Mission Impossible meets X-Men"”with a twist: You only have 60 seconds to save the day. U. S. Marine Daniel Hayes returns from the Middle East in a wheelchair. The only survivor of his team, he"™s haunted by more than his physical scars. His survivor"™s guilt keeps him trapped on the porch of his childhood home, watching the rust belt crumble around him. In Africa, Dr. Christian Chase"™s once-fearless hands are now useless. Blinded in a rebel ambush, she replays the life she couldn"™t save as if torturing herself with endless flashbacks could change the past. In Ukraine, kickboxer Zoya Zynchenko wakes in a cold hospital bed. Her family gone, her legs paralyzed, a missile strike leaving her a forgotten victim of war. And bounty hunter Max "Jaxx" Jaquez hides his crippling pain behind false bravado. Drowning in guilt for letting a dangerous predator escape, he hates himself more than the criminal he failed to apprehend. Enter Norman Blackwell, a brilliant but reclusive biotech engineer. His cutting-edge treatment transforms these broken heroes into something extraordinary. Hayes gains superhuman strength. Chase"™s gaze becomes deadly. Zoya moves with lightning reflexes. Jaxx"™s intellect explodes into genius. But there"™s a cost: These powers last for only 60 seconds at a time, then pain and incapacitation hits. Together, they become the Minute-Men, a team of wounded warriors turned reluctant heroes. Their first mission: Stop a ruthless corporate warlord from weaponizing life-saving nanotechnology, turning hope into tools of control and destruction. To succeed, they must master their fleeting powers, trust each other, and find strength in their shared scars. Because in a world where everything can change in a heartbeat, 60 seconds is all they"™ve got to save the day"”and each other.
