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This year, superheroes are going to be the in-thing to dress up as. With the upcoming releases of The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises, costumes of these superheroes are going to be flying off the shelves for both the premieres of these movies and also for Halloween. Because of this, it might be helpful to know which superhero costumes are going to be the most popular this year.

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Let us begin with The Dark Knight Rises since it will prove to be the easier selection. When The Dark Knight came out in 2008, people couldn't get costumes of our favorite DC superhero off the shelves fast enough. Add to this the sudden and tragic death of Heath Ledger, and you have a Halloween that was filled with people dressed up as Batman and his arch-villain, The Joker. The thing is that this fad didn't stop there. Even three years later, there would always be at least one person dressed up as either Batman or Heath Ledgers' Joker at every Halloween and costume party.

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The result is that without a doubt, this year with the release of The Dark Knight Rises, we will have a similar rush for Batman costumes. This means that the costume stores are going to be packed with people trying to get a new Batman costume for the release of the new film, or so that they can be the trendiest hero at this year's Halloween parties.

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However, if the Dark Knight isn't really your preference when it comes to super-powered vigilantes, or if you prefer Marvel Comics to DC, then you are probably going to be one of the many who will be lining up to dress up as an Avenger this year. If so, then you're in luck. As it turns out, a lot of costume stores are getting in shipments this Summer for costumes of your favorite Marvel superheroes. Among these will be Iron Man, Captain America, The Hulk, and even Hawkeye and Nick Fury.

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The question is, which one of these heroes is everyone going to want to look like when it's time to celebrate Halloween? In only the past few years, we've seen the release of this movie's prequels which included Iron Man 1 and 2, Captain America, Thor, and The Incredible Hulk. However, not all of these superheroes were as well represented during the costume parties of the years that the movies came out. For example, how often have you seen a person dressed as the Hulk? Was it as often as someone dressed as Batman? The answer to the latter question is probably a no, and it's no wonder why. The Hulk is a difficult guy to dress up as, and you have to be pretty big in order to pull it off.

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So this leads us to the question of which of the Avengers costumes will fly off the shelves this year? The answer to that question will probably either be Captain America or Thor. The reason for this is a simple process of elimination. While everyone loves Iron Man, it will be very difficult to find a costume that will look authentic enough to those who really want to do the alcoholic, womanizing hero justice. How do you get a costume made completely of iron? For that matter, how do you wear one?

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As for Nick Fury, Hawkeye, and Black Widow, while each of these characters is cool in their own way, they are either not known enough, or they are generally pushed in the background by the heavy-hitters like Iron Man, Captain America, and Hulk. That isn't to say that there won't be plenty of Nick Fury costumes around, it just means that they won't be flying off the shelves like others will. As for Black Widow, this costume is marketed completely to women, and while there are many females who might love an action-packed movie based off of a comic book, it still won't necessarily be enough to make this costume difficult to find this year.

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This leaves us with Captain America and Thor. While the Norse god of thunder is a favorite for many, previous years have shown that when it comes to these two superheroes, people prefer to dress up as Captain America. So, if fighting Nazis with government-given superpowers is your style, then you may want to pick up a Captain America costume before they fly off the shelves this year.

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Last week during a special screening of Captain America: The First Avenger a teaser trailer for next year's superhero extravaganza The Avengers was shown following The First Avenger's end credits. Whilst it didn't give much away, it was successfully able to generate an insane amount of excitement for next year's film, showing Warner Bros how it's done when it comes to teasers for their superhero films.

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Unlike the teaser trailer for Warner Bros The Dark Knight Rises, Marvel were willing to give the fans a first hand look at all the characters from The Avengers in costume. Unfortunately, I'm unable to load the trailer as Disney were quick to pull it down, but what I can say is that the costumes are a mix of Ultimate/616 styles.

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The trailer started with Steve Rogers punching a punch bag, when Nick Fury walks in to talk about a mission, which don't actually find out what the mission is. The music then begins and we get treated to some great shots of Iron Man, Thor, (Mix of Ultimate costume and Ages of Thunder) Black Widow (Iron Man 2 costume), Hawkeye (Ultimate) and Bruce Banner.

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We were then shown the first glimpse of the Avengers in the same room together, as Nick Fury was talking to Tony Stark, whilst Captain America was sitting down. Thor was leaning against a wall, and we also got a first look at Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner. I can't quite remember if the Incredible Hulk was shown, but I can guarantee if he was in the trailer it was nothing special. Cue lots of action shots as Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye shoots something causing an explosion, Scarlett Johansson in action as the Black Widow and Iron Man flying in the air, with Thor throwing his hammer to reveal the Avengers logo coming May 2012.

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It had to be one of the greatest teaser trailers I've ever seen. Again, unlike the teaser trailer from Warner Bros The Dark Knight Rises, Marvel gave fans something new to be excited about. None of the footage was reused, and seeing all the characters in costume just illustrated how amazing it is that the Avengers movie is actually happening. Was the trailer too revealing? No. We still don't know anything specific about the plot (unless you've read Samuel L Jackson's stolen script). We didn't seen much interaction between the characters, therefore any character specific sub-plots such as Tony Stark's surprise to meet the super soldier his father always spoke about remain a surprise.

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I have to give it to Marvel. They've worked really hard to build this film up and based on the teaser trailer alone, it looks like it will almost definitely pay off. Just seeing the online reception alone to the leaked teaser trailer is staggering.

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