Washington DC will never seem the same after Washington White. Right off the bat, readers are plunged into an extremely high stakes drama reminiscent of classical Greek tragedy – and a hint at Jack Kirby's New Gods – and then from there straight into a high concept intrigue that blends a sepia-toned-rainbow infused power politics with an underlying gay demimonde and then layers that with a crypto currency powered, psychedelic virtual reality – all set in our nation's capital.
Griffiths has been at work on this project for over a decade and there is enough plot (and sex & violence) contained within these pages to power multiple seasons of a Netflix series (although the sex shown here would never make it onto the screen). All is rendered in a lush, funky art style that could be described as the love child of Vaughn Bode and Aaron McGruder, replete with a melodious, three-dimensional, color lettering along with significant strawberry signification. There is a degree of complexity in the artwork that is at one with the complexities contained within the plot and that asks the reader to slow down and absorb it all...
Washington White is a one of a kind reading experience.