Some of cartoons’ lovers must be surprised into the news the New Yorker has made with its cartoons. The New Yorker has partnered with Ring Tales to present these animated versions of classic New Yorker cartoons.

The New Yorker’s famous cartoons can now be viewed as an animated, ad-supported video podcast on iTunes through RingTales, an online animation syndicator, reports PaidContent.org.

“Podcast subscribers will receive three new animations of The New Yorker “RingTales” each week. In addition to iTunes, which had 14 episodes 20-second episodes available as of Friday morning, the downloads will be available on the magazine’s site, newyorker.com, in March.”

RingTales has the exclusive license to animate and distribute The New Yorkers library of over 70,000 cartoons. “In making the transition from page to screen, were building upon the already strong tradition of New Yorker cartoons,” said Robert Mankoff, New Yorker Cartoon Editor and President of The Cartoon Bank. “Its been an absolute pleasure to see our 20th century tradition come to life in 21st century technology. Its an opportunity to expand our audience — and have fun in the process.”

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