Joey Drew's letter
- This article refers to Joey's letter. For other uses, see Joey (disambiguation).
Joey Drew's untitled letter is a memo written as a message to invite Henry Stein back to Joey's "studio".[2]
Transcript
- Dear Henry,
- It seems like a lifetime since we worked on cartoons together. 30 years really slips away, doesn't it?
- If you're back in town, come visit the old workshop. There's something I need to show you.
Behind the scenes
Joey Drew's letter is a non-item memo and only appeared in the intro screen for Bendy and the Ink Machine before starting Chapter 1: Moving Pictures.[2]
Development
The letter was created during production of the game's prototype demo. In the initial release version of Chapter 1, the lines "Doesn't it" from Joey's letter has a question mark at the end along with the dented Bendy stamp. In the chapter's first remastered update for the DLC release of Chapter 2, the question mark was removed for unknown reasons, and the Bendy stamp seems to look clean. After Chapter 3 came out as the game's DLC, the question mark was re-added, but was removed again upon release of Chapter 4.
Other information
A shorter version of Joey Drew's letter appeared in the discontinued mobile game Bendy in Nightmare Run, displayed as an intro message before moving on to the level selection menu.
An alternate version of Joey Drew's letter was posted by Hot Topic to promote their then-upcoming Bendy merchandise.[3]
Gallery
![A promotional version of Joey Drew's letter by Hot Topic.[3]](/images/thumb/HotTopic-announcement.jpg/120px-HotTopic-announcement.jpg?bf7d5e)
A promotional version of Joey Drew's letter by Hot Topic.[3]
![A promotional version of Joey Drew's letter by Hot Topic.[3]](/wiki/File:HotTopic-announcement.jpg)
Notes
- ↑ While the exact year date for the letter's delivery was never specified, Bendy and the Ink Machine takes place in 1963 according to the calendar from Joey Drew's apartment. In that case, the letter was sent to Henry either before or during 1963.
References
- ↑ theMeatly (June 20, 2025). "To answer this: BATIM takes place in the 1960s if you’re paying attention. :) The ink realm has characteristics of the 1920s-1930s, but the real world/times has leaked in through Joey’s pen. And this isn’t even factoring Gent’s technological advancements that seem to be one step ahead. The cassette tape from Chapter One of BATIM is the first subtle hint that things aren’t what they seem to be". X/Twitter.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bendy and the Ink Machine. Chapter 1: Moving Pictures. Developed and published by Joey Drew Studios Inc on February 10, 2017 – October 26, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hot Topic (July 15, 2017). "Bendy and the Ink Machine coming soon... @BATIMgame". X/Twitter.