It would have been cheaper to poach some Family Guy writers. They could knock something like this out in their sleep and they wouldn't charge as much...
I'm going to have to seek out this comic, but from what you have showed us I haven't seen synergy this lopsided since Guardians Of The Galaxy's Peter...
"The Marvel EIC Chair has a certain curse that goes along with it: it tends to drive people insane, and ultimately, out of the business altogether. It is the notorious last stop for many staffers, as once you've sat in The Big Chair, your pariah status is usually locked in." Christopher Priest