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By: Brian Salau Beck, COO of Costume SuperCenter

In a place not too far away, thousands of clone troopers and hundreds of Jedi duke it out with Iron Man, Batman and the Joker; each dishing out a world of pain to the others in hopes of wining your children’s hearts and becoming their Halloween costume of choice this year. Superheroes Halloween costumes have always been a popular choice for teens and small children a like and this year’s Halloween is no different. With summer block buster hits such as The Dark Knight, Iron Man and the Clone Wars, this year’s contest for most popular super hero costumes is getting really heated.

Iron Man, released early summer and honestly one of my favorite superhero movies of all time, will be a heavy contender for this year’s Halloween. Behind that emotionless and fearsome metallic mask is Tony Stark- playboy millionaire and super smart industrialists. Not only is Tony just a normal person like everyone else, but the fact that he can kick serious butt with the Iron Man armor makes him just that much cooler. I catch myself occasionally day dreaming about my alternate cooler life where I have one of those suits of iron as well.

Possibly the most anticipated movie of all time- The Dark Knight, has made Batman a heavy weight this Halloween as well- making sure there will not be a single boy in this universe who does not want Batman Halloween costumes.

Behind that cape and Carbon Epoxy Kevlar armor is Bruce Wayne- playboy millionaire and super smart businessman (sounds familiar?). Bruce Wayne is also without any super powers (surprise, surprise!) and he can also kick some serious butt once he gets behind that armor of his.

But to Batman’s credit, he can kick butt without his armor since Bruce has been highly trained in martial arts and weaponry- whereas Tony is just like a boy playing with his over powered toy.

Late to the party is Lucas’s latest installation of Star Wars: the Clone Wars. Not sure if Jedi can count as superheroes but they do have special powers and they are seriously cool (when I am not dreaming about having a suit of iron I am dreaming about dicing and slicing things with my personal Light Saber). Not to be left out, the clone troopers in the Clone Wars will also be very popular this Halloween; they are like Batman that knows Kung-Fu, combined Iron Man like armor, with Army Commando skills all wrapped into one. Did I mention big gun that shoots laser as well? That is also seriously cool.

Choosing my favorite costume from the above choices would be one of the most difficult decisions of my life. They are all amazingly cool, super duper fun and can kick some serious butt in their respective universe. Each person will have their own preference and it will ultimately be their decisions to make on whom to be this Halloween. All I can say is you can not go wrong with any of them- enjoy and have fun this Halloween!