Our future depends upon sustaining ocean health and building resilience to climate change and other ocean stressors like pollution and acidification.  Protecting at least 30% of the ocean by 2030 through implemented, fully, and highly protected Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is necessary for ocean and planetary health. Establishing an MPA can take years for communities – it is a complicated process in most countries but there are some common steps to take. Last year a number of organizations teamed up to create a short guide to creating MPAs.  And now, to make it even easier, a group of ocean scientists and artists created a comic book version of the Guide to explain the 4 stages of MPA establishment. Biodiversity is not safeguarded until an MPA is implemented and enforced — getting it right from the start is key.