DEWAYNE COPELAND, CO-CREATOR OF SUPERHERO WEB SERIES CV NATION (MF GALAXY 043)
INDIE NEW MEDIA FILM-MAKER EXPLAINS EXCITEMENT, RESTRICTIONS + MEANING OF HIS MISSION DeWayne Copeland is a new-media indie filmmaker who embodies the Marcus Garvey ethic of “do for self.” With co-creator and series writer-director Scott F Evans , Copeland and their agile team launched CV Nation in 2012, and have produced a first season of six episodes and a second season of four. The CV in CV Nation means “costumed vigilantes,” because the show is about superheroes and villains fighting for dominance in a world in which paranormal powers are merely expensive but highly dangerous commodities. The series is a breakthrough not only for its indie aesthetics and production, but because it’s largely about superheroes and villains of African descent . Copeland and Evans didn’t wait around for someone else to do what they and so many others had been craving for years—they just did it themselves. DeWayne Copeland is a remarkable artist, and a down-to-eart...