I loved the first two volumes of Dan Hipp's graphic novel series GYAKUSHU! His mostly-silent art told a great sci-fi samurai adventure, and I was really sorry that the third volume was never published.
But don't take my word for it! Starting 1/11/10, he will be posting the first two volumes, along with a preview of the third volume, at
www.thethiefisdead.blogspot.com. So check them out for yourselves!