David Bishop

David Bishop is the New Zealand born editor of British comics the Judge Dredd Megazine and 2000 AD.

Related Topics:
New Zealand - Judge Dredd Megazine - 2000 AD

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Generally agreed to have been the man who began to reverse the steep decline in sales suffered by both titles in the early 1990's, Bishop has been responsible for discovering many new British talents, including:

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• Andy Diggle
• Robbie Morrison
• Siku
• Frank Quitely
• Dean Ormston
• Chris Halls (comics pseudonym of Aphex Twin video director Chris Cunningham)
• Simon Fraser

Since leaving 2000AD in the year 2000, Bishop has enjoyed a successful career as a freelance writer, working on novels of Doctor Who, Judge Dredd and Nikolai Dante, as well as The Phantom.

Related Topics:
Freelance - Doctor Who - Judge Dredd - Nikolai Dante - The Phantom

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Paradoxically, despite his successes as a comics editor and as a writer of prose, Bishop has mostly failed in his freelance strip work, some of which are generally recognised as among the worst comic strips ever to appear in 2000AD or the Megazine, including The Space Girls, a badly executed parody of the Spice Girls, Dead Men Walking, with art by Boo Cook, and the comics adaptation of A Life Less Ordinary, with art by Steve Yeowell. His work on The Phantom could however be considered some of his finest comics work yet. He has won awards for writing the "Best Phantom story of the year" for Egmont on several occasions.

Related Topics:
Space Girls - Spice Girls - Dead Men Walking - Boo Cook - A Life Less Ordinary - Steve Yeowell - The Phantom

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Bishop's history of 2000AD, in a series of articles under the banner name of Thrill Power Overload, is the most comprehensive currently available.

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