Rip Benny. When I found out you had passed it was a very sad day. I used to watch these videos in highschool just so that way I could get through the days. I hope you rest peacefully
Frick i hate getting reminded every time i see these videos that this man passed tragically. I was never a megafan, but his videos always come up on my autoplay and i find myself listening to hours long stories from him. He was obviously incredibly passionate about his work, and i hate knowing he's gone.
Comicstorian your what helped me get into comics again, and to only that but you are one of the best narrators I've ever listened to, you can do the voices, portray the emotions of the characters well, and do it all for free. You Truly are a blessing to broke Comic fans like me, I wish I could give you a tip for your work but I'm on a tight budget right now and I can't afford it, I want you to know that you have been a source of entertainment and just something fun to listen to while I study for school and I am very grateful for that.
Feels strange listening to him knowing he is gone, you will be missed sincerely and my thoughts are with hi family and friends, know that he was loved world wide and will not be forgotten
Damn I'm heartbroken to find out of his passing, even more so to hear it was on my birthday and I haven't found out til now. RIP man thank you giving me something to enjoy
A time in Bruce's life that can be summarized with "...and then it got worse." At least we got the coolest Batgirl out of it. So weight the pros and cons.
This arc was SO long, I appreciate the brisk pace you moved through most of the background noise that got resolved in a handful of issues, and slowed down a lot more for any of the interpersonal/Batfamily stuff. Also, I love what big leather Daddy energy Batman is giving in this whole first half when he shows up in Gotham again. 😂 he’s all smacking people around and telling them to say his name and say that he’s in charge 😂 He better be careful cuz some guys might have a trap card -“jokes on you, I’m into that shit”😂like Joker lol
NML is one of my favorite DC stories. I've read the novelization multiple times over the years. One of these days I'll get the comics. I just recently discovered your channel, I love what you're doing, helps my work night (graveyard shift) go by smooth.
I wish I could give you a tip for your work but I'm on a tight budget right now and I can't afford it, I want you to know that you have been a source of entertainment and just something fun to listen to while I study for school and I am very grateful for that.
Genuinely feel like hes evolved like one of the superheros transcended beyond our worldly planes yet he has become a sort of story teller in the internet itself he will be missed physically yet I'm greatful for having him memorized withing our world
i am unable to read comic books, and i've only just recently learned about these channels where people basically read the comics to you. its pretty awesome because i finally get to enjoy something i've had to miss out on for decades. and then i learn that this particular reader passed recently. it reminds me of when i discovered Apetor only a few weeks after he died. its sad that he is gone, but at least we have this volume of work to enjoy. these videos are pretty evergreen too
Slings and spears have and always will be my favorite weapons, these weapons have a kill count that is literally uncountable. They’ve both been used longer than bows and swords, but took a simple idea and revolutionized it. My first experience with slings was a Lebanese neighbors father, he apparently grew up playing with them and for fun made me and his son one to mess around with. Needless to say I was absolutely baffled when he let a shot loose and everything from the crack of the release, to the spin of the bullet, to the sound of impact left me stunned. He went straight through the plywood he was aiming for, it was actually the moment that got me into ancient and classical history.
Why though? I understand wanting an adaptation, I absolutely agree. But why no changes to the script? You've already seen that story. You've read that story. There would be no suspense at all, not even a little. I never understand why people want direct page-to-screen translations. What they need is a good writer to make smart changes that switch things up without altering the heart and core of the story, otherwise there's no point.
The Graphic Audio audio-drama for No Man's Land is absolutely incredible. If you have yet to, I highly recommend checking it out. It's honestly fantastic. Phenomenal, I'd even go so far in saying.
Thank you for the long form content. This is the first time I'm seeing one of your videos and I just want to make sure I got it correct. In order to avoid copyright issues you're taking out the dialogue and are you just writing the summaries? Not only is your voice incredible and impactful but the writing is great. This is thoroughly enjoyable
@@imabarbiegay9863 All of those were in line with the new 52 DCAU (the people that made everything up until COVID. I have no faith in a studio that can't make a movie better than a padded out set piece factory that the game turned out to be.
i had a really really fd up day... this is one of my FAVORITE RUNS.. i always hear bennys voice reading it.. thank you for helping me forget about today..
I remember reading this comic book randomly cause of the Library near my school, I was SO fucking lost cause I figured comic books were like Manga, and it had 1 thorough storyline connected, I had no idea that there's something called "Elseworld" type stories that took characters and just made a new scenario broken from the "canon" I didn't even know what that word was. When I finished the book(Which was just Part 1 of the whole) I just stopped cause I was overwhelmed when I went to the comic book stores. When I found this channel so many years ago, Benny taught me so much about comic books and how they operate, what is considered "canon" or not. At the time I barely knew what it meant. (By this point I was like 20 or so. Anime had manga which I learned of at 13 and I was lost when I read Dragon Ball Z and didn't see the shit I saw in the Anime in the Namek saga. A couple years later when I found more manga and anime and read comments those words were thrown around, 2% understanding lol I am not smart) Learning what Elseworld stuff and main-canon stuff was helped ease me back into reading comics, and even better yet, is that he never gave the ENTIRE story, but really good highlights of it, but it never felt disjointed. I was so happy cause I finally got into Superman comics like I wanted to so badly. And he helped me manage where to begin, where it ends, what stories are connected and what series the story threads interlace. Benny, you fucking LEGEND. You helped ease the stress of getting into comics and helped organize the insane library of stories so I could join in no sweat! One of the greatest Narrators on RUclips that made every story feel like a movie, from beginning to end. 1hr long, 2hrs long it never mattered. I would draw while listening, clean, cook... Sleep. It was a great time. Even through rough times this channel always helped me out. Thank you Benny, without you comics would be a hobby I would just wish to get into without ever being able to. Overwhelming to say the least!
Which in turn inspired *Gotham* season 5... I know lots of fans of the shows tend to rank the 5th season as one of the lowest, but it's mostly because it doesn't have as many episodes as the others, and the finale is kinda infuriating because it had enormous potential, but it was wasted when the showrunners decided to cram everything into a single episode instead of making it a two-parter, or even a "mini-trilogy". Still, it doesn't change the fact that the "No Man's Land" part of season 5 was very well done, with the different factions lead by Penguin, Scarecrow, "Joker", Poison Ivy, Mother & Orphan, the Mutants (inspired by Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns"), the Soothsayers, the Undeads (inspired by the Neon Gang from Schumacher's Batman movies) etc... the free-zone held by Lee Thompkins helped by Jim Gordon & Harvey Bullock and the cops that remained loyal to them, and of course Alfred and Bruce Wayne. And of course the arrival of Bane, played by Shane West, and Nyssa al Ghul played by Jaime Murray, who made a duo that was, IMHO, almost as impressive as *TDKRises* considering the show's budget. *Gotham* 's Nyssa was much cooler than Nolan's Talia, and even Bane was pretty cool for a low-budget show.
NML was the first Batman comic I ever read. The storyline was long, had a lot of characters in it all playing a big role, too. Such great work by the writers and artists that did the comic, made me a huge Batman fan for life after reading it. You did great work with it, as well. Really brought it to life for me, and i appreciate the work and effort you put into creating this video. Thank you
Benny was the reason I started reading comics 6 yrs ago 🥲 I still remember watching his injustice videos and just absolutely HAVING TO GRAB MY OWN COPIES , RIP Benny 😢 he truly was a legend ❤️
You will always live on as their voice 🦸♂️ 🦸♀️ as well as our voice. Always Our ComicStorian, Our Hero. That’s what someone who is there when you need them in the darkest hour is, a HERO.
Biggest difference between this and a few of the manga recap channels ive found: this one actually narrates, while the others usually have a tts. Kinda ruins the story when its the same tone the whole video with every single typo read out loud. Thank you for putting effort into your narrations.
Gotham City gives me vibes to Night City from Cyberpunk 2077. It’s a ‘WILD’ city, but people still wish to live there, like this city always has a promise for it’s people, it may be a illusion or a lie but it’s there just around the corner and keeps the people going.
I love this story because it's not about who's going to help Batman but who's going to try to help Gotham despite Batman? But I also love how it retains Superman. He really wants to be Superman but he's far from Smallville and Metropolis to help save Gotham the way people can believe Batman would.....and did. But I love the dynamic of Batman and Superman's method of not trying to save the day but help.... although Batman is trying to help yet save the day.
That's why superman sucks as a hero for actual stories. He's too perfect. He's a way better and more interesting villain then he is as as purely good hero.. DC has way better street level heros in terms of characters and stories as opposed to their "galactic heros". Idk what else to call superman.
@@davedavidson8208 Yup. The original comment is why this story is so stupid yet so good. There is no reason why Gotham would have fallen or can't be fixed. I just love the suspension of disbelief.
If Batman were to study magic he would have everything fixed in everyone brought back to life in about 5 minutes. Does that sound like an interesting story? Fuck no. It's a matter of plot convenience, The flash and Superman can't be everywhere all the time for the exact same reason Batman doesn't get magic, it f**** up almost every single story you were to ever try to tell
I still find it difficult to listen to this channel. I tried to listen to this but I’m still sad about things. Please rest up our friend 🤎 I hope he knew how much this channel helped so many of us out here.
Every time a Comicstorian video comes up, it's going to be a bittersweet experience.
RIP Benny
Only when we hear Benny. It'll be like that incredible mean. Those who don't know and those who know
For real every single time, his videos come up I will happy but a bit sad
What the fuck I did not know this until now
Rip benny. You'll be severly missed. Hope you find more voice acting where you are now. You were one of the best.
Benny was an absolute legendary goat and he is going to be missed. Rest in peace
Couldn’t resist a classic story told by a great storyteller.
RIP Benny, your contributions to the comics community cannot be understated
Rip Benny. When I found out you had passed it was a very sad day. I used to watch these videos in highschool just so that way I could get through the days. I hope you rest peacefully
You are my favourite Story teller
Thank you so much!
@@comicstorian is so good
@@comicstorianyou were mine too
Damn dude miss you, comics don’t hit like they used to without you Benny Rest Well
Frick i hate getting reminded every time i see these videos that this man passed tragically. I was never a megafan, but his videos always come up on my autoplay and i find myself listening to hours long stories from him.
He was obviously incredibly passionate about his work, and i hate knowing he's gone.
Thank you Benny for all that you provided to the community.
I can't believe or never would've thought I'd miss your new content and voice. Rest in peace. Thank you.
Comicstorian your what helped me get into comics again, and to only that but you are one of the best narrators I've ever listened to, you can do the voices, portray the emotions of the characters well, and do it all for free. You Truly are a blessing to broke Comic fans like me, I wish I could give you a tip for your work but I'm on a tight budget right now and I can't afford it, I want you to know that you have been a source of entertainment and just something fun to listen to while I study for school and I am very grateful for that.
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@@lokeybinspazn5137how is this a L
@@lokeybinspazn5137🤡🤡🤡
It's bittersweet having these videos show up on my feed. Missing you, man.
It's still so hard to believe that he's gone. RIP Benny Potter, you're greatly missed, bro. Rest easy
I’m literally just learning about this because of the backlog of videos I got behind on I’m sad now
Rip the goat Benny .we miss you ,everytime I hear your voice reading comics to us it makes me teary eyed
Feels strange listening to him knowing he is gone, you will be missed sincerely and my thoughts are with hi family and friends, know that he was loved world wide and will not be forgotten
Damn I'm heartbroken to find out of his passing, even more so to hear it was on my birthday and I haven't found out til now. RIP man thank you giving me something to enjoy
Your joker laugh at 1:04:13 was spot on
A time in Bruce's life that can be summarized with "...and then it got worse."
At least we got the coolest Batgirl out of it. So weight the pros and cons.
This arc was SO long, I appreciate the brisk pace you moved through most of the background noise that got resolved in a handful of issues, and slowed down a lot more for any of the interpersonal/Batfamily stuff.
Also, I love what big leather Daddy energy Batman is giving in this whole first half when he shows up in Gotham again. 😂 he’s all smacking people around and telling them to say his name and say that he’s in charge 😂 He better be careful cuz some guys might have a trap card -“jokes on you, I’m into that shit”😂like Joker lol
There was some good writing and art in No Man’s Land. I agree though, shit was way too long.
NML is one of my favorite DC stories. I've read the novelization multiple times over the years. One of these days I'll get the comics.
I just recently discovered your channel, I love what you're doing, helps my work night (graveyard shift) go by smooth.
Same here
Batman: "You're fired cuz you lost six innocence."
(I wish) Huntress: "Yeah? Well you lost a Robin, so ooo"
That would’ve been a horrible comeback positive that’s the reason it never happened
@frankiemcmillan4631 would have seen him before she finished tha sentence i mean he would have brought her back but still
@@LimitedEye😊
I wish I could give you a tip for your work but I'm on a tight budget right now and I can't afford it, I want you to know that you have been a source of entertainment and just something fun to listen to while I study for school and I am very grateful for that.
Genuinely feel like hes evolved like one of the superheros transcended beyond our worldly planes yet he has become a sort of story teller in the internet itself he will be missed physically yet I'm greatful for having him memorized withing our world
1:04:17 that was a really good Joker laugh man. Nice one! I’m watching this bit by bit when I get the time but it’s so good.
It's been awhile but i still miss my youtube friend. Rip Benny
This is one of my all time favorite Batman stories
A lot of people agree with that claim.💁♂️
Ha
All time favorite storyline that’s tied with Jeph Loeb and Tim Sales work, first series of graphic novels I ever collected starting from contagion
i am unable to read comic books, and i've only just recently learned about these channels where people basically read the comics to you. its pretty awesome because i finally get to enjoy something i've had to miss out on for decades. and then i learn that this particular reader passed recently. it reminds me of when i discovered Apetor only a few weeks after he died. its sad that he is gone, but at least we have this volume of work to enjoy. these videos are pretty evergreen too
O have been sick in the hospital for awhile thank you for your videos keeping me entertained and uplifted
This is one of my favourite Batman tales, & this is my favourite way it has been told....
Like many other Comicstorians 🥀
Slings and spears have and always will be my favorite weapons, these weapons have a kill count that is literally uncountable. They’ve both been used longer than bows and swords, but took a simple idea and revolutionized it.
My first experience with slings was a Lebanese neighbors father, he apparently grew up playing with them and for fun made me and his son one to mess around with.
Needless to say I was absolutely baffled when he let a shot loose and everything from the crack of the release, to the spin of the bullet, to the sound of impact left me stunned.
He went straight through the plywood he was aiming for, it was actually the moment that got me into ancient and classical history.
You and that Joker laugh Benny... Makes my hair stand on end. Love it.
The only Batman story I’ve ever tried to watch myself
Best batman storyline of all time..wish for an 6 episode animated movie with no changes to the script...
Why though? I understand wanting an adaptation, I absolutely agree. But why no changes to the script? You've already seen that story. You've read that story. There would be no suspense at all, not even a little. I never understand why people want direct page-to-screen translations. What they need is a good writer to make smart changes that switch things up without altering the heart and core of the story, otherwise there's no point.
@@nickbotic well said sir
The Graphic Audio audio-drama for No Man's Land is absolutely incredible. If you have yet to, I highly recommend checking it out. It's honestly fantastic. Phenomenal, I'd even go so far in saying.
@@nickbotic right.
@@nickboticThe Last of Us did an AMAZING job with this exact mindset
Thank you for the long form content. This is the first time I'm seeing one of your videos and I just want to make sure I got it correct. In order to avoid copyright issues you're taking out the dialogue and are you just writing the summaries? Not only is your voice incredible and impactful but the writing is great. This is thoroughly enjoyable
Rest easy, Benny. You will forever be the Comic King ❤️🩹
It’s Monday and you know what that means….COMICSTORIAN FULL STORY TIME !!!
I hope one day we will get a Batman animated series based on No Man's Land.
I'm not so sure after Injustice. Not a big fan of DC recons and rewrites, and they almost never go beat for beat with the comic.
@@Syberz2red hood. The longest hlawwin. The dark nigth return?
@@imabarbiegay9863 All of those were in line with the new 52 DCAU (the people that made everything up until COVID.
I have no faith in a studio that can't make a movie better than a padded out set piece factory that the game turned out to be.
There's an arc in the Harley Quinn show on HBO Max that is kind of similar. Same premise and what not but quite different from this.
Beware The Batman had a No Man's Land arc, iirc. Super underrated show, btw.
Rip my friend you made listening to these stories so entertaining
Tear dropping out my eye while watching rip
Dude this is a actual novel I own! 430 pages of awesomeness! Highly recommended.
One of the better story lines and again thank you for this long form content.
Rest in peace
Rest in peace big homie
Best Batman story ever told. Thank you comicstorian!!
i had a really really fd up day... this is one of my FAVORITE RUNS.. i always hear bennys voice reading it.. thank you for helping me forget about today..
R.i.p to this great storyteller 😢
-WHERE'S FREEZE?!?
"dude, did you think about checking out that snow-Disneyworld over there?"
world's greatest detective!
I remember this series and I was swept away. A Great time 4 comics all together... @Frank Miller's Hell and Back
Love this story, always love watching and rewatching it.
Rest in Peace. You got me through a lot of study hours on college
Finally a good batman story. Make this a game. It can actually be a super long game.
Fun Fact Arkham city was partly inspired by no man’s land
@@SupaYoshiXP I can see that. Im a casual fan so im not deep into the lore.
@@SupaYoshiXPi would have said arkham knight it feels more accurate
I own every issue of this story arc, great writing.
Rest in peace brother❤
What a bittersweet time. Always enjoyed comicstorian. RIP Benny
You're so much better than comics explained because you don't leave us hanging you actually let us know the ending
The level of entitlement from the officer was not surprising
Oh man, this one's good. Thanks for making these mate.
I remember reading this comic book randomly cause of the Library near my school, I was SO fucking lost cause I figured comic books were like Manga, and it had 1 thorough storyline connected, I had no idea that there's something called "Elseworld" type stories that took characters and just made a new scenario broken from the "canon" I didn't even know what that word was.
When I finished the book(Which was just Part 1 of the whole) I just stopped cause I was overwhelmed when I went to the comic book stores.
When I found this channel so many years ago, Benny taught me so much about comic books and how they operate, what is considered "canon" or not. At the time I barely knew what it meant. (By this point I was like 20 or so. Anime had manga which I learned of at 13 and I was lost when I read Dragon Ball Z and didn't see the shit I saw in the Anime in the Namek saga. A couple years later when I found more manga and anime and read comments those words were thrown around, 2% understanding lol I am not smart)
Learning what Elseworld stuff and main-canon stuff was helped ease me back into reading comics, and even better yet, is that he never gave the ENTIRE story, but really good highlights of it, but it never felt disjointed. I was so happy cause I finally got into Superman comics like I wanted to so badly. And he helped me manage where to begin, where it ends, what stories are connected and what series the story threads interlace.
Benny, you fucking LEGEND. You helped ease the stress of getting into comics and helped organize the insane library of stories so I could join in no sweat!
One of the greatest Narrators on RUclips that made every story feel like a movie, from beginning to end. 1hr long, 2hrs long it never mattered. I would draw while listening, clean, cook... Sleep. It was a great time. Even through rough times this channel always helped me out.
Thank you Benny, without you comics would be a hobby I would just wish to get into without ever being able to. Overwhelming to say the least!
You have such an amazing narration and voice. Never stop in whatever you're doing!
Jim not killing the Joker for killing Sarah broke my heart, Jim should have done it
Blame the DC Comics Cooperate Narrative!!!
Awesome the Comic Book Story has arrived.
This just reminds me of Batman Arkham City
Every video you post is so good I just love the story and your voice is accurate very nicely done.
Rest in sweet peace, Benny 😔
Loved this arc. Thanks for giving it some love!
Thank you so much for doing this. I love this series of graphic novels and I love your videos so thank you
Benny will be truly missed 😢
This was a marvelous story - easy to follow the subplots and an incredible interesting storyline.
Emphasizing "flexible" with so much tension in your voice is hilarious 😂
this man made me feel like i had the money for comics back in the day, rip benny🙏🏽
yes, yes been waiting for this
This is better than book on tape :)
This is one of my favorite stories
RIP Benny.😢
This is an awesome story. Defenitely inspired The Dark Knight Rises.
@BasketCase420 but this story is way better then city
Which in turn inspired *Gotham* season 5...
I know lots of fans of the shows tend to rank the 5th season as one of the lowest, but it's mostly because it doesn't have as many episodes as the others, and the finale is kinda infuriating because it had enormous potential, but it was wasted when the showrunners decided to cram everything into a single episode instead of making it a two-parter, or even a "mini-trilogy".
Still, it doesn't change the fact that the "No Man's Land" part of season 5 was very well done, with the different factions lead by Penguin, Scarecrow, "Joker", Poison Ivy, Mother & Orphan, the Mutants (inspired by Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight Returns"), the Soothsayers, the Undeads (inspired by the Neon Gang from Schumacher's Batman movies) etc...
the free-zone held by Lee Thompkins helped by Jim Gordon & Harvey Bullock and the cops that remained loyal to them, and of course Alfred and Bruce Wayne.
And of course the arrival of Bane, played by Shane West, and Nyssa al Ghul played by Jaime Murray, who made a duo that was, IMHO, almost as impressive as *TDKRises* considering the show's budget.
*Gotham* 's Nyssa was much cooler than Nolan's Talia, and even Bane was pretty cool for a low-budget show.
@BasketCase420 😅😅😅😅please 😢😮😢😅3
Check out hbo series Gotham.
@@mgood356 I don’t know if you ❤❤
3:32:51 . Never threaten me again, cobblepot. You'll find I have ....Mercy. One of my favorite scenes in DC comics
NML was the first Batman comic I ever read. The storyline was long, had a lot of characters in it all playing a big role, too. Such great work by the writers and artists that did the comic, made me a huge Batman fan for life after reading it. You did great work with it, as well. Really brought it to life for me, and i appreciate the work and effort you put into creating this video. Thank you
Rest in peace king
This is a gift. Thank you! Very very well done, sir.
Benny was the reason I started reading comics 6 yrs ago 🥲 I still remember watching his injustice videos and just absolutely HAVING TO GRAB MY OWN COPIES , RIP Benny 😢 he truly was a legend ❤️
This was amazing thank you
Probably my favorite batman story
😊😊p😊p😊
Rip king😢
Rest in peace Benny, you deserved more experience here on earth
Was only a tv and movie man now I can’t get enough thank you and love the full story ones to sleep to :)
You will always live on as their voice 🦸♂️ 🦸♀️ as well as our voice. Always Our ComicStorian, Our Hero. That’s what someone who is there when you need them in the darkest hour is, a HERO.
I always play his videos to help me sleep, I really hope he was granted a place in heaven
Biggest difference between this and a few of the manga recap channels ive found: this one actually narrates, while the others usually have a tts. Kinda ruins the story when its the same tone the whole video with every single typo read out loud. Thank you for putting effort into your narrations.
Gotham City gives me vibes to Night City from Cyberpunk 2077. It’s a ‘WILD’ city, but people still wish to live there, like this city always has a promise for it’s people, it may be a illusion or a lie but it’s there just around the corner and keeps the people going.
I love this story because it's not about who's going to help Batman but who's going to try to help Gotham despite Batman? But I also love how it retains Superman. He really wants to be Superman but he's far from Smallville and Metropolis to help save Gotham the way people can believe Batman would.....and did. But I love the dynamic of Batman and Superman's method of not trying to save the day but help.... although Batman is trying to help yet save the day.
Superman would of fixed the bridge and used his heat vision to detonate the 💣 on the lake in 10 minutes or less 🤔
That's why superman sucks as a hero for actual stories. He's too perfect. He's a way better and more interesting villain then he is as as purely good hero.. DC has way better street level heros in terms of characters and stories as opposed to their "galactic heros". Idk what else to call superman.
@Dave Davidson oh I know trust me I sometimes have to completely forsee myself to forget he exists so I can enjoy a story
@@davedavidson8208 Yup. The original comment is why this story is so stupid yet so good. There is no reason why Gotham would have fallen or can't be fixed. I just love the suspension of disbelief.
@@davedavidson8208 I wouldn’t say that
If Batman were to study magic he would have everything fixed in everyone brought back to life in about 5 minutes. Does that sound like an interesting story? Fuck no. It's a matter of plot convenience, The flash and Superman can't be everywhere all the time for the exact same reason Batman doesn't get magic, it f**** up almost every single story you were to ever try to tell
Can’t wait for Batman eternal to be uploaded
S.I.P Ben
Always wanted to read this
I would kill for a video game adaptation of this comic series, and I know millions of others would agree with me.
Rest easy brother thanks for the hours and hours of entertainment
A movie will not do this justice. They need to make an entire video game In similar fashion to the Arkham games
I still find it difficult to listen to this channel. I tried to listen to this but I’m still sad about things. Please rest up our friend 🤎 I hope he knew how much this channel helped so many of us out here.