Ultrasound — Conor Stechschulte

Driving home from a wedding late one night during a heavy storm, out of cell range, Glen blows out his tires. He knocks on the door of the only house he sees and is greeted by an uncomfortably friendly middle-aged man, Arthur, and his attractive younger wife, Cyndi. The strange couple pours him a drink, and then more drinks, followed by strange confessions and an unexpected offer that Glen can't refuse. Where Ultrasound zigs and zags from there is a dizzying plot involving mind control, government secrets, gaslighting, and political intrigue that is always one step ahead of the reader.

Stechschulte's brilliant use of color and mastery of comics storytelling yields a breathtaking puzzlebox of a sci fi thriller - the moment you finish, you will want to go back and reread Ultrasound from the start. Ultrasound has also been adapted into an acclaimed feature film directed by Robert Schroder and starring Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men), from a screenplay by Stechschulte. The film earned raves at the 2021 Tribeca Film Fest and is scheduled for theatrical release in mid-2022, and to premiere on a major streaming platform t.b.a. soon thereafter.

'It's a comic of such quiet confidence that it's hard to discuss or dissect: a perfect whole with no fissures in which to plant a lever.'- Women Write About Comics

'What begins as a man recounting a bizarre encounter... becomes a psychological, erotic thriller that makes you question reality itself. It's filled with tonal shifts, new revelations and Lynchian twists that force you to observe and rethink what you've read previously. It's also a comic focused on the experience of reading, that makes the reader engage with it on its own terms.' Comics Beat '100 Best Comics of the Decade'