Animation Magazine writes that two animated features, one direct-to-video and one Academy nominated are now available on DVD. “Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs” is

the second of four new feature-length adventures based on the cancelled FOX series. This latest adventure finds Bender, Fry, Leela and the rest of the crew caught up in a disturbing, yet sensuous, interplanetary love story when they run afoul of a repulsive, planet-sized creature with billions of probing tentacles.

Along with its Academy nomination, “Persepolis” won the Jury Prize at Cannes last year and was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film.

The DVD includes the original French-language version with English subtitles, as well as a dubbed English version featuring the voices of Sean Penn, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands and Iggy Pop. Bonus materials include a making-of featurette titled The Hidden Side of Persepolis; a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of the English-language version…