Kevin Maguire (born September 9, 1960) is an

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, known for his work on series such as ''

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'', '' Batman Confidential'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Career

Maguire's first credited published comics work was ''The

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'' vol. 2 #6 in 1986. He debuted at DC Comics with artwork in '' Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' #23 and 25. In 1987, Maguire was the artist on the relaunch of ''

'' written by

Keith Giffen Keith Ian Giffen (born November 30, 1952) is an American comics artist and writer. He is known for his work for DC Comics on their '' Legion of Super-Heroes'' and '' Justice League'' titles as well as for being the co-creator of Lobo. Biograp ...

and

J. M. DeMatteis John Marc DeMatteis (; born December 15, 1953) is an American writer of comic books, television and novels. Biography Early career J. M. DeMatteis's earliest aspirations were to be a rock musician and comic book artist. He began playing in ban ...

. Maguire left the series with issue #24 (February 1989) but returned for Giffen and DeMatteis' final story in #60 (March 1992). The two writers and Maguire reunited in 2003 for the '' Formerly Known as the Justice League'' miniseries and its 2005 sequel, ''

I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League Super Buddies are a team of comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe who appear in the six-issue ''Formerly Known as the Justice League'' miniseries in 2003, and its 2005 sequel, ''I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League'' (published ...

'' published in ''

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''. Maguire's other collaborations with Giffen and DeMatteis include '' The Defenders'' at Marvel in 2005, a '' DC Retroactive: Justice League - The '90s'' one-shot in 2011, and a series of

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back-up stories in the 2009 revival of the ''

Doom Patrol Doom Patrol is a superhero team from DC Comics. The original Doom Patrol first appeared in ''My Greatest Adventure'' #80 (June 1963), and was created by writers Arnold Drake and Bob Haney, along with artist Bruno Premiani. Doom Patrol has appe ...

''. Maguire was one of the artists who launched the ''

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'' series in 1992. He has frequently collaborated with writer

Fabian Nicieza Fabian Nicieza (born December 31, 1961) is an Argentine-American comic book writer and editor who is best known for his work on Marvel titles such as ''X-Men'', '' X-Force'', ''New Warriors'', ''Nomad'', '' Cable'', ''Deadpool'' and ''Thunderbo ...

on series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Batman Confidential''. Maguire and

George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four'' and '' The Avengers'' for Marvel Comics. In the 198 ...

alternated as artists of the

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revival of the ''

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'' series, written by

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. He departed the series with #12. Maguire was to have reunited with Giffen and DeMatteis on the 2013 ''Justice League 3000'' series, but was removed from the project by DC. He moved to Marvel for a short time, working on various projects with

Brian Michael Bendis Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ...

, but would return to DC in 2018 joining writer

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as the artist on ''

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'' vol. 7 as of issue #21.

Critical reception

Comedian and late night talk shot host

Seth Meyers Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and television host. He hosts ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'', a late-night talk show on NBC. Prior to that, he was a cast member and head writer for NB ...

has named Maguire as his favorite comic book artist. The 2 (joined by

Bill Hader William Thomas Hader Jr.''Finding Your Roots'', January 26, 2016, PBS. (born June 7, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the creator, producer, writer, director, and star of the HBO dark comedy series ''Barry'' (201 ...

) would collaborate on the 2008 Spider-Man one-shot comic ''Spider-Man: The Short Halloween''. Writer

praised Maguire stating "Basically, the right artist for any project is Kevin Maguire. He’s an absolute genius, an underappreciated genius." and "He has some of the best grasp of facial expressions and character acting of almost any artist working in the business."

Bibliography

Interior art

Acclaim Comics

*''Trinity Angels'' #1–5, 12 (1997–1998)

DC Comics

*'' Batman Confidential'' #17–21 (2008) *''

DC Retroactive ''DC Retroactive'' is a line of one-shot comic book issues published by DC Comics. It revisited periods (grouped by decades) of the company's main characters: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Justice League, and the Flash. Th ...

: JLA - The '90s'' #1 (2011) *'' DCU Holiday Special'' #1 (among other artists) (2009) *''

'' vol. 5 (

) #1–4, 6–7 (2009–2010) *'' Fairest in All the Land'' HC (2014) *'' Formerly Known As The Justice League'', miniseries (

Super Buddies Super Buddies are a team of comic book superheroes in the DC Comics universe who appear in the six-issue ''Formerly Known as the Justice League'' miniseries in 2003, and its 2005 sequel, ''I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League'' (published ...

) #1–6 (2003–2004) *'' Gen13'' #42 (1999) *''

Hawk and Dove Hawk and Dove are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Steve Ditko and Steve Skeates, they appeared in ''Showcase'' #75 (June 1968) during the Silver Age of Comic Books. The duo has existed in ...

'' vol. 3 #20, 25 (1991) *'' Injustice: Gods Among Us'' (digital comic) #19 (2013) *'' JLA 80-Page Giant'' #1 (1998) *'' JLA: Created Equal'' miniseries #1–2 (2000) *''

'' #4–9 (2005) *''

'' #40 (among other artists) (2015) *''

Justice League International Justice League International (JLI) is a fictional DC comics superhero team that succeeded the original Justice League from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. The team enjoyed several comic books runs, the first being written by Keith Giffen and ...

'' #1–12, 16–19, 22–24, 60, ''Annual'' #5 (1987–1992) *'' Just Imagine Stan Lee creating

The Flash The Flash (or simply Flash) is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Harry Lampert, the original Flash first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1 (cover date ...

'' (2002) *''

Legion of Super-Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino, the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st cent ...

'' #23 (2013) *''

My Greatest Adventure ''My Greatest Adventure'' was a DC Comics comic book that began in 1955 and is best known for introducing the superhero team Doom Patrol. Publication history The title was originally an anthology series with adventure stories told in the first p ...

'', miniseries, ("Tanga" feature) #1–6 (2011–2012) *'' New Titans'' #86 (among other artists) (1992) *''

Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the Origin story, origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a One-shot ( ...

'' ( Deadman) #15; (

Teen Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to ...

) ''Annual'' #3 (1987–1989) *'' Silver Age:

The Brave and The Bold ''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by two mini-series in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing title in 2007. The focus of the series has varie ...

'' (

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. I ...

and

) #1 (2000) *''

'' vol. 7 #21–23, 26, 30–31 (2018–2019) *''

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book '' Action Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated June 1938 and pu ...

'' vol. 2 #177 (with

Ed McGuinness Edward McGuinness is an American comic book artist and penciller, best known for his work on books such as ''Superman'', ''Superman/Batman'', ''Deadpool'', and ''Hulk''. His pencil work is frequently inked by Dexter Vines, and as such, their cove ...

) (2002) *''

Superman/Batman ''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, ''World's ...

'' #27 (2006) *''

'' #1–3 (1992) *'' Weird Worlds'', miniseries ("Tanga" feature), #1–4 (2011) *''

'', #1–4, 0, 6–7, 10, 12 (with

) (2012–2013)

Image Comics

*''Strikeback!'' #1–5 (Also writer. Reprint of Malibu/Bravura #1–3, with new issues #4 and #5 completing the story) (1996) *''Velocity: Pilot Season'' #1 (2007) *''

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'' #22 (1995) *''Wildstorm Rising'' #2 (1995)

Malibu Comics

*''Strikeback!'', miniseries, #1–3 (Also writer. 1994, under "Bravura" imprint)

Marvel Comics

*'' The Avengers Annual'' #18 (among other artists) (1989) *''Adventures of Captain America'' miniseries #1–4 (1991) *''

'' vol. 3 #50 (2002) *'' The Defenders'' miniseries #1–5 (2005–2006) *''

Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 (cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first s ...

Annual'' 2001 *''

Guardians of the Galaxy The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It may more specifically refer to: Comic book teams * Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...

'' vol. 3 #10 (2013), vol. 4 #14 (2016) *'' The Incredible Hulk Annual'' #18 (1992) *''

Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the Si ...

Holiday Special'' (1995) *''Spider-Man: The Short Halloween'' #1 (2009) *''

'' miniseries #1–6 (2001) *''

X-Men Unlimited ''X-Men Unlimited'' was the title of three comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The purpose of this title was to run stories that fit between the main X-Men comics. The stories included all characters (heroes and villains) from the X-t ...

'' #35 (2002)

Covers only

Atomeka Press

*'' Hero Squared X-tra Sized Special'' #1 (2005)

Black Bull Entertainment

*'' Shadow Reavers'' #1 (2001)

Dark Horse Comics

*''

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'' #5–8 (1995–1996) *'' The Mask: World Tour'' #1–4 (1995–1996)

DC Comics

*''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/ magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics Publications ...

'' #864–865 (2008) *'' Adventures of the Outsiders'' #43 (1987) *'' Ambush Bug: Year None'' #5 (2009) *''

Aquaman Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in '' More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially a ...

'' #1–7 (1991–1992) *''Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis'' #55, 57 (2007) *''

Booster Gold Booster Gold (Michael Jon Carter) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Dan Jurgens, the character first appeared in '' Booster Gold'' #1 (February 1986) and has been a member of the Justice League. ...

'' vol. 2 #32–36 (2010) *''

Darkstars The first Darkstars were a group of intergalactic policemen that appeared in comic books published by DC Comics. They were introduced in ''Darkstars'' #1 (October 1992), and were created by Michael Jan Friedman and Larry Stroman. The series last ...

'' #13 (1993) *''

Deathstroke Deathstroke (Slade Joseph Wilson) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez, the character debuted in ''The New Teen Titans'' #2 in December 1980 as Deathstroke th ...

the Terminator'' #29 (1993) *'' Demolition Man'' #1–4 (1993–1994) *''

Fanboy A fan or fanatic, sometimes also termed an aficionado or enthusiast, is a person who exhibits strong interest or admiration for something or somebody, such as a celebrity, a sport, a sports team, a genre, a politician, a book, a movie, a vid ...

'' #3 (1999) *''

Green Lantern Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...

'' vol. 3 #18 (1991) *''

Annual'' #2 (1991) *''

Justice League America Justice League International (JLI) is a fictional DC comics superhero team that succeeded the original Justice League from the late 1980s to the early 2000s. The team enjoyed several comic books runs, the first being written by Keith Giffen and ...

'' #26–30, 59, ''Annual'' #4 (1989–1992) *''Justice League: A Midsummer's Nightmare'' #1–3 (1996) *''

Justice League Europe ''Justice League Europe'' (''JLE'') is a comic book series published by DC Comics that was a spin-off of the comic book ''Justice League America'' (which was then named '' Justice League International'' (vol. 1) for issues #7 to #25). ''Justice ...

'' #11, 36, ''Annual'' #2 (1990–1992) *'' Justice League: Generation Lost'' #1–6, 9, 11–22, 24 (2010–2011) *''

'' #25 (1989) *''Justice League of America'' #7 (2007) *''

Justice League Quarterly ''Justice League Quarterly'' (''JLQ'') was a quarterly American comic book series published by DC Comics from Winter 1990 to Winter 1994; it lasted 17 issues. It had a variable cast, pulling from the Justice League membership. The title centred o ...

'' #4–5 (1991) *'' L.E.G.I.O.N.'' #1–18, 32–39, 43 (1989–1992) *''The Legion'' #36 (2004) *'' Robin II'' #1–4 (1991) *''

'' vol. 2 #20, 48 (1987–1990) *'' Showcase '93'' #2 (1993) *'' Starman'' #38–39 (1991) *'' Superboy: The Comic Book'' #2–12, 14–22, ''Special'' #1 (1990–1992) *''

Suicide Squad The Suicide Squad is an antihero/supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #25 (September 1959) and the second and modern version, cre ...

'' #38 (1990) *''Tales of the

'' #346 (1987) *''Tales of the

'' #79 (1987) *''Titans Sell-Out Special'' (1992) *''

Valor Valor, valour, or valorous may mean: * Courage, a similar meaning * Virtue ethics, roughly "courage in defense of a noble cause" Entertainment * Valor (band), a Christian gospel music group * Valor Kand, a member of the band Christian Death * ' ...

'' #16 (1994)

IDW Publishing

*'' Star Trek: Mission's End'' #1 (2009)

Malibu Comics

*'' Man of War'' #6 (1993) *'' The Solution'' #6–8 (1994) *'' Warstrike'' #5 (1994)

Marvel Comics

*''

The Amazing Spider-Man ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man as its main protagonist. Being in the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a bimonthly per ...

'' #573 (2008) *''Double Dragon'' #6 (1991) *''

Gambit A gambit (from Italian , the act of tripping someone with the leg to make them fall) is a chess opening in which a player sacrifices with the aim of achieving a subsequent advantage. The word '' gambit'' is also sometimes used to describe sim ...

'' #13-15 (2000) *''

Marvel Comics Presents ''Marvel Comics Presents'' was an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics originally from 1988 to 1995. It returned for a second volume in 2007–2008, and a third volume that started in 2019. Volume 1 The first volume ...

'' #25 (1989) *'' Marvel Super-Heroes'' vol. 2 #14 (1993) *''The Original Ghost Rider'' #5 (1992) *'' Power Man and Iron Fist'' #123 (1986) *''The Sensational

She-Hulk She-Hulk (Jennifer "Jen" Walters) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in ''The Savage She-Hulk'' #1 ( cover-dated February ...

'' #23 (1991) *''

X-Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for ''Pop Idol'' (2001–2003) ...

'' #200 (2010) *''

Phoenix Phoenix most often refers to: * Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore * Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States Phoenix may also refer to: Mythology Greek mythological figures * Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...

'' #2 (2000)

Awards

*1988 Russ Manning Best Newcomer Award *2004

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are List of Eisner Award winners, prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Acad ...

for Best Humor Publication for '' Formerly Known as the Justice League'', with

, and

Josef Rubinstein Josef "Joe" Rubinstein (born 4 June 1958) is a comic book artist and inker, most associated with inking Marvel Comics' '' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe'' and the 1982 four-issue ''Wolverine'' miniseries by Chris Claremont and Frank ...

Nominations

*1988

for "Best Art Team" for ''

'' #1, with

Al Gordon Alan Gordon (born June 22, 1953) is an American comic book creator primarily known as an inker and writer. He is best known for his 1990s work on DC Comics' ''Legion of Super Heroes'' and the ''Justice League of America'', Marvel Comics' ''Fanta ...

References

External links

*
Kevin Maguire
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

at the

Lambiek Comiclopedia Galerie Lambiek is a Dutch comic book store and art gallery in Amsterdam, founded on November 8, 1968 by Kees Kousemaker (, – Bussum, ), though since 2007, his son Boris Kousemaker is the current owner. From 1968 to 2015, it was located ...

(Link contains comic nudity)
Kevin Maguire
at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
Kevin Maguire
at Marvel.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Maguire, Kevin 1960 births 20th-century American artists 21st-century American artists American comics artists Artists from New Jersey DC Comics people Eisner Award winners Living people Marvel Comics people People from Kearny, New Jersey Role-playing game artists