William Shatner certainly has a checkered career. For every success like playing Captain Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, there’s a questionable entry like the 1968 album The Transformed Man, a horribly-compelling mash-up of spoken word, classic poetry, and popular songs of the 60s.However, sci-fi has usually proven a comfortable fit for Shatner, whether in front of the camera or holding the pen. He’s composed a number of Star Trek novels, the Tek-War series, and The Quest for Tomorrow series. Now, Shatner is taking the interesting step of converting his franchises into comics.Shatner says that he’s been a fan of comics for ages, describing them as “heightened movies mixed with a little radio.” He served as editor and art advisor on the TekWar Chronicles: Plague of Ghosts mini-series from Bluewater Productions, and he’s now adapting his Quest for Tomorrow series into a four-issue run. The book is written by David McIntee with art by Joey Mason, and tells the story of a 16-year-old boy who discovers that his DNA holds the key to a new computer network composed of human brains.The novels are out of print, but the new series should help bring their story to a new generation. Bluewater has experience with celebrity works, although not always cooperative ones. The publisher gained national coverage when they received a cease-and-desist order on their upcoming Justin Bieber biography. However, Bluewater insists it has the legal right to publish such biographies, including those of Lady Gaga, Sarah Palin, and Taylor Swift.