Who Is Brick? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Brick is a DC Comics comic book character, the alter ego of Daniel Brickwell, with over 63 comic issue appearances. Danny Brickwell aka Brick is a Star City crimelord and enemy of Green Arrow with great strength and impenetrable brick-like skin.

Who is Brick?

Origin Call him Danny Daniel Brickwell, known on the streets as "Brick", was born and raised in Star City . As a child he was raised by his aunt after his mother passed away. She owned a pit bull that would attack him on sight, so he put the animal into the dog fights three times a week. This not only provided him with an income but it also kept the animal too exhausted to harm him. In his adult life, Brick ended up in prison for twenty four months in Chino and returned to Star City more dangerous than ever. Creation Brick was created by Judd Winick and Phil Hester to add to Green Arrow 's somewhat lacking cast of villains and was featured prominently in Winick's run on the Green Arrow series, first appearing in Green Arrow #40. Major Story Arcs New Blood Not a Scratch After the Demon Blackout Disaster, many crime lords in Star City lost their lives, perhaps as much as half. Brick quickly took over their territories and was noticed by both the remaining crime lords an d a group of corrupt police detectives.

Key facts

Brick is of mutant origin and first appeared in "New Blood Part One: Moving Day". The character is published by DC Comics. With 63 recorded issue appearances, Brick ranks among the most featured characters in comics.