From an art perspective, this was pretty good, but from the story side of things is just a big swing and a miss. On top of the beating and murder of Natalya, my complete lack of care for the character leaves me unable to feel anything about the conclusion of this issue, past my problems with how it got there. To feel nothing is almost worse than just straight up not liking it, and that's where I'm at... it's just unfortunate. Read Full Review

Oh well, at least there's only one more issue of this arc. It has gone on for long enough and in the past two issues has turned into a predictable snooze. A blood-soaked snooze, but still a snooze. And if anyone wants that band name “Blood-soaked Snooze” You're free to take it. Since issue #20 is only accessible to readers who have been with this arc from the beginning, those are the only folks I can recommend this to. If you're dead-set on seeing this story through to the end then fine. But if your interest has been waning, you can probably just flip through this in the comic shop. It's a very quick read. The thing about Batman: The Dark Knight #20 isn't that it makes me all that angry or disappointed, it's that I can clearly see that the events that happen are intended to elicit great emotion, but I felt nothing. Read Full Review

Szymon Kudranski's art takes a major nosedive here, too. The layouts are funky and awkwardly staged. The characters stand in strange, inhuman-like poses. At times it is nearly impossible to tell what exactly is happening from panel to panel. Did she just scratch his face? I guess that's what happened? Maybe? The strangest moment comes towards the end when a character is just laid on top of the existing panels. It looks like an afterthought, which is quickly becoming par for the course in this series. Read Full Review