional selection of women’s Queen of Heart Costumes.

Next we have the Sexy Robin Costume. This costume comes in X-Small, Small, and Medium. Some sizes are out of stock at the moment but expected to arrive by mid October. This costume has a metallic red and green mini dress, yello cape, belt, gloves and eye mask. You won’t need anything else for this costume except for the right shoes or boots. Great price at $49.99.

Star Wars costumes are popular this year partly because of the release of the new animated movie and TV show. Princess Leia is especially popular and the costumes are so much more hip than previous years. The Star Wars Sexy Princess Leia Costume includes a shimmering white dress, belt and wig. It is just $49.99 and you might want to pick up the white boots at $26.99 and blaster just $9.99 to complete the look!

Also included in the most popular women’s costume line up are the Slave Princess Leia Costume, Feelin Groovy Hippie Costume, Warrior Princess Costume, Gotham Girls Harley Quinn Costume, Adult Batgirl Costume, and Gretchen Beer Girl Costume.  What do these costumes have in common – sexy, less than $100, and several based on popular movie characters.

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Tom Arma Costumes are back at a new retailer, HalloweenExpress. It’s the same adorable, high quality animal costumes as last year. In the past, they have sold out early but they seem to be readily available right now. The current Tom Arma Costumes are priced at $49.99 and $59.99. There is one new Christmas costume, the Tom Arma Elf, which would make for some great holiday photos!  There are 25 current costumes and 4 retired styles available as well as some gently used costumes on ebay.  Some of the most popular Tom Arma costumes include the panda and monkey which come with toys. Other popular costumes are the dinosaur, butterfly, and white rabbit. Find the complete selection of Tom Arma costumes here.

Along with the Animal Planet costumes we have found many other adorable animal costumes for infants, toddlers, and small children.  Take a look at a huge selection of quality children’s animal costumes.

The popular new costumes for boys are loaded with super hero and movie characters.  The top costumes include Batman Dark Knight Costumes (both Batman and Joker are popular), Indiana Jones Costumes, Transformers Costumes, Ironman Costumes, and Pokemon Costumes. Find where to purchase these great New Costumes for 2008.

Not surprising, the popular girls’ Halloween costumes are also famous characters.  There are several cute new costumes for High School Musical Sharpay, Gabriella, Hannah Montana, and Sesame Street’s Abby Cadabby.  Find the Popular New Girls’ Costumes.

The mens’ costumes are similar to the boys favorites. The popular costumes include Batman Dark Knight Joker Costumes, Indiana Jones Costumes, and Halo 3 Costumes.

The popular new costumes for women include several disco costumes, the Dark Heart Queen of Hearts costume, and a class Tinker Bell Costume.  Find tons of fun Disco Party Costumes.

It may seem a little early for Halloween costumes but if you know what you want and it’s among the popular new costumes, pick it up early because some will sell out.

Batman Costumes come with the traditional jumpsuit, cape, boot tops, headpiece and belt.  The muscle chest version for just a little more than the standard is worth it for the awesome look!  Batman is available in infant, toddler, child, tween and adult sizes.  Batgirl (although not from the current movie) is still a great costume making for a fun couple’s outfit or just a great costume for the female Batman fans!

The Joker Costumes come in standard, deluxe and grand versions. The Joker Costume includes the purple jacket and green vest with the diabolical face mask and wig.  There are also several clown masks including the School Bus Driver, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, and Chuckles. I can see some fun and strange parties with bringing several masks and changing them throughout the evening. Unfortunately, some of these new costumes and masks will not be in stock until August.  The ones that are in stock now are expected to sell out early. Based on the popularity of the movie, these will be in demand Halloween costumes.  The Joker masks can be quite scary so use your judgement around small children.

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There are also some Iron Man costumes available from earlier years that are a bit more brightly colored in red and yellow. A teen size is available in these costumes and you might be able to get some deals as they are sure to be on sale.

With any costume that is bound to be popular because of the movie success, we suggest that you purchase your costumes early.  You can find all variations and sizes of the new Iron Man Costumes here.

Here’s another fun part of these masks: Since 2000, buycostumes has had a perfect record in predicting the next President of the United States based on the sales of candidates masks. So, the more you buy, the more likely your candidate will win (wish it were that simple, don’t you)!!!

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