Sam Hester’s latest comics series, Curious Calgary, can be read online—or printed at home and folded into a zine!

The strange endurance of the Firestone tower
A short-lived tire plant — and one daring protest.
Mar 2 2024 • Comics
Bullet-Nosed Betty and the J Lead
The story behind an abandoned Calgary rail line.
Feb 10 2024 • Comics
The (not quite) hub of Alberta
All that hoopla about Hubalta.
Jan 27 2024 • Comics
Curious Calgary #5: Refinery Park
The unusual story of a short-lived neighbourhood.
Jan 13 2024 • Comics
A festive zine to share with your neighbours
It’s missing one key element: you!
Dec 20 2023 • Comics
Curious Calgary #4: Scarboro
Houses with little histories.
Dec 16 2023 • Comics
Curious Calgary #3: Street Lights
Look up — look waaaay up.
Nov 18 2023 • Comics
Curious Calgary #2: Abandoned Buildings
These unfinished stories are mysterious.
Oct 28 2023 • Comics
Curious Calgary #1: Tunnels
Make your own Sprawl zine!
Oct 21 2023 • Comics

How To Make Your Sprawl Zine

Print, fold and cut!

Previous Comics

Walking into the unknown
When we do, something new can bloom.
May 1 2023 • Comics
The secret cities we all carry with us
What can we learn from them?
Mar 4 2023 • Comics
The horse that got away
Old memories linger in old places.
Feb 18 2023 • Comics

The names that help us make sense of Calgary
Some endure, while others come and go.
Feb 4 2023 • Comics
How we all perceive the city differently
Places that are shared, but uniquely meaningful.
Jan 28 2023 • Comics
Sam Hester: Life with Calgary Transit Access
It makes for a long wait — but at least we have a choice.
Dec 10 2022 • Comics

Ride of the day: A comics series about Calgary Transit
Thirty days, thirty rides.
Nov 19 2022 • Comics