That being the true spirit of the SideStream to find the positive in where all else seems negative. I didn't respond to their mail, as I felt no response was necessary. I prayed for them and for my own direction. Regarding negative feed back, by and large the Mainstream has been very indifferent toward the SS, and it's mission. We have noticed that the Fishtoons are almost devotional in nature.
Most cartoonists have to be inspired by life, conversations, something they see, or hear.
There are a handful of other good cartoonists out there, who promote themselves as Christian cartoonists. Because their cartoons, feature biblical characters or clergy. Looking at their message however you will see that it is very secular, it does not point to scripture. Where they may lack in humor, clarity or artistic value, they do cause people to go to the word. I do get most of my ideas from my daily reading of the bible, but also from the conventional sources.