Whiplash from Iron Man 2

Submitted by Ted Murphy, New York, NY

My four year old wanted to be the Hulk

Submitted by Tammy Russell, Muskegon, Michigan

I turned our Radio Flyer wagon into a lighted city of Metropolis to be saved by Superman and Supergirl. 14 buildings, including the Daily Planet, The Church of I Pray it Doesn’t Rain, a phone booth (Superman’s changing room), and Luthorcorp are lit with 240 Christmas lights plugged into a portable power source.

Submitted by Rachel Peres, San Jose, CA
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I made this costume for an office party and to chaperon my nephews for trick-or-treating.
It is home-made out of a roll of thin neoprene, layered and glued onto a long-sleeved t-shirt. The utility belt is a Koren-War era ammo belt painted yellow and the ‘boots’ are soccer shin guards with neoprene glued to them. The cape is the same material held together with black carpet tape holding the seams together. The ‘batarang’ is cut out of 1/4″ Sintra plastic and is dangerous when thrown. The cowl was the only thing I bought for this costume. I’ve had a lot of fun wearing this at Halloween and have always gotten compliments on it. Enjoy!

Submitted by Duane Brewster, Derwood, Maryland

This is a costume I did for 2010. I made it with huge hands and arms(the arms have a clothes dryer metal hose at the elbow joint for movement and a wood rod inside to move the arm), tall feet and legs(the feet have 2×4 stilts built right in to them)for the paints i used purple spandex and tried to pull and glue it across a foam muscle base.The entire body is made from hand carved foam muscles,a layer of white spandex glued for a smooth layer and liquid latex over that.Almost all of the materials can be purchased at your local fabric shop or even picked up from stuff you may have laying around your house. the entire suite is only 30 lbs and is over 8 foot tall. This project took 3 1/2 weeks working 6-8 hours a day. I hope you enjoy it.

Submitted by Joe, Aurora Ohio

I’m very creative and I’ve always been involved in art. Last year was the first year I’ve done anything more than put powder on my face (thanks mom) for Halloween. I had so much fun with it I couldn’t believe what I’d been missing out on all my LIFE!! This year I decided to take it even further.

I LOVE X MEN so that is where my character is based. I’ve been researching the character for a while so I am very aware of her background and look. I’ve been searching and collecting different pieces that embody the character and I’ve got her completely down pact. My interpretation is not the Hollywood version it’s sexy and edgy, and still true to the character!!!

Submitted by Tashmere Simmonds, Atlanta, Ga
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My little boy wanted to be his favorite superhero NIGHTTCRAWLER from the comic book series X-MEN! Uh-oh! There were no costumes available! So, we made this costume from scratch and replicated the X-Men movie! He loved it and while he was BLUE his friends were GREEN with envy over how cool he was!

Submitted by Ashley Bounds

This is all handmade from scratch. My little superhero decided to go villainous this year and become Spider-Man’s arch nemesis CARNAGE! I hand painted and sewed everything to have my little comic-loving 8 year old proud to be the foe of teh web-slinger!

Submitted by Ashley

This is an original idea that translated pretty well! It took HOURS for the make-up but was totally worth the outcome! I handmade everything from scratch and my kids LOVED it!

This is all handmade and original! What better to win the “Costume Pop” contest than a Comic book POP art costume!

Submitted by Ashley Bounds, Pasadena TX

Homemade — Isaac — age 23 months

Submitted by jamie denton, Canton MI