2. Cosmic Odyssey

Cosmic Odyssey contains a scene where Batman wears a trench coat over his Batman outfit. I know I have to talk about other aspects of it, but that ALONE should place it this highly on this list. As for plot, Darkseid (yes, THAT Darkseid) brings together a bunch of earth’s space faring heroes (plus Batman) to stop an ancient force that threatens to destroy everything. On a journey to protect four key planets, the heroes set off across the galaxy.

Superman and Orion head to Thanagar where Orion’s vicious personality earns him no friends. Seriously, Orion is such a jerkface he gets decked by Superman AND Batman in this mini. That’s, like, approaching peak jerk face levels.

We also get a story with Starfire and Lightray, which may be literally the only time I’ve found either of those characters interesting. Darkseid and Etrigan get some visually amazing sequences, and Green Lantern John Stewart is changed forever by the horrors he encounters. Also, oh my god is the Batman/Forager storyline near perfection. Cosmic Odyssey is sprawling and fun and tense and excellent. And it would be the greatest DC crossover if not for…