[4] He has since become a prolific screenwriter and novelist, and has won awards for his Cesare Aldo mystery novels which are set in Renaissance Florence.
He is completing a PhD in Creative Writing at England's Lancaster University, for which he wrote the historical thriller City of Vengeance (Pan Macmillan, 2021).
[6] In 2008, he appeared on 23 May edition of the BBC One quiz show The Weakest Link,[7] beating eight other contestants to win more than £1500 in prize money.
Bishop was responsible for discovering many new British talents, including: He also edited Judge Dredd – Lawman of the Future and, with collaborator Roger Langridge, contributed the insane asylum-set strip The Straitjacket Fits in the Megazine.
Since leaving 2000 AD in the year 2000, Bishop has enjoyed a successful career as a freelance writer, working on novels of Doctor Who[14] (including Who Killed Kennedy, a journalist's point-of-view on the early Third Doctor stories), Judge Dredd, Heroes[15] and Nikolai Dante, as well as comic strip adventures of The Phantom.
[16] The Spacegirls, a parody of the Spice Girls, is on the list of 2000 AD's 20 Worst Strips as chosen by fan rating on the official website.
He wrote the book as part of a PhD in Creative Writing at Lancaster University in England, His thesis examines the scarcity of LGBTQ+ sleuths in historical mystery fiction.
[23] It was described by the judges as: "A stunning debut novel [which] seamlessly blends historical fiction with crime thriller... Storytelling centred on intrigue and betrayal doesn't come more polished and captivating than this.