It’s only April, and we are already getting a sneak peek at the new costumes for Halloween season. Most costumes don’t arrive in stores before the summer, but supplier Disguise have started the season off with new trend setting costumes. This year, the biggest influences are movies, such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Spiderman 3. Costumes are available in a variety of price ranges and sizes. Here is a small sampling of costumes that will be arriving in the summer and early fall.

Disguise has designed a new line of licensed Pirates of the Caribbean costumes to coincide with the release of Pirates of the Caribbean – At World’s End this May 3rd. A Prestige Premium Jack Sparrow costume is a reproduction of the famous character played lovingly by Johnny Depp. This deluxe costume comes complete with the famous brown leather look jacket and even includes his leather look tri-corn hat and bandanna with beaded braids and boot tops. This is an improvement over the costumes from last year that had all parts sold separately. It is available in adult, teen and child sizes. A simpler version and less expensive costume are also new for 2007. It comes complete but without the coat. Introduced this year, is a new Elizabeth Pirate and Elizabeth Empress costume. They are both available in adult, teen and child sizes. Villains Davey Jones is now available in a Quality version for kids. Maccus Sharkman hammerhead costume is complete with rubber mask and is available in Adult and tween sizes.

Next to Pirates, the most anticipated movie this year is Spiderman 3. A complete new line of licensed costumes are available in both the red and blue Spidy style, and the new Black suited style. They come in three versions of quality, quality muscle (muscled torso only) and deluxe muscle (muscled torso and legs) and all come complete with mask, body suit and shoe covers. Gloves are sold separately. There is a full range of sizing, including toddler and child sizes. Infant sizing is available in the red and blue costume only. The red and blue versions are a slightly darker hue from the classic Spiderman, which for die hard fans, are still offered by Disguise. Villain costumes are also new this year. New Goblin and Venom costumes are available in Quality and Deluxe versions and in Adult, teen and child sizes.

Some notable mentions for this year are Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle costumes, with Raphael and Leonardo available in both Quality and Deluxe versions. These are sure to be popular this year with the release of the animated feature, TMNT. Diego, of Dora the Explorer fame has child sizes of the Nickelodeon character in both Quality and Deluxe versions. All new for 2007, are 2 versions of the Power Rangers – Operation Overdrive. They are available in a full range of child sizes and in your choice of red, black, blue or the skirted pink suit for girls. The suits come complete with belt, buckle and mask. Gloves and boots are sold separately.

Disguise also has a large new line of non-licensed costumes that include Garden Charms for tots, Fairy Precious for girls, and Shadow Ninjas for boys. This is just a small sampling of what’s to come. These products and more can be viewed at on-line retailers or at your local costume shops by early fall.