YouTuber Star Ben Potter Dead At 40 After 'Unfortunate Accident'

His wife, Nathalie confirmed the news in a message shared on X saying the YouTuber "passed away in an unfortunate accident" on June 8.

Potter has over three million subscribers on his YouTube channel, where he often discussed Marvel and DC comics.

"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," Nathalie wrote.

Nathalie said her husband "was my world," before asking for her and her family's privacy at this time.

"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," she continued. "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."

While she provided no details of the accident, she insisted herself and Potter's team would continue to bring his subscribers content.

"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," she continued. "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."

His YouTube channel had only recently surpassed three million subscribers and since his death, it has continued to rise. Potter's last video was posted three days ago, in which he shared his opinion on why DC's reboots are better than Marvel.

His colleague Hassan Khada also shared a touching tribute on Monday.

"Benny Potter was such an incredible man in so many ways. I grew up watching Comicstorian religiously. It was one of the greatest joys of my life to join the Comicstorian team and share in making the content that fulfilled me so much growing up," wrote Khada.

"The other greatest joy was having Ben Potter, the guy who I loved watching so much, become my mentor and one of my best friends. We streamed together every Monday for the last 3 years, made over 250 videos together talking about all the things we love, and traveled the country together," he continued. "He had the most powerful, booming voice and simultaneously one of the most loving, warm, inviting presences. We argued about the dumbest s--t and laughed the hardest laughs together."

"Benny was over a decade into a successful YouTube career and frankly he was just getting started!" he concluded. "We had so much wonderful stuff planned and I hope to be able to carry on his legacy and honor him in whatever way I can for the rest of my life. Love you forever Ben."

Subscribers and fans of the channel have shared their condolences on his videos, thanking him and sharing stories about the impact he had on them as comic book fans.

"Thank You Ben for everything. As a young boy I didn't know much about comics, I just knew I loved superman. Ten years ago, I watched a video about flashpoint (your first video) which led me down a rabbit hole of other youtubers who were just as passionate," one subscriber wrote.

While another shared they had been watching Potter's videos for over seven years, "You made 14 year old me who couldn't afford comic books to experience what it's like being immersed in them because of your incredible narrations. 21 now and I'll always be grateful for the wonderful videos you've provided for my teen years up until your untimely passing."

And another shared a Superman quote, "'May you fly high up into the sky, Old friend.' -Superman.'