Sentence 1: The series was written by Jim Starlin and penciled by Ron Lim , Ian Laughlin , Al Milgrom , Jack Morelli and Christie Scheele .
Sentence 2: The series is written by Jim Starlin and Ron Lim , Ian Laughlin , Al Milgrom , Jack Morelli and Christie Scheele .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?