Burden of Knowledge

Burden of Knowledge is a four-part Star Trek: The Original Series comic book miniseries published by IDW Publishing, starting in June 2010. The series is to be written by Scott and David Tipton, with art by Federica Manfredi.

Introduction[]

… to boldly go where no man has gone before!

It's high adventure in deep space, in classic Star Trek: The Original Series style! From the creative team behind Spock: Reflections, get ready for brand-new missions from the voyages of the USS Enterprise! Join Captain James T. Kirk, Mr. Spock, Dr. McCoy, and the rest of the Enterprise crew as they encounter new friends and old enemies, and uncover a conspiracy of galactic proportions!

Overview[]

Burden of Knowledge cover — Michael Striblin's cover for an issue of the series.

Issues[]

title/number	Issue 1	Issue 2	Issue 3	Issue 4
writer	Scott and David Tipton
artist	Federica Manfredi
published	June 2010	July 2010	August 2010	September 2010
cover

Appendices[]

Connections[]

IDW Publishing miniseries
TOS	Klingons: Blood Will Tell • Year Four • The Enterprise Experiment • Assignment: Earth • Mirror Images • Romulans: The Hollow Crown • Crew • Mission's End • The Wrath of Khan • Romulans: Schism • Leonard McCoy, Frontier Doctor • Burden of Knowledge • Khan: Ruling in Hell • Infestation • Star Trek—Legion of Super-Heroes • Harlan Ellison's The City on the Edge of Forever • The Primate Directive • Star Trek vs. Transformers • The Motion Picture: Echoes
TOS	Star Trek (2009) tie-in:	Countdown • Spock: Reflections • Nero • The Official Motion Picture Adaptation • Countdown to Darkness • Khan • Starfleet Academy • The Spectrum War • Manifest Destiny • Stranger Worlds
TNG	The Space Between • Intelligence Gathering • The Last Generation • Ghosts • Assimilation² • Hive • Deviations • Mirror Broken • Through the Mirror • Terra Incognita • The Mirror War • Warriors of the Mirror War • Holo-Ween
DS9	Fool's Gold • Too Long a Sacrifice • The Dog of War
VOY	Seven's Reckoning
DSC	The Light of Kahless • Succession • Aftermath • Adventures in the 32nd Century
PIC	Picard: Countdown • Stargazer
LD	Lower Decks
SNW	The Illyrian Enigma • The Scorpius Run
Other	Turnaround • Alien Spotlight • Alien Spotlight II • Captain's Log • Waypoint • The Q Conflict • Aliens • Resurgence • Defiant • Picard's Academy • Sons of Star Trek

IDW Publishing omnibuses
IDW collections	IDW Ongoing (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13) • Romulans: Pawns of War • 100-Page Spectacular (2011 • 2012 • Winter 2012) • The John Byrne Collection • New Visions (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • The Hollow Man and Other Stories) • The New Adventures (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5) • Countdown Collection (1 • 2) • Boldly Go (1 • 2 • IDIC) • The Missions Continue • Year Five (Odyssey's End • The Wine-Dark Deep • Weaker Than Man • Experienced in Loss • Deluxe Edition, Volume 1) • Mirror Universe Collection • Library Collection (1 • 2) • Star Trek (IDW 2022) (Godshock • The Red Path • Day of Blood • Glass and Bone) • Defiant (1 • Another Piece of the Action)
Archive material	Star Trek Archives (Best of Peter David • Best of the Borg • Best of Gary Seven • Best of DS9 • Best of Captain Kirk • Best of Alternate Universes) • Best of Klingons • Star Trek Omnibus (Volume 1 • Volume 2 • The Original Series • Movie Omnibus • TNG Omnibus) • Motion Picture Trilogy • 100-Page Spectacular (Summer 2012 • Gold Key) • Newspaper Comics (1 • 2) • The Stardate Collection (1 • 2) • Gold Key Archives (1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5) • Classic UK Comics (1 • 2 • 3) • Best of Picard • The Mirror Universe Saga

External link[]

Burden of Knowledge article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

Memory Beta, non-canon Star Trek Wiki