More than 100 videos of child sex abuse material, some of which was computer generated, have been connected to Mr. Bell, 49, according to the authorities.

Darrin Bell, author of “Candorville” and “Ruby Park,” began his career as a staffer on the Daily Californian at UC Berkeley.

Darrin Bell, the famed comic strip creator of “Candorville” and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, is based in Sacramento.