Same here, I loved Garfield and was bummed when they rebooted Spidey yet again.
It didn't really have anything to do with the movies for me. If I stop caring for a comic book based property, it's because I've cut all ties with the comic books themselves. It's always about the source for me. I feel weird if I'm into an adaptation of something and don't like the core. Which is why every new CBM I watched back when I was a kid, I immediately went searching for the actual comics. Some I got into through cartoons, some through movies, some through other comics, but if I didn't like the source I didn't care for the movies either.
Anyway, for Spider-Man I just realised that I didn't much care for the world around him. The costume, powers and relatability carried him for me, but at some point I just got tired. I didn't care about Scorpion or Silvermane or whoever else. While Batman had that horror/gothic/noir genre to fall back on and keep me engaged throughout various other media, Spider-Man really didn't. And I got mad at him for being such a fuckup. I pulled Superior and enjoyed the breath of fresh air. At the same time I was pulling (Agent) Venom, Scarlet Spider (Kaine) and later Spider-Man 2099. I followed the book until the ANAD relaunch with Parker Industries. At some point I gave up. I just had my fill of it all. Parker's a little *****, whatever progress he makes his life is undone, "muh Parker luck", the same old villains; it got tiring. I don't like "pure crimefighters" in general. Punisher was Rambo x Sopranos, Batman's a mix of a bunch of genres, Iron Man I was into for all the corporate stuff; you get my point. Spider-Man by contrast is a pure superhero comic. He still webs up robbers you know. And I'm just not into that. So I gave up and didn't look back.
All that said, I still like Spider-Man as an idea. The costume, the powers, all that jazz. So I'll buy a Tobey-Man because that's the one I grew up with and whose costume I honestly prefer. I haven't bought a PS4, much less a PS5, but if I do at some point I'll give the Insomniac games a shot. If they do something interesting with the title character himself, I'm game. But I'm just not on the level of continued engagement like I'm with the X-Men, where I follow their books every month. Or with Batman where the concept and aesthetics alone keep me coming back. Or the FF that I just generally like. Spider-Man's world just isn't up there. It's just Spider-Man himself I like, and not the whiny Peter Parker, but the Spider-Chad I got to know back in the day.
As for Garfield, I unironically prefer his version to Tobey's. I thought the same during TASM too. He was more similar to a modernised Ditko Peter, or just Parker in general, than Tobey. But Maguire has nostalgia going for him, and is also more archetypically relatable and wholesome. He was more dweeby though, not really close to the actual Peter from the books. If they botch the costume (no raised webbing, different patterns) I could go for a Garfield version. Dunno, I just want a Spider-Man dolly. Either way, I'd be a lot more excited to watch more Garfield movies than Holland movies, if I'm being 100% honest. His flicks were disjointed messes, but they felt like proper movies. The Holland-Flicks I honestly cannot see as proper movies. They feel like unfinished clips or something to me. The MCU just didn't capture him as I envisioned it. Granted, going forward that might be changing, so I'm open.
TL;DR I like Spider-Man's thwip-thwip and costume. Everything else is largely irrelevant to me and I take it all with an air of leisure.
Just like I loved Battfleck (another minority opinion) and was bummed when they rebooted Batman, yet again.
People came around on Batfleck. It's BvS itself and then Whedon's JL that got flack, not Affleck himself. Me personally I liked him much more in the beginning than now. During the BvS years I was all aboard the train, but as time passes I find myself not caring much. The costume looks worse to my eyes every time I see it, I didn't care for his arc, and while he looked imposing, I didn't feel he truly captured Batman. Bale had that inherent melancholy and gothicness, Affleck was a Chad playing at cliche depression. Like I said, back then I was in love with how badass he was, but ultimately I was soured on him because he just felt superficial. I had problems with BatBale, but as time goes on I look on him more fondly.
Battinson got me into Batman again, and I like the direction they're going with. Maybe it's because I like Pattinson himself, but I'm looking forward to the new flick. I haven't kept up with a Batcomic since I dropped King's awful run 50 issues in, but I always keep tabs on Batman stuff in general.
Sony and Disney/Marvel have to be talking about what the next step is for Spidey. Disney knows Marvel delivers the goods while Sony knows that and would like some MCU flavoring to boost their movie sales. Tom Hardy appearance certainly made that clear. If Sony just cooperates with Feige and his notes more, he might be more receptive to letting them in on his sandbox - the price is 3 more Spidey movies of course.
The way I see it they should just have two different Spider-Franchises. Garfield takes over all the Venom/Kraven/etc stuff they're doing, and Holland keeps doing his own thing. Maybe Tobey could get his "Logan" at some point. It's evident Spider-Man just sells, so they should work things out.
