Paul Crawford (born September 9th 1987), better known as theMeatly is the original creator of the Bendy franchise ever since he created the first chapter of Bendy and the Ink Machine along with the programming help of Mike Mood. He is the former founder of theMeatly Games, which was now Joey Drew Studios Inc. (once alternatively known as "Kindly Beast") where he works as the lead game designer, with Mike Mood managing the company as the CEO. He is a game developer, a comic artist, and a puppeteer recognition throughout the whole blog.