Speed (Tommy Shepherd) is a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, a member of the Young Avengers. Created by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung, the character first appeared in Young Avengers #10 (February 2006). A teenage superhero able to move at superhuman speed, his appearance is patterned on that of Quicksilver.
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“The greatest felony in the news business today is to be behind, or to miss a big story. So speed and quantity substitute for thoroughness and quality, for accuracy and context. The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a frenzied environment in which a blizzard of information is presented and serious questions may not be raised.”
—Carl Bernstein (b. 1944)
“Wait, Kate! You skate at such a rate
You leave behind your skating mate.
Your splendid speed won’t you abate?
He’s lagging far behind you, Kate.”
—David Daiches (b. 1912)
“For myself and my loved ones, I want the heat, which comes at the speed of light. I don’t want to have to hang about for the blast, which idles along at the speed of sound.”
—Martin Amis (b. 1949)