Yeah, I agree. You don't want to overdo a gag. (Of course, I see nothing wrong with overdoing the Bea Arthur gag.)
The way I see the two text boxes is Way doesn't want this book to be the Deadpool and friends book, but since there's no Cable to play Wade's *straight* man (or Weasel even -- sniff, sniff!) than Wade's playing his own *straight* man. Which I get.
It's interesting tho how some people love the Joe Kelly run but hate all the others; hate the Joe Kelly run, love C&D, hate Way, etc. I think they all have their pros and cons, for sure, tho. I just love being able to read him, I guess (tho am kinda worried about overexposure with the second ongoing :-/). And am super happy he's selling out (tho sucks if you show up to the LCS late!)