Brick(Daniel "Danny" Brickwell) is aDC Comicssupervillain and enemy ofGreen 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 inGreen Arrowvol. 3 #60 (May 2006). Art byScott 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) |
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| 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 onThe CWArrowverseseriesArrow,played byVinnie Jones.
Publication history
editBrick first appeared inGreen Arrowvol. 3 #40 (September 2004), and was created by writerJudd Winickand artistPhil 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 hiresDeathstroketo destroy Green Arrow's house as a member ofAlexander Luthor Jr.'sSecret Society of Super Villains.[1]
InOne Year Later,afterDoctor LightandMerlyndestroy most of Star City,[2]Brick begins fighting crimes that he does not approve of.[3]
Brick is apparently killed byCupid,but later resurfaces and attempts to kidnap a young girl to extort money from her parents beforeMiss Martianstops him.[4]
InThe New 52reboot of DC's continuity, Brick is reintroduced as one ofRichard Dragon'sLongbow Hunters,who aim to kill Green Arrow because of the $30 million bounty Dragon put out on him.[5]
Brick re-appears inGreen Arrowcomics followingDC Rebirth.He is a mercenary and member of the "Ninth Circle", an international criminal organization and bank alongsideEddie Fyers,Shado,andCheshire.[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 entireunderworld,as well as having great influence over thelegal authorities.[7]
In other media
edit- Brick appears inYoung Justice,voiced byKhary Payton.[8]This version is an inmate ofBelle Revewho later joinsTask Force X.
- Brick appears in the "Green Arrow" segment ofDC Nation Shorts,voiced byKevin Michael Richardson.
- Danny "Brick" Brickwell appears inArrow,portrayed byVinnie Jones.[9]This version is a non-metahuman English gang leader whose nickname is derived from his high pain tolerance. Additionally, he killedMalcolm Merlyn's wife, Rebecca, as part of an initiation into a criminal gang. Throughout thethird season,Brickwell and his gang take overStarling Citydistrict, the Glades, but are overthrown byArsenalandBlack Canarywhile Brickwell is defeated and nearly killed by Merlyn. In thefourth season,Brickwell escapes fromIron Heights Penitentiaryand joinsH.I.V.E.,only to be defeated and remanded to Slabside Maximum Security Prison as of theseventh season.While working withRicardo Diazafter he takes over the prison, Brickwell is killed byStanley Dover.
- Brick appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[10]
References
edit- ^Green Arrowvol. 3 #50 (July 2005)
- ^Green Arrowvol. 3 #60 (May 2006)
- ^Green Arrowvol. 3 #69 (February 2007)
- ^Justice League: Cry for Justice#4 (December 2009)
- ^Green Arrowvol. 5 #31. DC Comics.
- ^Green Arrowvol. 6 #10
- ^Green ArrowVol 3 #40-43 (September–December 2004)
- ^"Brick Voice -Young Justice(TV Show) ".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedApril 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)."ArrowCasts Vinnie Jones as Comicbook Villain Brick (EXCLUSIVE) ".Variety.RetrievedOctober 20,2014.
- ^Eisen, Andrew (October 4, 2013)."DC Characters and Objects -Scribblenauts UnmaskedGuide ".IGN.RetrievedApril 4,2024.