Rates that follow the cover, not a menu of tiers
Parody covers vary with homage complexity, edition size, and whether a signed sheet leaves Bourton. These figures are starting points. Nothing below is a checkout.
| Work | Starting point | What moves the figure |
|---|---|---|
| Custom Deadpool parody cover | From £1,850 | Edition above 50, extra costume research, foil-style colour holds, extra pencil rounds |
| Numbered series allocation hold | £120 | Deducted from the drop price if you proceed; lapses after ten days |
| Current collector-series cover | Posted per drop, typically £90–£220 | Treatment (newsstand, virgin, foil hold) and leftover numbers |
| Homage / variant treatment | From £420 | Only on covers already drawn here; new backgrounds cost more than trade-dress swaps |
| Signed print companion | £85 A3 / £140 A2 | UK postage extra; framing is not offered |
| Bourton cover briefing | £160 / two hours | Credited in full against a custom cover booked within three months |
How a custom quote is built
After the first pencils we know whether the homage needs a second costume board. That is the usual reason a custom cover leaves the £1,850 floor. Caption-heavy newsstand furniture is cheaper than a folded-poster billing block that has to sit on real type.
Deposits are 40% of the agreed cover fee to hold the desk. The rest is due before files leave. Print companions can be added later at the rates above, provided the colour file still matches the token.
We do not discount unused edition slots, and we do not run monthly plans. If a drop is closed, the next series is a new list.