Atsym Sknyfs
Superstar
I don’t think it overlooks Ben. Peter has had plenty of mentors in the comics to fill that void for him. Dr connors being chief among them and also Tony. But Tony being a mentor to a teenager makes a lot more sense than being a mentor to a grown ass man with a wife and bills. It doesn’t mean Ben isn’t important nor does it mean this peter has forgotten what Ben taught him. You don’t need to see Ben in the story to know his influence is there.
The speech he gave Tony in civil war, the choice peter made in the 3rd of homecoming regarding culture and the choice he made regarding taking care of Queens. Those are all because of bens influence.
besides the Disney XD being a direct CW spider prequel I swore Peter said "my uncle" once or twice in homecoming