Maguire andGeorge Pérez alternated as artists of theNew 52 revival of theWorlds' Finest series, written byPaul Levitz.[9] He departed the series with #12. Maguire was to have reunited with Giffen and DeMatteis on the 2013Justice League 3000 series,[10] but was removed from the project by DC.[11] He moved to Marvel for a short time, working on various projects withBrian Michael Bendis, but would return to DC in 2018 joining writerMarc Andreyko as the artist onSupergirl vol. 7 as of issue #21 (Oct. 2018).[12]
In 2015, comedian and late night talk show hostSeth Meyers named Maguire as his favorite comic book artist.[13] Meyers previously collaborated with Maguire andBill Hader on the 2008 Spider-Man one-shot comicSpider-Man: The Short Halloween.
WriterMarc Andreyko 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."[12]
^Manning, Matthew K. (2010). "1980s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.).DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. London, United Kingdom:Dorling Kindersley. p. 228.ISBN978-0-7566-6742-9.It was clear that the [Justice League] needed a major overhaul. But no one quite expected how drastic the transformation would truly be in the hands of writers Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis and artist Kevin Maguire.
^Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 251: "The lauded Giffen/DeMatteis era of the Justice League came to a dramatic close with 'Breakdowns', a sixteen-part storyline that crossed through the pages of bothJustice League America andJustice League Europe.
^Cowsill, Alan "2000s" in Dolan, p. 311: "In 2003, writers J. M. DeMatteis and Keith Giffen and original artist Kevin Maguire worked on a six-part series reuniting [their version of] the team."
^Manning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 254: "Marv Wolfman supplied the scripts for each issue, while the art was handled by Kevin Maguire, Gabriel Morrissette, Adam Hughes, Michael Netzer, Kerry Gammill, and Phil Jimenez."
^Sunu, Steve (August 8, 2013)."Update: Kevin Maguire OffJustice League 3000".Comic Book Resources.Archived from the original on August 11, 2013. RetrievedAugust 18, 2013.Kevin Maguire has clarified his earlier statements on social media saying he was fired with a post on Facebook, which states that while he still has projects coming down the line from DC Comics, he is no longer working on the highly anticipatedJustice League 3000 with fellow former "Justice League" collaborators Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis.
