Franklin is portrayed as a Calvin-esque troublemaker who can't resist "playing" with his father's inventions, with disastrous results. Franklin must then scramble to reverse the effects/clean up after the results of his "play", with the help of his long-suffering robot nanny H.E.R.B.I.E. (who essentially plays a Hobbes-esque role), or face punishment from his parents. The first twelve Son of a Genius one-shots were been drawn by Chris Eliopoulos and co-written by Eliopoulos and Marc Sumerak. Since then, Eliopoulos has written them solo. The series was nominated in 2006 for the Eisner Awards in the "Best Publication for a Younger Audience" category. In 2008 Chris Eliopoulos was nominated for the "Special Award for Humor" Harvey Award for his work on Franklin Richards.