steve brodner (born october 19, 1954 in brooklyn, new york) is a satirical illustrator and caricaturist working for publications in the us since the 1970s. he is accepted in the fields of journalism and the graphic arts as a master of the editorial idiom. currently a regular contributor to "gq, the nation, newsweek, the washington post", and "the los angeles times", brodner's art journalism has appeared in most major magazines and newspapers in the united states, such as "rolling stone, the new york times, the new yorker, esquire, time, playboy, mother jones, harper's", and "the atlantic". his work, first widely seen exposing and attacking reagan-era scandals, is credited with helping spearhead the 1980s revival of pointed and entertaining graphic commentary in the us. he is currently working on a book about the presidents of the united states.