Ben Potter
Benny Potter, also known as Comicstorian, was an American internet personality who posted commentary about comic books, primarily Marvel Comics and DC Comics, on YouTube.
Early life
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. 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 Infantry [Branch (United States)|United States Infantry] soldier, where he started reading comics again because 52 was easier to understand.YouTube career
After retiring from the military, he began the Comicstorian channel in 2014. 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. At the time of his death, his channel had over three million subscribers.Additionally, Potter ran several other channels, including Eligible Monster Gaming and Mangastorian. He also created and hosted the Weekly Pull podcast.