Dale's first published work was the 2003 comic book series
Trust, which he wrote and illustrated. The story revolved around a young man's quest to understand the mysteries behind his parents’ past. While developing
Absolute Zeroes, involving super-powered siblings Hunter and Chase stumbling into the protection of the city. In 2005, he was asked to illustrate a back-up story in
Image Comics'
Wildguard: Fool’s Gold #1 featuring the character American Icon. Dale continued working on
Absolute Zeroes while completing various back-up stories, pinups, and full issues for various books such as
Space Doubles and
City of Heroes. He also contributed to the
Awesome Storm Justice 41 webcomic spinoff,
Saiko, in 2006, and to the anthology
Popgun: Volume 1, which won the 2008
Harvey Award for Best Anthology. In 2007, Dale was brought on as illustrator of the
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 25th Anniversary comics written by series creator
Larry Hama for Hasbro. The comics were included with the two-character comic packs released starting in 2008. In 2011, Dale began publishing Skyward through
Action Lab Entertainment, which gained recognition in the comic book world. The comic was published regularly until his death in 2014. He began a successful partnership with Action Lab, creating comics such as
NFL Rush Zone, which was also distributed at the
2013 Super Bowl and for
Free Comic Book Day in 2013. ==Personal life==