Spider-man is the Sonic of the comic book franchise. He was a hero adored by most of us during childhood, especially with the movies, the tv shows, and the old comics you found dug up. To some Spider-man was more than a hero larger than fiction but an inspiration to all of us during childhood. But as we grow older we shy away from Spider-man not just because of our age but because there has been a downfall with Spider-man. Recent comic-book arcs have been generally shit for the past several years or maybe more, the movies have been pretty awful, ect. And like sonic, there are rabid man baby fans that still try to cling on to that sweet nostalgia or deny that Spider-man is still shit even after many awful story arcs and bad writers. And once you believe it's getting better, the franchise dives down a deeper low.