Benny Potter (May 18, 1984 – June 8, 2024), also known as Comicstorian,[3] was an American internet personality who posted commentary about comic books, primarily Marvel Comics and DC Comics, on YouTube.[4][5][6]
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| Born | May 18, 1984 | |||||||||
| Died | June 8, 2024 (aged 40) | |||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||
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| Years active | 2014–2024 | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 3.05 million[2] | |||||||||
| Total views | 1 billion[2] | |||||||||
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Last updated: July 27, 2024 | ||||||||||
Potter was born on May 18, 1984, and grew up in Rhode Island; his interest in comic books began from reading those that his father collected.[5] He later stopped reading comics after the Clone Saga became too convoluted for him to follow. In the mid-2000s, he was deployed to Afghanistan and worked at a military hospital, serving as a United States Infantry soldier,[7] where he started reading comics again because 52 was easier to understand.[3] After retiring from the military, he began the Comicstorian channel in 2014.[3][5] The idea for the channel came from his struggles to get back into comics and his wife wanting to understand superhero movies without having to read the comics.[3] At the time of his death, his channel had over three million subscribers.[5]
Additionally, Potter ran several others channels, including Eligible Monster Gaming and Mangastorian. He also created and hosted the Weekly Pull podcast.[8]
Potter died in a car accident on Interstate 25 in Colorado on June 8, 2024, at the age of 40, when his car crossed off the road and flipped several times.[6] The team behind the channel stated that they would continue it in some capacity despite his death.[6]
References
edit- ^ Potter, Ben [@Comicstorian] (April 5, 2016). "army, 5 years infantry and 4 years enviromental sciences" (Tweet). Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "About Comicstorian". YouTube.
- ^ a b c d Hartman, Eva (June 11, 2024). "YouTuber Ben Potter, 'Comicstorian' who explained superheroes to the masses, dies at 40". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Dolak, Kevin (June 11, 2024). "Ben Potter, YouTube Creator Known as Comicstorian, Dies at 40". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Lindner, Emmett (June 11, 2024). "Ben Potter, Who Voiced Popular Comic Books on YouTube, Dies at 40". The New York Times. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c Langford, Katie (June 11, 2024). "YouTuber, Comicstorian creator Ben Potter killed in Interstate 25 crash near Fort Collins". The Denver Post. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Potter, Ben [@Comicstorian] (April 5, 2016). "army, 5 years infantry and 4 years enviromental sciences" (Tweet). Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Juan, Eric San (June 11, 2024). "Ben Potter (1984–2024), YouTube star better known as Comicstorian". Legacy.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
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