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Each of Sam Hester’s Curious Calgary comics can be read online—or printed at home and folded into a zine on a single sheet of regular paper.

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  • Your vote counts! The Sprawl's daily election comics

    Your vote counts! The Sprawl's daily election comics

    Learn about Calgary's political past—and present.

    Oct 18 2025• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #19: Inglewood Brewery

    Curious Calgary #19: Inglewood Brewery

    Once a major tourist attraction, it now sits idle.

    Aug 28 2025• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #18: Lawrey Gardens

    Curious Calgary #18: Lawrey Gardens

    Here comes the flood.

    May 31 2025• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #17: Walk Signals

    Curious Calgary #17: Walk Signals

    Spot the jaunty pedestrian!

    Apr 12 2025• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #16: Glenmore Landing

    Curious Calgary #16: Glenmore Landing

    The story behind its nautical 1985 design.

    Feb 15 2025• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #15: Broadcast Hill

    Curious Calgary #15: Broadcast Hill

    The rise of a local TV station.

    Dec 21 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #14: Palliser Square Station

    Curious Calgary #14: Palliser Square Station

    Under the Calgary Tower.

    Nov 02 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #13: Cinema Park Drive-In

    Curious Calgary #13: Cinema Park Drive-In

    A riverside theatre.

    Sep 21 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #12: Old Macleod Trail

    Curious Calgary #12: Old Macleod Trail

    An old road gets a new name.

    Jul 27 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #11: The Bonnybrook Flour Mill

    Curious Calgary #11: The Bonnybrook Flour Mill

    A plant of some renown.

    Jun 29 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #10: Dominion Bridge

    Curious Calgary #10: Dominion Bridge

    Portholes in landlocked Calgary.

    May 18 2024• Comics
  • Curious Calgary #9: Oliver Bowen Maintenance Facility

    Curious Calgary #9: Oliver Bowen Maintenance Facility

    Bowen was the architect of the CTrain.

    May 04 2024• Comics

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