One of the characters to have actually outrun the Surfer, the being known as The Runner is actually also an Elder of the Universe - meaning that he's really, really old.
The Runner is also (as you may have guessed from the name), rather quick - so quick, in fact, that he's actually made a habit out of outrunning some of the Marvel mythos' speediest beings. He even survived being eaten by Galactus, causing the planet eater to suffer from the rather hilariously dubbed condition of 'cosmic indigestion'.
But while surviving an encounter with Galactus is an impressive feat in and of itself, it doesn't really illustrate the character's speed. Possessing the Power Primordial, the Elder is able to run over seven times faster than the speed of light, making him one of the most powerful beings in the cosmos (even if he does lack the appeal of his silver counterpart).
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
