#upsher

[mostbelovedqueer]

Most Beloved Queer Ship Tournament - Round 1

Which queer ship do you love more?

Lito x Hernando (Sense8)

Upsher x Doff (Saga (comic))

how dare you make me choose

Voting ended onDec 1, 2025

Disclaimer: This tournament is based on submissions! Please respect all identities, characters and fandoms! Hate will get you blocked instantly!

[specificpollsaboutbooks]

Indie Comics Ships

Round 3

Upsher/Doff (Saga) VS Karina "K.J." J. Brandman/MacKenzie "Mac" Coyle (Paper Girls)

Upsher/Doff

K.J./Mac

Show results

Voting ended onFeb 21, 2025

You can read Saga's (Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples) first issue here

You can read Paper Girls' (Brian K. Vaughan, Cliff Chiang) first issue here

More under the cut

Upsher and Doff :

Upsher and Doff are reporters of war. They have been in a secret relationship for a while because their world's homophobic. Journalists with ethics. You're going to love them

KJ and Mac :

KJ and Mac are two young girls from the 80s finding themselves in the center of timetravelling shenanigans with their fellow paper girls.

[ludinusdaleth]

"Dying is one of the few experiences we eventually all enjoy firsthand, and like most shit that's commonplace, it's boring to dwell on. My fellow inmates/classmates (and really, what's the difference?) showed me it was more interesting to concentrate on the living. Because death is fucking predictable... but life has science experiments and free time and surprise naps and who knows what comes next?"

Saga: Volume Six

[wwprice1]

Ghus is back! Loved the newest issue of Saga!

[thetransguard]

canon lgbt+ comic book characters / gay icons*

please like/reblog if you use!

happy pride month! information about these characters under the cut 💞

jean-paul beaubier (northstar) - a canadian mutant introduced in 1979 by marvel comics with the ability of flight, super-speed and projecting photonic energy blasts. he’s the first openly gay marvel character to come out, and married his husband in 2012, marking the first depiction of a same-sex wedding in mainstream comics.

jackson hyde (aqualad) - an atlantean superhero with hydrokinetic powers created by dc comics in 2016. he shares a similar origin and appearance to the superhero kaldur’ahm from the young justice show, although kaldur is canonically bi or pan rather than gay

upsher - an investigative reporter and supporting character in the space opera saga, produced by image comics. he and his partner doff become entangled in the main storyline, with upsher willing to risk everything for a good story

bobby drake (iceman) - a mutant created by marvel comics in 1963 with the ice-based abilities. the character was depicted as aggressively heterosexual up until 2015, and now is one of the most well-known gay superheroes

billy kaplan (wiccan/demiurge) - a jewish superhero introduced by marvel in 2005, with extremely powerful magical abilities. he is also the reincarnated son of the scarlet witch. he married his husband, the superhero (and also king of the kree-skrull empire) hulkling, in 2020

midnighter (lucas trent) - a vigilante created in 1998, currently under dc comics, with muscle and brain implants to heighten combat ability. he, alongside his partner apollo, are among dc’s longest running openly gay superheroes. he’s been referred to as the gay batman

andrew pulaski (apollo) - a vigilante created in 1998, currently under dc comics, with solar-based abilities. he, alongside his partner midnighter, are among dc’s longest running openly gay superheroes. he’s been referred to as the gay superman, as has a similar skillset

miguel barragan (bunker) - a mexican superhero created in 2011 by dc comics with the ability to create psionic energy contructs, often manifesting as brick walls. his backstory is relatively “angst-free” and as a result he is a lot more open, comfortable, and positive about his sexuality. his powers were based on stonewall

doff - a photographer and supporting character in the space opera saga, produced by image comics. he and his partner upsher become entangled in the main storyline, with doff the more careful of the potential risks and consequences for their actions.

*i opted to use the simplified gay man flag for this set as opposed to the traditional rainbow flag. i can make a version of this using the rainbow flag if requested (via askbox)

[twinkpoll]

Upsher from Saga works, I think

Oh, hello 👀

[goth-lime1]

Upsher and Doff form saga

[angels-in-overcoats]

The biggest plot twist Saga ever gave us was learning that Upsher is a top