{"id":103873,"date":"2024-06-11T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/ben-potters-accident-youtube-star-dead-at-40-what-happened\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:35:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:35:00","slug":"ben-potters-accident-youtube-star-dead-at-40-what-happened","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/ben-potters-accident-youtube-star-dead-at-40-what-happened\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Potter&#8217;s Accident: YouTube Star Dead at 40 &#8211; What Happened?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Very sad news today out of the social media universe:<\/p>\n<p>Ben Potter, a popular YouTube personality known on this platform as Comicstorian, passed away on June 8 as the result of an \u201cunfortunate accident,\u201d according to Potter\u2019s wife, Nathalie.<\/p>\n<p>He was 40 years old.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110886035-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Ben Potter on YouTube\" class=\"wp-image-501612 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110886035-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110886035-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110886035-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110886035-728x410.webp 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110886035-960x540.webp 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110886035-1080x608.webp 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110886035-1200x675.webp 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110886035.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/110886035.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ben Potter was a star on YouTube until he passed away at 40.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-ben-potter-s-accident-how-did-comicstorian-youtuber-die\">Ben Potter\u2019s Accident: How Did Comicstorian Youtuber Die?<\/h2>\n<p>Potter, had over one million subscribers on YouTube; he also created audio dramas of comic books on his Comicstorian account, while often talking about the Marvel and DC Universes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo 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,\u201d Nathalie Tweeted late Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs 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. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was our rock and he\u2019d reassure his loved ones whenever they needed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two days ago, on June 8th, my husband, Ben Potter, passed away in an unfortunate accident.<\/p>\n<p>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.\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Comicstorian\/Mangastorian (@Comicstorian) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Comicstorian\/status\/1800270554999484714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>No further details regarding Potter\u2019s death, other than it being an \u201cunfortunate accident\u201d are available at this time.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-comicstorian-s-channel-amp-legacy\">Comicstorian\u2019s Channel &amp; Legacy <\/h2>\n<p>Potter upload almost 4,000 YouTube videos in total and shared his final post \u2014 titled Why DC\u2019s Reboots Beat Marvel \u2014 just a day before his death.<\/p>\n<p>Nathalie said her spouse \u201cwas my world,\u201d adding: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI 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\u2019s. Right now my priority is preserving everything he\u2019s built and I don\u2019t have any plans beyond that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis channel was one of his greatest accomplishments, and while we all need our time to mourn him, I know he wouldn\u2019t want it to end like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lb-ben-dead-comp-2.webp\" alt=\"Ben Potter picture\" class=\"wp-image-501613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lb-ben-dead-comp-2.webp 620w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lb-ben-dead-comp-2-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lb-ben-dead-comp-2.webp\" alt=\"Ben Potter picture\" class=\"wp-image-501613 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lb-ben-dead-comp-2.webp 620w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lb-ben-dead-comp-2-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/06\/lb-ben-dead-comp-2.webp\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We send our condolences to the loved ones of Ben Potter.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Potter started his YouTube career over a decade ago, earning many famous fans in the process.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Shea Jackson Jr., the son of Ice Cube and Kimberly Woodruff, for example, was among those who paid tribute to Potter after learning he was gone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrayers to his loved ones. Long live Ben Potter,\u201d Jackson Jr. wrote online. \u201cYall be good. Hold your loved ones tight. I\u2019ll see yall soon I hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nathalie, meanwhile, assured followers that her husband\u2019s channel would remain active.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 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,\u201d she concluded. \u201cWe supported each other on everything we wanted to do and I\u2019m not about to stop now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>May Ben Potter rest in peace.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/urls.grow.me\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlaG9sbHl3b29kZ29zc2lwLmNvbS8yMDI0LzA2L2Jlbi1wb3R0ZXItYWNjaWRlbnQtZGVhZC8=\/e\/*%7CEMAIL%7C*\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Very sad news today out of the social media universe: Ben Potter, a popular YouTube personality known on this platform as Comicstorian, passed away on June 8 as the result of an \u201cunfortunate accident,\u201d according to Potter\u2019s wife, Nathalie. He was 40 years old. Ben Potter was a star on YouTube until he passed away [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103874,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103873","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}