Marvel killed “my” Spider-Man years ago when they threw away years of character development and history to make Peter more like the Raimi movies. This Ultimate Spider-Man is a lot like what we should have now in the main books in terms of maturity and family situation.
Ayreon’s early stuff is great. The Final Experiment, Into the Electric Castle, and The Universal Migrator (pt I and II).
Kamelot’s back to back albums Epica and The Black Halo are top of my list though.