More lines=better drawing!

Not necessarily, but I still fail to see why this man cannot do more than four comics (with standard page counts for a mainstream monthly) a year.

Andrew, I'll say it again:  the man draws four or less comics a year.

What justification is there for that?  If each issue in question were 64 pages, I'd understand, but we're talking normal-sized comics.  If he were hand-painting each panel, I'd understand, but he's not. 

I'll put it this way:  Art Adams came aboard The Authority to pinch-hit because Quitely was behind.  Think about that:  Art Adams had to bail him out. 

Whatever the case, I just hope we can put to rest the
notion that the more lines an artist draws, the better
he is, the harder he works, and the more dedicated
he is to his craft.

The way I look at it, any professional  comic book artist working under normal circumstances should still be able to do about a page a day.  In an average month, that basically means you can take weekends off and still get the job done on time.  Of course, things are going to crop up- but that should mean a fill-in issue or two every year or two, not all the time. 

As for "more lines=better artwork"...that really wasn't my intention.  Of course I don't think that, say, Rob Liefeld is better than, say, Steve Rude.  But if I'm looking at a hyper-detailed drawing or a painting, I can at least nod and say "OK, yeah, I can see where that might've taken more than a day to draw."  If I'm looking at a very simple drawing by a person who has a track record of doing four or less comics a year, I have to wonder "So what's the hold up?"  I really am interested in knowing what Quitely's deal is.    

That is where the production delays come from, mostly.