Brick (Daniel "Danny" Brickwell) is a DC Comics supervillain and enemy of Green Arrow. Although his origin has not been revealed, Brick is a metahuman with a reddish, stony skin that granted him immense strength and durability. His success as an underworld kingpin was due to his brilliant criminal mind rather than these superhuman powers.
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 Brick as depicted in Green Arrow vol. 3 #60 (May 2006). Art by Scott McDaniel (penciller), Andy Owens (inker), Guy Major (colorist), and Pat Brosseau (letterer). | |
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Green Arrow (vol. 3) #40 (September 2004) |
| Created by | Judd Winick (writer) Phil Hester (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Daniel "Danny" Brickwell |
| Species | Metahuman |
| Team affiliations | Secret Society of Super Villains Longbow Hunters |
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Daniel Brickwell appeared as a recurring character on The CW Arrowverse series Arrow, played by Vinnie Jones.
Publication history
editBrick first appeared in Green Arrow vol. 3 #40 (September 2004), and was created by writer Judd Winick and artist Phil Hester.
Fictional character biography
editBrick is a low-level henchman and enforcer who seeks to fill the power vacuum present in Star City. He battles Green Arrow before being defeated in a duel for ownership of Star City.
Brick hires Deathstroke to destroy Green Arrow's house as a member of Alexander Luthor Jr.'s Secret Society of Super Villains.[1]
In One Year Later, after Doctor Light and Merlyn destroy most of Star City,[2] Brick begins fighting crimes that he does not approve of.[3]
Brick is apparently killed by Cupid, but later resurfaces and attempts to kidnap a young girl to extort money from her parents before Miss Martian stops him.[4]
In The New 52 reboot of DC's continuity, Brick is reintroduced as one of Richard Dragon's Longbow Hunters, who aim to kill Green Arrow because of the $30 million bounty Dragon put out on him.[5]
Brick re-appears in Green Arrow comics following DC Rebirth. He is a mercenary and member of the "Ninth Circle", an international criminal organization and bank alongside Eddie Fyers, Shado, and Cheshire.[6]
Powers and abilities
editBrick's primary power is his invulnerability. He can easily withstand a surface-to-air missile strike and numerous attacks from Green Arrow's arrows. Brick possesses an unproven level of super strength: he clearly outmatched Green Arrow fist to fist, but did not or could not win with a single hit. He is also a highly effective criminal leader, able to gain control of Star City's entire underworld, as well as having great influence over the legal authorities.[7]
In other media
edit- Brick appears in Young Justice, voiced by Khary Payton.[8] This version is an inmate of Belle Reve who later joins Task Force X.
- Brick appears in the "Green Arrow" segment of DC Nation Shorts, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.
- Danny "Brick" Brickwell appears in Arrow, portrayed by Vinnie Jones.[9] This version is a non-metahuman English gang leader whose nickname is derived from his high pain tolerance. Additionally, he killed Malcolm Merlyn's wife, Rebecca, as part of an initiation into a criminal gang. Throughout the third season, Brickwell and his gang take over Starling City district, the Glades, but are overthrown by Arsenal and Black Canary while Brickwell is defeated and nearly killed by Merlyn. In the fourth season, Brickwell escapes from Iron Heights Penitentiary and joins H.I.V.E., only to be defeated and remanded to Slabside Maximum Security Prison as of the seventh season. While working with Ricardo Diaz after he takes over the prison, Brickwell is killed by Stanley Dover.
- Brick appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[10]
References
edit- ^ Green Arrow vol. 3 #50 (July 2005)
- ^ Green Arrow vol. 3 #60 (May 2006)
- ^ Green Arrow vol. 3 #69 (February 2007)
- ^ Justice League: Cry for Justice #4 (December 2009)
- ^ Green Arrow vol. 5 #31. DC Comics.
- ^ Green Arrow vol. 6 #10
- ^ Green Arrow Vol 3 #40-43 (September–December 2004)
- ^ "Brick Voice - Young Justice (TV Show)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 4, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^ Prudom, Laura (October 20, 2014). "Arrow Casts Vinnie Jones as Comicbook Villain Brick (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013). "DC Characters and Objects - Scribblenauts Unmasked Guide". IGN. Retrieved April 4, 2024.