Henry Stein/novel

"We've not seen one like this before."
The article's subject originates from the Bendy novel series' continuity, which is not deemed as canonically part of the main series' lore. See Bendy Wiki:Canon for more information.

This article refers to the animator from Joey Drew Studios. For other uses, see Henry (disambiguation).

"It needs to be a circle, but with horns. They should be black like his body, but his face should be white so we can see his expressions. Those classic cartoon eyes. No nose. A big toothy grin." — Henry Stein, while creating Bendy.

Henry Stein is a cartoon artist and co-founder of Joey Drew Studios working under his work partner Joey Drew. Being the studio's first former lead animator, he is responsible for the creation of the studio's main cartoon characters, including Bendy, Boris the Wolf, and Alice Angel.

History

Early life

At some point, Henry meets with Abby Lambert through the world of art and the two become friends. Henry would draw comic characters while not understanding how they could be impressionistic, sometimes even joking about it. He and Joey meets during one evening through Abby, Henry needed a job and Joey offers him to work for Mr. Kirkpatrick's bookstore, Henry accepts it and becomes an employee. During his time in the bookstore, He and Joey become friends thanks to Abby having them realize their common interests, such as: art and to matter to the world.

An art gallery was hosting some of Henry's and Abby's art work during the summer of 1928. Joey also came to the gallery with Abby and she shows him Henry's work. Then these "uninspiring" cartoon designs inspires Joey to draw cartoons. Henry then arrives at the gallery and thanks Joey for coming, he then asks him about his honest opinions of his work. Joey says that they're interesting and that they inspire him much to Henry's surprise. Joey explains the he might've been accidentally responsible for charting out the rest of his life, Abby claims that is something, as Joey says he can tell she didn't believe him. Henry stays in silence either out of disbelief or emotional overwhelment before getting distracted by a small man. Abby and Joey then leave to talk about a possible cartoon character.

Creating Bendy and founding the studio

After their talk with Joey, Abby tells Henry about Joey's idea of the cheeky little devil of a cartoon. Upon hearing this, Henry drew a more cartoony version of Abby's initial drawing. Abby then takes Henry to Joey's apartment to discuss the character, they arrive at the house and Joey welcomes the two in. Abby reveals that she had told Henry about the character and Henry shows Joey his concept, Joey disapproves of it and they take a new approach. Henry draws a too-literal goat-like creature rather then the cartoony boy, Joey and Abby finds it too realistic and Henry draws a more cartoony body and gets rid of the clothes—since an animal wouldn't where such things according to Joey—and adds gloves upon Joey's order. He then draws a round face with short horns and a big toothy grin, accompanied by the classic pie-cut eyes. Feeling satisfied, Henry shows it to Joey. Joey lastly has him add a bowtie and after looking at the finished drawing, Joey calls him Bendy as he "bends the rules".

Henry then offers Joey to be his business partner, as Joey had the business brains and he had the skill. After some thought, Joey accepts the offer and the two shake hands. Henry and Joey Drew then open the animation studio, Joey Drew Studios, in 1929, having great goals in mind. He starts working with Joey at the studio and is tasked with animating the cartoons and leading the other artists and animators. While there, Henry also created Boris the Wolf, and Alice Angel, however they only started showing her after he left.

Retirement

Due to Joey's questionable work ethics, Henry decided to leave the studio in the year 1930. After leaving the studio, Henry moves to Pasadena, California, and spend more time with his wife, Linda, much to Joey's fury. After his resignation, Henry was replaced with Mr. Morris as the new director of the Art Department.

Henry and Abby never ended up working together at the studio as she joined the company a year after his departure from it. Joey thought they still kept in touch, but didn't know as they never discussed it. At some point after he left, Henry sends a letter to Joey, congratulating him for his success, which Joey hangs on the wall of his office inside a picture frame.

Characteristics

Physical appearance

Joey Drew stated that he would struggle to remember Henry's face, implying that, at least to Joey, Henry is visually average or unremarkable.

Personality

Henry is a confident man with a goal of leaving an impact in the world, although he isn't a showman. He is interested in art, liking modernism and specializing in cartoons, but—according Joey—lacks imagination. However, Henry is shown to be very creative as he was the one responsible for the creation of some of the studio's most famous characters, especially Bendy. He is also said to have a gut instinct about things, taking leaps of faith and tackling work he is given with a real sense of purpose. Henry's keenness to work makes him a punctual worker who pushes ahead and takes direction well, but he also likes being self-sustaining and can expand upon his work without needing someone else to "babysit" him. This also makes him a decent delegator. Henry does show signs of optimism and a positive attitude, believing Bendy has potential to succeeded. However, he is also shown to have his limits and is willing to let things go if they get in the way of spending time with family. Henry cares deeply for his loved ones, like his wife Linda, and his desire to be with them more ultimately leads him to leave the studio.

Documents

Memos

• Henry Stein's letter - Found in page 2 of Joey Drew Studios Employee Handbook.

Behind the scenes

Henry Stein is a recurring character of the novel series. He appeared in the novels but was only mentioned in Bendy: Dreams Come to Life and Bendy: Fade to Black, although he does physically appear in Bendy: The Illusion of Living.

Other information

In the Film Vault of Joey Drew Studios, Henry Stein's name is redacted in the description of the Tombstone Picnic cartoon, he is also never credited for the creation of any cartoon characters despite creating the original trio—Bendy, Boris the Wolf, and Alice Angel. This might possibly imply that Henry, after his departure from the studio, was taken off the records of Joey Drew Studios in an attempt to discredit him.

Dialogue

Main article: Henry Stein/novel/dialogue

"Look pal, if you think I'm doing my job AND yours, I'm outta here!" - Wally Franks

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Gallery

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  Notes that were written by Henry.