The cover of Alternative Movie Posters: Film Art From the Underground by Matthew Chojnacki, designed by Steve Dressler and inspired by the film Taxi Driver. (Photo: Steve Dressler) Gorgeous ...

With just a few months to go until the release of James Gunn's new Superman movie from DC Studios, a rich array of alternative poster designs are starting to emerge. Like the best movie posters ...

Matthew Chojnacki’s gorgeous hardcover tome “Alternative Movie Posters” got a sequel on Friday. The second volume, published by Schiffer Books, collects 200 posters from 100 artists ...

With just a few months to go until the release of James Gunn's new Superman movie from DC Studios, a rich array of alternative poster designs are starting to emerge. Like the best movie posters ...

Perhaps the single form of fan art that consistently bucks the trend is the alternative movie poster. Created by artists outside Hollywood, the hand-drawn beauties aren't only better than most ...

As you browse the catalogue you’ll notice that, while there are many original movie posters on offer, there are a significant number of alternative posters going under the virtual hammer.

But the art of the truly “artistic” movie poster may not be lost, according to Matthew Chojnacki, the author of the new book Alternative Movie Posters II: More Film Art From the Underground.

If you're a movie fan, you're going to love these posters created by Peter Stults that advertise movies we all know, but with casts, crew and visual styles from a different time and place.

“This is the movie poster in an alternate universe,” she says. Laurie Simmons’ artwork, which came close to being the film’s movie poster.