Popular YouTuber Ben Potter, better known as Comicstorian, dead at 40

Ben Potter, a popular YouTube content creator known by his handle Comicstorian, died after an “unfortunate accident,” according to his wife. He was 40.

Nathalie Potter said her husband died June 8, but did not provide further details.

“His channel was one of his greatest accomplishments, and while we all need our time to mourn him, I know he wouldn’t want it to end like this,” she said on Instagram and X, formerly known as Twitter.

“Ben spent over 10 years spreading his love and appreciation for his hobbies. It was through his love of exciting stories and well-written characters that got him started on YouTube. The team and I want to keep that going. To honour him by continuing to tell great stories by great people, as well as to keep the memory of our very own superhero alive. “

Potter, who had more than three million followers on the platform, was known for crafting audio dramas of comic books. He last posted on YouTube on Friday, the same day he is said to have died.

WATCH | One of Comicstorian’s last YouTube videos: 

DC Comics and Variant Comics both offered their condolences on Instagram.

“We are at a total loss for words,” Variant Comics’s comment said. “Benny has been a staple of our community for a very long time, and it is hard to imagine the YouTube comic space without him.”