Aged 40, Ben Potter was followed by more than 3 million people on YouTube. His wife, who announced his death, will continue to publish videos to pay tribute to him.
Known as Comicstorian, YouTuber Ben Potter died on Saturday June 8 at the age of 40. His wife announced the bad news on X (formerly Twitter), referring to “an unfortunate accident” without going any further.
With more than three million subscribers on YouTube, Ben Potter talked about comics and comic strips, like Spiderman or Batman in his videos. He was also active on Twitch.
“To many of you, he was a comicstorian, telling stories in many different mediums. To those close to him, he was one of the most wonderful and attentive people imaginable,” his wife wrote on X.
A channel always active
After the announcement of Ben Potter’s death, many of his fans paid tribute to him. “Oh my God. I’m so sorry, Nathalie. Ben was great,” wrote Greg Miller, former editor for the IGN site. “Incredibly heartbreaking, Comicstorian was an absolutely amazing Youtuber who was a pioneer and inspired so many people to read comics,” another fan said.
In her message, Nathalie Potter indicated that she would continue to publish videos on her husband’s YouTube channel. “His channel has been one of his greatest accomplishments, and while we need time to mourn him, I know he wouldn’t want it to end like this,” she wrote.
“Ben has spent over 10 years sharing his passion. It is thanks to his love of captivating stories and characters that he started on Youtube. The team and I want to keep it that way. To honor him by continuing to tell great stories written by great people, as well as to keep the memory of our own superhero alive,” added Nathalie Potter.
