Rocky, 252/350 by Olly Moss (Mondo, 2010). Mint. Hand Numbered Limited Edition Screen Print (24" X 18"; 61 X 45.75 cm).. ...

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Rocky, 252/350 by Olly Moss (Mondo, 2010). Mint. Hand Numbered Limited Edition Screen Print (24" X 18"; 61 X 45.75 cm).
Starring Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Burgess Meredith, Thayer David, Jodi Letizia, Stan Shaw, DeForest Covan, Joe Frazier. Directed by John G. Avildsen.

Poster designer Olly Moss created this spectacular image of Sylvester Stallone as the fighter Rocky Balboa in training for his fight with Apollo Creed. The shadow of Rocky looms large with his outstretched arms in the mode of a champion. This was one of the films screened during the 2010 Levi's and Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow Tour and was shown on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, where Rocky finished his training run. Moss's sparse designs, in the tradition of Saul Bass, have always been fan favorites.

Over the last decade and a half, the Alternative Movie Poster has emerged as a cutting-edge collectible with a rapidly growing base of artists, fans, and galleries. Many modern collectors are turning away from the traditional, mass-produced movie posters of decades past and migrating to these high quality, limited-edition prints. Part pop culture and part fine art, these unique reimaginings of cult cinema are much rarer and more beautiful than the offset one sheets churned out for theatrical consumption each year. Some of the most renowned commercial and comic art illustrators of the day are behind these incredible screen and giclée pieces, like the famed Drew Struzan, Bill Sienkiewicz, Roger Kastel, Laurent Durieux, Eric Powell, Tyler Stout, Steve Chorney, Mark "Jock" Simpson, Olly Moss, and many, many more. Adding to the posters' desirability is the fact that they tend to be signed by their artists and are limited to small print runs, numbering from a scant handful of copies to a few hundred prints at most, each a work of art in both design and skilled production. Though Alternative Movie Posters originated as a series of humble online offerings for a niche audience, the medium has continued to gain greater and greater prestige among collectors. New prints will sell out of stock within mere minutes online, while some have their own special debuts at the Mondo Gallery in Austin, San Francisco's Spoke Art Gallery, and such famed events as the San Diego and New York City Comic Cons. Ultimately, these stunning prints are becoming coveted items among movie fans and are sure to play a greater part in the future of the collecting hobby.

A poster that has never been used or displayed. Only the most minimal signs of handling to the exterior of the poster due to storage are acceptable. The poster is hand numbered in pencil in the lower right.

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