Definition: Rewrite each original sentence in order to make it easier to understand by non-native speakers of English. You can do so by replacing complex words with simpler synonyms (i.e. paraphrasing), deleting unimportant information (i.e. compression), and/or splitting a long complex sentence into several simpler ones. The final simplified sentences need to be grammatical, fluent, and retain the main ideas of their original counterparts without altering their meanings.
Input: Max and Moritz as well as many of his other picture stories are regarded as one of the main precursors of the modern comic strip.

Max and Moritz and his other picture stories are seen as the beginning of modern comic strips.