YouTube comicstorian Ben Potter dies after ‘unfortunate accident’

YouTube star Ben Potter, a comic book enthusiast with more than 3 million subscribers on the video-sharing platform, died over the weekend “in an unfortunate accident.” He was 40 years old.

Potter’s wife, Nathalie Potter, announced the tragic news in an emotional social media post on Monday evening. She gave few details about the events surrounding his death, but confirmed that the popular internet star died on Saturday.

“To many of you, he was a comics storyteller who told stories from many different mediums. To his loved ones, he was one of the best and most supportive people you could wish for,” she wrote.

“As a husband, son, brother, friend, or even just a stranger, Ben was loving and genuine. He was someone who listened and made time for his loved ones,” the post continued. “He did his best to make everyone laugh and make sure they were OK. He was our rock and reassured his loved ones whenever they needed it.”

Nathalie continued to describe Potter as her “world” and asked for privacy while she mourned her loss.

“Right now my priority is to preserve everything he has built and I have no further plans,” she wrote.

Potter has published around 4,000 videos throughout his career as a content creator as Comicstorian, most of them audio commentaries and analysis of Marvel and DC comics. He also had a gaming channel called Eligible Monster Gaming with nearly 200,000 subscribers where he discussed “video game lore,” as well as his Mangastorian account featuring manga and graphic novel content.

“His channel was one of his greatest achievements and while we all need our time to mourn his passing, I know he wouldn’t have wanted it to end this way,” Nathalie wrote. “Ben spent over 10 years spreading his love and appreciation for his hobbies. His love of engaging stories and well-written characters is what led him to start on YouTube.”

She also vowed to find a way to continue her late husband’s work.

“The team and I want to continue this,” wrote Nathalie.

“To honor him by continuing to tell great stories of great people and to keep the memory of our very own superhero alive,” her post concluded. “We supported each other in everything we wanted to do and I’m not going to stop now.”