Story: "Chimera, Part One: Opening Move" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Bruce Jones (plot, script)
Manuel Garcia (pencils, inks)
Travis Lanham (letters)
Santiago Arcas (colors)
Rachel Gluckstern and Joan Hilty (edits)

Feature Characters:

Taleb Beni Khalid
Chimera V (Adam Sharp; first appearance; a US Army soldier)
August General (next in issue #28)

Supporting Characters:

Doctor Brenner
Doctor Nakata (first appearance of both; doctors assigned to Checkmate),

Villains:

Akhlat (behind the scenes; last in flashback in issue #27)
Canaima
Qi-Yu (first appearance of both; mythological monsters; both next in issue #28)
Sabil (first appearance)

Other Characters:

Chloe Roberts (first appearance; Adam Sharp's girlfriend)
Agnes Sharp (first appearance; the mother of Adam Sharp)
Smith
Billings
Chatsworth
Greg
Diss (first appearance of all five; US Army soldiers; latter two die)

Comment: Story continues in the next issue.