Fans of comics expressed their sadness on social media today after learning about the passing of beloved content creator Ben Potter, also known as Comicstorian.
Potter, 40, was known for his engaging storytelling and content, which brought joy to thousands around the world.
His channel was a gateway for a lot of people to get into comics and learn about the source material references in comic-book movies. It is a huge loss for the comic media fandom community.
He’s been married to his wife for over 15 years. He started gaming with Nathalie, who became his wife from Paris, France. Later, around 2009-2010, he started making video games on YouTube, where he was the face and she was the editor.
On Monday, June 10, Potter’s wife announced his tragic death on social media following a fatal accident over the past weekend.
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. 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
