Which sci-fi titles (movies, books) do you consider comforting, cozy, something you come back to from time to time? For me, I guess it is The Matrix. Still holds up to this day, gets better with every re-watch, and gives me a sense of peace when I need it.
He can be pretty funny. "Beyond Lies The Wub" for example.
But it's the novels that I find comforting. He was an ideas guy not a craftsman, but the characters' inevitable descent into confusion, paranoia, and relationship angst, as he more or less tells the stories despite them, gives it all a certain consistency that I enjoy for its familiarity.