I think restorative nostalgia is the number one issue with comic book fans.
A fine distinction between two types of Nostalgia:
Reflective Nostalgia allows us to savor our memories but accepts that they are in the past
Restorative Nostalgia pushes back against the here and now, keeping us stuck trying to relive our glory days.
Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man is extremely underrated.
Controversial?
Ben Reilley has two narrative roles he can fulfill in the modern day.
Dead or a Villain. That's it. He's been superseded by other spider characters in better and more interesting ways, so all you've got left is a heroic sacrifice or "What if Peter Parker had had enough?"