YouTube star Ben Potter, known as Comicstorian, has died.
His wife announced the 40-year-old’s death after an ‘unfortunate accident’ in a heartbreaking statement.
Nathalie Potter said: ‘Two days ago, on June 8th, my husband, Ben Potter, passed away in an unfortunate accident.
‘To many of you, he was Comicstorian, voicing stories from across multiple different mediums.
‘To his loved ones, he was one of the best and most supportive individuals anyone could ask for. As a husband, a son, a brother, a friend, or even just a stranger, Ben was loving and genuine.
‘He was someone who would listen and make time for his loved ones. He would do his best to make everyone laugh and make sure they were okay.
‘He was our rock and he’d reassure his loved ones whenever they needed it. He was my world and I need time to be with friends and family.’
She went on: ‘I have so many things I need to figure out but firstly, I need to grieve. I ask that you respect my privacy as well as everyone else’s.
‘Right now my priority is preserving everything he’s built and I don’t have any plans beyond that.
‘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.
‘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 honor him by continuing to tell great stories by great people, as well as to keep the memory of our very own superhero alive. We supported each other on everything we wanted to do and I’m not about to stop now. – Nathalie Potter.’
Her post was showered in love and support with fans paying tribute.
American rapper, actor and the son of Ice Cube O’Shea Jackson Jr wrote: ‘I am still taking my break from Twitter for personal reasons. But with the news I just got I have to come back say something. Rest in Peace to Comicstorian. I’m heartbroken to hear this news. One of my favorite follows on YouTube, thank you so much for your work man I was a huge fan. Prayers to his loved ones. Long live Ben Potter. Yall be good. Hold your loved ones tight. I’ll see yall soon I hope.’
Influencer Hassan Khadair added: ‘There are no words that can truly describe how devastating this loss is. Ben was my favorite YouTuber, my most chaotic coworker, my mentor, and one of the best friends I have ever had. I will carry @Comicstorian with me forever.’
Comics writer Scott Snyder said: ‘Completely Stunned and deeply saddened to hear this. Benny’s love for comics was infectious and amazing to be around. My sincere condolences to his family.’
Voice actress Susan Eisenberg said: ‘Nathalie, I am so sorry for your loss. Your husband was adored by so many, & he will be so missed.’
Potter had a career spanning more than ten years on his YouTube channel, where he created audio comic books and discussed the Marvel and DC worlds to his three million subscribers.
His most popular video from six years ago has more than 20million views, while he had 3.6million likes across his TikTok account.
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